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For most companies, IP is their most valuable asset. When IP is created, the employee or consultant who created it freely (usually) assigns it to their employer or client. But sometimes, something ...

Most founders assume their company owns what it builds. It doesn’t, at least not automatically. Under U.S. law, the person who creates intellectual property owns it unless they’ve assigned it in ...

For nearly all companies, but particularly companies in the technology sector, the intellectual property ("IP") they create are the crown jewels of the business. Without the IP, the company has ...