Service 08
Employee inventions
Advice on handling employee inventions efficiently and with legal certainty under the German Employee Inventions Act (ArbnErfG). Designing and supporting your processes for assessment and fair remuneration – so that inventors stay motivated and your company acquires the rights securely.
Scope of services
What I do for you
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Disclosure and claiming
Clear procedures from the invention disclosure to the claiming of the invention – with reliable handling of the statutory deadlines.
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Assessment and remuneration
Transparent calculation of inventor remuneration on the basis of the Remuneration Guidelines.
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Processes and models
Guidelines, forms and remuneration models, such as lump-sum or incentive schemes, that suit your company.
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Resolving disputes
Support in disagreements with inventors – up to proceedings before the Arbitration Board at the DPMA.
My assessment
Good processes save time and conflict.
Employee inventions law is formal, but manageable. With clear procedures, it turns from a risk into a motivational tool for your development team.
Contact
Find your bearings with YAK–IP.
An initial conversation clarifies where you stand and what you need. By appointment only – at my office in Bremen or on site at your company.