Legal workflow
Hire an employee
Prepare the offer and invention-assignment documents, then check the governing state law before signature.
What do you need to prepare?
Prepare the core employment documents
Start with the offer letter and confidentiality and invention-assignment forms.
Choose the governing state rules
Compare invention-assignment limits and notices by jurisdiction.
Available materials
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Template
Employment Templates
Browse the offer-letter and employee-agreement starting forms.
Template
Employment Offer Letter
A starting form for the principal terms of employment.
Template
Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement
A starting form for confidentiality, invention ownership, and related obligations.
Practice guide
Invention Assignment Law
The legal framework and jurisdiction-specific practice guides.
Law survey
U.S. Invention Assignment Survey
Compare state restrictions, carve-outs, notices, and holdover limits.
Reviewer checklist
Invention Assignment Reviewer Checklist
Review a draft agreement clause by clause.