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Nippon Steel wins as Indian court backs employment contracts for patent rights

By Freny Patel ( January 5, 2026, 00:13 GMT | Insight) -- Employment contracts that explicitly cover the creation of intellectual property during a worker's tenure are sufficient legal instruments to prove the transfer of rights from an inventor to their employer, an Indian court has ruled, in a significant legal victory for Nippon Steel CorporationEmployment contracts that explicitly cover the creation of intellectual property during a worker's tenure are sufficient legal instruments to prove the transfer of rights from an inventor to their employer, an Indian court has ruled. ...

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