Legal Question in Intellectual Property in California

Failure to pay for International Recruitment

We are a small executive search firm here in Japan. We have a contract to perform search services for the Japanese subsidiery of a large US software company. 2 years ago they requested us to find them a high level legal manager. We found them a good candidate who was living in the US. Through subsequent email and correspondence they asked us to arrange for an interview at their HQ in California. Later we were informed that the candidate was rejected for the position. Recently we found out the the candidate was actually hired by the HQ in the US and we were never informed. Although we do not have a contract with the HQ, I would like to know if the candidate's information would be protected as our firm's intellectual property and if the company would be obligated to pay. I would be happy to provide further details if it would help you provide some guidance on this issue.

Thank you in advance for your time.


Asked on 11/19/01, 3:51 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Ken Koenen Koenen & Tokunaga, P.C.

Re: Failure to pay for International Recruitment

A lot will depend on what your contract says. I am assuming that you have some sort of written agreement. Chances are, you could be successful in recovering your fee.

If you like, please fax the contract to me at 925-397-3044 and I will review it.

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Answered on 11/19/01, 11:35 am


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