{"id":4004,"date":"2025-04-02T11:58:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T11:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/inventor-and-employee-law\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T10:01:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T10:01:52","slug":"inventor-and-employee-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/en\/inventor-and-employee-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee inventions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4004\" class=\"elementor elementor-4004 elementor-2123\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29977bcb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29977bcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51cb895f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51cb895f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employee inventions and employee invention law<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8dc0cd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8dc0cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employee inventions and employee invention law<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f016eff elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7f016eff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"rtmicon-thin rtmicon-scale-unbalanced-flip\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fac07cc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fac07cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Home &#8211; Employee inventions and employee invention law<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d86113 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54d86113\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76ab00f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76ab00f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed53de9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed53de9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3941\" alt=\"Presentation of a technical invention - example of an innovation with patent protection by the law firm Klickow &amp; Wetzel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f199d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22f199d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employee inventions and employee invention law<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad7824e elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad7824e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employee inventions and employee invention law<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2091d2e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2091d2e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When innovations are created in the context of an employment relationship, complex legal questions often arise: Who owns the invention &#8211; the company or the inventor? What rights and claims does the employee inventor have? What must be taken into account when the employer makes a claim? And what rights and obligations does the employer have?   <\/p><p>The German <b>\n  <span lang=\"DE\">law on employee inventions<\/span>\n<\/b><strong> (ArbnErfG)<\/strong> regulates exactly how to deal with service inventions in the employment relationship. A distinction is made between: <\/p><p>&#8211;<strong>service inventions<\/strong> &#8211; i.e. inventions made in the course of professional activity, and<\/p><p><strong>-free inventions<\/strong> &#8211; which have arisen independently of the employment relationship and are outside the interests of the employer.<\/p><p>As an employee, you are obliged to <strong>report<\/strong> a service invention <strong>immediately in writing<\/strong>. The employer then has the right to claim the invention. In return, the inventor is entitled to <strong>appropriate remuneration<\/strong> &#8211; depending on the economic benefit, the inventor&#8217;s position in the company and the contribution to the development of the invention.  <\/p><p><strong>Our law firm supports you in clarifying all questions in connection with employee inventions.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4377e9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4377e9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f29e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26f29e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>We support you in setting up an inventor system<\/strong> by implementing standardized processes from invention disclosure to claiming the invention and calculating inventor compensation. Depending on your requirements, we can train your employees and\/or take on the necessary tasks for you as a service provider. <\/p><p>We will be happy to draw up the necessary contracts and agreements for you and advise you on the legally compliant handling of employee inventions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d480019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d480019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inventor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba3bec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba3bec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>We help you to assert your rights as an inventor &#8211; discreetly, competently and purposefully<\/strong>. We check your claims for remuneration, support you in conflicts with your employer and provide you with comprehensive advice on the protection options for your ideas. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-490a839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"490a839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">why klickow &amp; wetzel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b687108 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-4119 elementor-global-2746 elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b687108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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