Protection of business investments in human capital: shop right and related doctrines

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Equitable and contract doctrines including the shop right rule further the constitutional goal of encouraging new technologies by rewarding investment in research and development. Federal law requires patent applications to be in the name of inventors whose intellects but not necessarily financial resources contribute to their inventions. Courts uphold actual assignments and support doctrines implying assignments of rights when disagreements between the parties, who are often employer and employee, arise.

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A critical review of the Czech employee invention statute

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The authors evaluate the Czech Republic's law regarding employee inventions and industrial designs, focusing on its due process flaws, and offer suggestions for reform.

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A proposal to arbitrate disputes under the Czech Employee Invention Statute

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The authors offer a plan to set up a system of mediation to settle patent disputes in the Czech Industrial Property Office.

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