Employee invention law

    The handling of inventions by employed inventors is regulated by employee invention law. In the Federal Republic of Germany, this is laid down in the Employee Invention Act [Arbeitnehmererfindergesetz]. According to this, the rights to an invention are held by the person who made the invention. The rights can be transferred to the employer. Remuneration for the use of inventions by employers is also governed by the Employee Invention Act.