China Employee Intellectual Property Rights Agreement

If your company is involved in developing new products, technology, or processes in China, protect your investment and your interest in inventions and innovations created by your employees by having them sign this Employee Intellectual Property Rights Agreement.

The employee assigns all of his/her right, title and interest in all inventions, patents and improvements developed by the employee in connection with his/her employment. The employee will take all actions required to aid the employer in securing domestic and foreign patent rights.
The employee will retain his/her interest in any prior inventions, unless they are introduced into the employer's products or processes. In such case, the employee will grant the employer a perpetual irrevocable license to use the prior inventions in connection with those products or processes.
The employee also agrees to keep all the employer's proprietary information confidential and not disclose any or all of such information, and not to disclose confidential information of previous employers.
The employee agrees not to directly or indirectly be involved in any business that competes with the employer's business, or to develop products identical or similar to the employer's products, during employment and for a specified period of years thereafter.
The Agreement includes a Letter of Guarantee to be signed by the employee following termination of his/her employment.

This China Employee Intellectual Property Rights Agreement is provided in MS Word format and can be edited to fit your unique circumstances. This is an English language version. A Chinese version of the document may also be required for it to be legally enforceable.