Does Your Employee Own Your Intellectual Property?

In This Episode You Will Learn: How to make sure intellectual property created by an employee is owned by you! The importance of having a clear job description for your employees What courts will factor in determining who owns the work created   Resources + Links: Employee Bundle | Buy Now   Internship Agreement | Buy Now   ....................   Work with Guide My Business   Connect with Lauren on Instagram | @thelaurenboyd   Join the our Facebook Community   Show Notes: Do you own the work your employees create? Or do they? We’re breaking down the factors a court would consider to determine who owns intellectual property created by an employee. So much of this begins with setting clear job descriptions for everyone you hire! Tune in for ways to set yourself up for success, have clear expectations with your employees, and determine who owns the work created within your business!   02:15 How to make sure intellectual property created by an employee is owned by you! 06:00 Determining the scope of employment. 09:00 What factors are in favor of an employee owning the work created? 12:15 What if your employee’s work from home? 14:20 Why did the employee create the work?

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Behind the scenes of a founder’s life. I’m Lauren Boyd, a small business owner, attorney and mom. Join me for my honest take on entrepreneurship, marriage and motherhood. I’ll Make This Brief is a seasonal podcast sharing my musings on common topics founders face, from leading your team and embracing your zone of genius, to managing mom guilt and nurturing your personal relationships. Each episode, I’ll also be sharing a legal brief highlighting some of my favorite and trending legal tips and perspectives. Join me and a special guest every quarter to binge a handful of episodes from the trenches of the messy middle to empower you to own your day. Hopefully, these episodes will come into your life at the perfect time. I promise, I’ll make this brief. For more, follow Lauren on Instagram @thelaurenboyd.