noun
employee invention; service invention
Legal term for an invention made by an employee in the course of their duties, often relevant to patent rights.
職務発明の特許権は、会社に帰属する場合がある。
The patent rights for an employee invention may belong to the company.
Compound of 職務 (shokumu, 'duties') and 発明 (hatsumei, 'invention').