Employee Inventions In The Netherlands

By Wouter Pors

In The Netherlands, the rights of employees to an invention are governed by the Dutch Patent Act of 1995 (DPA), whereas otherwise the rights and obligations of employees are governed by the Dutch Civil Code. Only two provisions of the Patent Act, articles 12 and 14, specifically deal with the rights of employees.

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