Germany

Law on Employees' Inventions (as amended July 31, 2009)

Year of current version:	2009
Date of entry into force of original text:	October 1, 1957
Date of Text (Enacted):	July 25, 1957
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Industrial Property, IP Regulatory Body, Patents (Inventions), Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Utility Models
Available Texts:
German	Gesetz über Arbeitnehmererfindungen (geändert 24. Juni 1994) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Patent Law (as amended by the Law of July 31, 2009) (DE116)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Law on Employees' Inventions (as amended June 24, 1994) (DE039)
WIPO Lex No.:	DE134