Employee Invention Law - Fundamentals

Including Remuneration for Employee Inventions (Arbeitnehmererfinderrecht - Grundlagen)

This webinar provides you with an overview of the entire field of employee invention law and – using selected examples – helps you address practical issues related to inventor compensation.

The inventors right to compensation represents the economic compensation for the use of a service invention. At the same time, compensation arrangements serve as a motivational factor and strengthen the companys innovative capacity. This seminar provides you with an overview of all relevant issues in the field of employee invention law and will address the most important practical issues.

Course Description 

This event will be held online - i.e. directly at your workplace. You will receive the access data shortly before the event. During the webinar, you can send your questions to our experts at any time via chat or in advance. Even after the event, we are always available to answer your questions.

Contents

Systematics of Employee Invention Law

• Scope of Application

  Invention Disclosure and Claiming

  Obligations to apply for patent protection and to offer rights to inventor

  Determination of Inventor Remuneration

  • Remuneration Formula

    Calculation Methods

    Compensation Agreements

    License Analogy Method

    • Technical reference value

      Determination of appropriate royalty rates

      Gradation

      Determination of the Participation Factor

      Specific Issues in Remuneration Determination

      • Remuneration for non-used inventions

        Remuneration for licensed inventions

        Remuneration for sold inventions

        Inventor remuneration within a group of companies

        Incentive and Lump-Sum Remuneration Systems