protecting IP when outsourcing engineering

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We are outsourcing development and engineering. What steps should we take to ensure that we own all IP created by the developers?

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Steven weinrieb
Patent Attorney

You should probably have your development and engineering people sign two documents - 1) a non-disclo-
sure agreement not to disclose anything to third parties, and 2) an assignment effectively assigning all IP rights to your company.

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