Employee Inventions

Our thoughts are our own. But what about our inventions?

Germany has special laws governing employees’ inventions. An employee must declare anything invented at work to his or her employer. If the employer decides to take up their option on the invention they can register and exploit it, provided the employee gets appropriate financial compensation from them.

These regulations impose legal obligations on companies. We help you to fulfil these without major bureaucratic hurdles.

For inventors who are (or were) employees, questions frequently crop up concerning their contractual relationship to the employer, particularly on the obligation to declare their inventions. We help you to settle these questions. Throughout the process we stay focused on delivering a neat and robust solution to any problems which may present themselves.