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Who owns the intellectual property created in the workplace? – A suvey by Pulzus

The rules for creations within an employment relationship or other similar legal relationship are usually specified in just one paragraph of an employment contract. In Hungary, nearly 277 thousand employees work in sectors regulated by copyright or perform creative activity relating to copyright to a certain extent. It is therefore essential for the subjects of these legal relationships to know the circumstances of their own creations, which may limit the copyright of the creator and entitle the employer to exploit the creation itself.

According to a survey conducted by the ESET internet security company, 72 percent of office workers feel they own the intellectual property they create in their workplace. Thus, many people save confidential documents for personal use before exiting, which is legally considered intellectual property theft.
In our survey in the Pulzus app, we asked who our users think the intellectual property created in the workplace actually belongs to?
According to 37% of respondents, it belongs partly to the employer, but since the idea popped out of the employee’s head, it should also be his property to some extent.
Who do you think owns the intellectual property created in the workplace?
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