Copyright Act 2021: Primary legislation governing copyright ownership and protection, including provisions for works created during employment and moral rights considerations
Patents Act: Legislation regulating patent rights and ownership, particularly provisions regarding employee inventions and rights/obligations for inventions made during employment
Trade Marks Act: Legislation covering protection of trademarks and related IP rights, including employee contributions to trademark development
Employment Act: Framework legislation establishing basic terms and conditions of employment, including requirements for reasonable restrictions in employment contracts
Common Law Principles: Legal principles covering duty of confidence, fiduciary duties, and reasonable restraint of trade derived from case law
Personal Data Protection Act: Legislation governing the protection of employee personal data, including requirements for data collection and usage
Competition Act: Legislation ensuring restrictions don't violate competition law and maintaining reasonable post-employment restrictions
IP Rights Definition: Key contract component defining scope of intellectual property rights covered by the agreement
Assignment Scope: Contract section specifying extent of IP rights assignment from employee to employer
Pre-existing IP: Provisions addressing treatment of intellectual property owned by employee prior to employment
Post-employment Obligations: Terms defining employee's obligations regarding IP after employment termination
Confidentiality Provisions: Terms protecting confidential information and trade secrets
Restriction Parameters: Specifications for reasonable temporal and geographical restrictions on IP usage
Compensation Framework: Terms addressing any additional compensation for IP creation or assignment
Dispute Resolution: Mechanisms and procedures for resolving IP-related disputes between employer and employee
