As used in this chapter:

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

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Terms Used In Utah Code 34-39-2

  • 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
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     (1)(a) conceived, developed, reduced to practice, or created by the employee:

          (1)(a)(i) within the scope of his employment;
          (1)(a)(ii) on his employer’s time; or
          (1)(a)(iii) with the aid, assistance, or use of any of his employer’s property, equipment, facilities, supplies, resources, or intellectual property;
     (1)(b) the result of any work, services, or duties performed by an employee for his employer;
     (1)(c) related to the industry or trade of the employer; or
     (1)(d) related to the current or demonstrably anticipated business, research, or development of the employer.
(2) “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.