Utah Code > Title 34 > Chapter 39 – Employment Inventions Act


§ 34-39-1	Citation of act
§ 34-39-2	Definitions
§ 34-39-3	Scope of act — When agreements between an employee and employer are enforceable or unenforceable with respect to employment inventions — Exceptions

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Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 34 > Chapter 39 - Employment Inventions Act

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.

Employment invention: means any invention or part thereof conceived, developed, reduced to practice, or created by an employee which is:

(a)

conceived, developed, reduced to practice, or created by the employee:

(i)	within the scope of his employment;

(ii)	on his employer's time; or

(iii)

with the aid, assistance, or use of any of his employer's property, equipment, facilities, supplies, resources, or intellectual property;

(b)	the result of any work, services, or duties performed by an employee for his employer;

(c)	related to the industry or trade of the employer; or

(d)

related to the current or demonstrably anticipated business, research, or development of the employer. See Utah Code 34-39-2

Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

Intellectual property: means any and all patents, trade secrets, know-how, technology, confidential information, ideas, copyrights, trademarks, and service marks and any and all rights, applications, and registrations relating to them. See Utah Code 34-39-2

Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to:

(a)	the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and

(b)

those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the legislative branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101

Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5

State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5