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MN HF76
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/5/2017
Primary Sponsor
Peter Fischer
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AI Summary
- Applies employee invention rights protections exclusively to military veterans as defined in Minnesota Statutes section 197.447
- Employers must make substantial investment in veteran employee inventions within six months of submission or forfeit all rights and interests to the employee
- Exceptions to the six-month requirement exclude inventions relating to employer's existing product line and inventions where employer has already made substantial direct investment
- Employers must notify veteran employees in writing within ten days of invention submission, including a dated description and copy of the proposal
- Employers must determine invention utilization status as soon as practicable and affirmatively surrender rights to employee if invention will not be utilized
Legislative Description
Creative Freedom Act adopted, and employee invention agreements for veterans regulated.
Last Action
Author added Bly.
2/2/2017
Committee Referrals
Veterans Affairs1/5/2017
Full Bill Text
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