The claimant sought the rights to a patent acquired by the defendant in respect of trading systems invented by him, saying that this had been created as part of his work for them. The employment contract included a clause assigning such rights to the employer.
Held: The claim failed. The invention had not been created in the course of the defendant’s normal duties, but arose from a special assignment given to him.
The Hon Mr Justice Kitchin
[2006] EWHC 595 (Pat)
Bailii
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Liffe Administration and Management v Pinkava and Another CA 15-Mar-2007
The employee had patented in the US a trading system he invented whilst employed by the defendant, who now sought ownership. He appealed a finding that the inventions had been made during the normal course of his employment. The employment contract . .
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Updated: 03 July 2021; Ref: scu.239306
