QUESTION
Do I need to sign an Intellectual Property Assignment as a founder leaving a company if there was none signed initially?
Asked on Feb 11th, 2021 on Intellectual Property - New York
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I started a company with two others. I designed our technical process, where I strung together a series of pieces of software and hardware in a configuration that has never been done before. We only signed a basic operating agreement but no IP contracts or NDAs. Can they make me sign an Assignment doc
1 ANSWER
There are several considerations to make you could definetly sign an assignment agreement. However, if no agreement was signed before, this maybe used against you. This note may give some guidance:
https://www.ayalamateus.com/you-are-not-partners-anymore-what-happens-with-your-ip-now
Answered on Feb 15th, 2021 at 5:44 AM