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AK SB232
Bill
Status
3/15/2022
Primary Sponsor
Labor & Commerce
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AI Summary
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Prohibits employers from requiring employees to assign rights to inventions developed entirely on the employee's own time without using employer equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secrets.
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Creates exceptions allowing employers to require assignment if the invention relates to the employer's business or research/development, or if it results from work performed for the employer.
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Declares employment agreement provisions that violate these protections unenforceable.
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Makes unenforceable any employment agreement provision that prohibits employees who reside and work in Alaska from seeking relief under this law in Alaska courts.
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Applies only to employment agreements entered into on or after the effective date of the Act.
Legislative Description
Intellectual Property Of Employees
Rights
Last Action
REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE
3/15/2022