業ぎょう務む発はつ明めい

noun

employee invention; invention made in the course of employment

Legal term referring to an invention created by an employee within the scope of their work duties. Often contrasted with 職務発明 (service invention) in patent law contexts.

See also: 職務発明

• 業ぎょう務む発はつ明めいの権けん利りは、会かい社しゃに帰き属ぞくする場ば合あいが多おおい。

  The rights to an employee invention often belong to the company.

• 特とっ許きょ法ほうでは、業ぎょう務む発はつ明めいと職しょく務む発はつ明めいの区く別べつが重じゅう要ようです。

  In patent law, the distinction between employee inventions and service inventions is important.