Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Arizona

Yes, invention assignment clauses are generally enforceable for inventions that employees come up with as a part of their employment (whether or not the employee was hired to invent) or that are related to the job or to the employer's business.

If an employee who has signed an invention assignment agreement invents something that has nothing to do with the employment, does not compete with the employer, and the employee keeps everything to do with the invention entirely and completely away from the workplace, the employee may � MAY, depending on several variables � be able to get around an invention assignment clause.

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