Morcom No Go; Store Correct In Addition To The Net

announced that Christopher Morcom QC was stepping downwardly every bit Head of Hogarth Chambers. Chris has asked him to clarify that, acre he may survive relinquishing the reins, he is emphatically not retiring from practice. So proficient luck Chris - in addition to we'll come across you lot inward court!


Shop correct in addition to the Net

Co-blogmeister Jeremy, wearing his JIPLP hat, needs some help. He recalls that, inward the United States, a case-law doctrine called the 'shop right' was developed. This doctrine stated (and hither Jeremy is writing from memory) that, where an employee made a patented project design that belonged to him since the job contract didn't require him to assign it to his employer, the employer withal had an irrevocable, costless only non-exclusive correct to utilisation it at the house of locomote where it was created.

Jeremy has iii questions:

* is the store correct withal purpose of US patent/employment law?

* how does it locomote where the project design is an internet-related one?

* is at that topographic point a sort volunteer out there, most in all likelihood from the United States, who could write an article for JIPLP on the electrical flow condition of the store right?

Answers, please, to Jeremy here.

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