Managing the Legal Nexus Between Intellectual Property and Employees

Edited by Lynda J. Oswald, Professor and Area Chair of Business Law, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and Marisa Anne Pagnattaro, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor and Director of the Legal Studies Certificate Program, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, US

‘As intellectual property becomes ever more central to modern firms, the role of employer-employee relationships in intangible asset management has also evolved. Professors Oswald and Pagnattaro tackle this important topic in a rich and diverse new book. Through a series of intellectually robust chapters written by noted experts, they consider employees from the perspective of knowledge generators, team members with mobility rights, liability risks and even information misappropriators. The analysis and advice one derives is timely, creative and often surprising. I believe that Managing the Legal Nexus Between Intellectual Property and Employees is an essential read for attorneys, managers and investors who want to remain competitive in today’s global business environment. And educators will find it an important reference for training future business leaders.’- Daniel R. Cahoy, Penn State University, US

• Contents: IntroductionLynda J. Oswald and Marisa Anne Pagnattaro PART I: PUBLIC POLICY CONSIDERATIONS1. The Individual Liability of Corporate Officers Under Patent and Copyright LawLynda J. Oswald2. Employee-Created Health Care Innovation at a CrossroadsJulie Manning Magid3. Contracts for Knowledge Protection Across a Global WorkforceNorman D. BisharaPART II: WORKPLACE RAMIFICATIONS4. Certification Marks as Private Employment RegulationJamie Darin Prenkert5. The Intersection of Smartphone Technology and Fair Labor StandardsRobert C. BirdPART III: GLOBAL INTERSECTIONS6. Employee Misappropriation: Using Section 337 to Combat Trade Secret TheftMarisa Anne Pagnattaro and Stephen Kim Park7. Reducing the Risk of Cross-Border Trade Secret MisappropriationElizabeth A. Brown8. Who Owns Employee Works? Pitfalls in a Globally Distributed Work EnvironmentSusan J. Marsnik and Romain L. Lorentz9. Patent Grant-Back Clauses in International License Agreements: A Survey and Ethical AnalysisDavid Orozco10. Political, Economic, and Public Policy Constraints on the Use of Human Resource Practices to Protect Intellectual Property in China and the United StatesChristine M. WestphalIndex