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Apr 19, 2018
Atypical forms of employment such as temporary employment (temporary agency work, labour leasing) are becoming more and more widespread, even in research-intensive companies. However, the regulations relating to service…
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In a recent decision, the Austrian Supreme Court has confirmed its previous case law on the calculation of remunerations for employee inventions. Austrian patent law provides little guidance with respect to the…
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The Austrian Supreme Court (8 ObA 45/12v of 24 Jan. 2013) has recently given us some enlightment on which basis the remuneration due to an employee for his invention is to be calculated. In an action for a declaratory…
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Employees have the obligation under Austrian Law to communicate their service inventions to the employer "without delay". They have on the other hand the right to file themselves patent applications for their…
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The Austrian rules on remuneration for invention made by employees are in several aspects quite different to those in Germany. Two of them are highlighted here. In Austria, the employer is free to decide whether he…
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