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NY A05295

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/7/2023

Primary Sponsor

Alex Bores

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Adds new section 203-f to New York Labor Law restricting employer claims to employee inventions developed entirely on personal time without using employer resources.

  • Exempts from assignment requirements inventions created on employee's own time without employer's equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information, except those relating to employer's business or anticipated research/development.

  • Exempts from assignment requirements inventions resulting from work performed by the employee for the employer.

  • Declares unenforceable any employment agreement provision requiring assignment of inventions otherwise excluded under this section as against New York public policy.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Provides that employment provisions that require an employee to assign certain inventions that are made on the employee's own time and which do not use the employer's equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information shall be unenforceable.

Last Action

substituted by s5640

6/6/2023

Committee Referrals

Rules5/22/2023
Labor3/7/2023

Full Bill Text

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