#WorkforceWednesday: Invention Ownership: Why the Tense Matters in Employee IP Provisions

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This week, on Spilling Secrets, we uncover the essential steps employers should take to secure employees’ trade secrets from day one of their employment with the company.

Invention Ownership: Why the Tense Matters in Employee IP Provisions

On an employee’s first day, employers can begin protecting trade secrets by ensuring they maintain ownership over all intellectual property (IP) that the employee will create.?In this episode of Spilling Secrets,?Epstein Becker Green attorneys A. Millie Warner, James P. Flynn, Hemant Gupta, and Adelee Traylor dive into the key steps employers can take to maintain IP ownership, including using the right verb tense in employee IP provisions.

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