When employee claims copyright

Imitation can be costly to the innovator. PHOTO | FOTOSEARCH

The strength of your case largely depends on your employment contract. The innovative programme “Dawa”qualifies for the grant of the intellectual property right known as copyright.

The general rule is that all works created in the course of employment belong to the employer. But certain exceptions apply and these all depend on the circumstances of the case. The court will consider whether the work was created during working hours, where it was created, your job description and who provided the resources. If it was not part of your duties to create the works and you did it independently, using your own resources, you are likely to have a good case against your employer.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.