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Cal. Lab. Code § 2871

Inventions Made by an Employee

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 185 Cal. App. 3d 438 - Cubic Corp. v. Marty (1986)

Most recently applied in Whitewater West Industries v. Alleshouse (November 2020)

Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1001.

No employer shall require a provision made void and unenforceable by Section 2870 as a condition of employment or continued employment. Nothing in this article shall be construed to forbid or restrict the right of an employer to provide in contracts of employment for disclosure, provided that any such disclosures be received in confidence, of all of the employee’s inventions made solely or jointly with others during the term of his or her employment, a review process by the employer to determine such issues as may arise, and for full title to certain patents and inventions to be in the United States, as required by contracts between the employer and the United States or any of its agencies.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.