An Invention Assignment is an agreement under which an employee, founder, or contractor assigns to the company rights in inventions, improvements, and related intellectual property created during the engagement. In diligence, an Inventions Assignment helps ensure clean Intellectual Property ownership, and missing Inventions Assignment paperwork is a common red flag for acquirers and investors.
Ryan RobertsStartup Lawyer
Ryan Roberts is a startup lawyer with more than two decades of experience advising on venture financings and M&A transactions totaling more than $1 billion. He is the author of the Amazon bestselling startup law book Acceleration.
