EMPLOYMENT & HR

Employee Confidentiality & IP Assignment Agreement

Have every employee who handles customer data, designs, code, formulas or pricing sign this at joining (or on promotion to such a role). It protects your information and work product without the post-employment non-compete that Indian courts will not enforce.

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Company name *

Company registered address *

Company signatory & designation *

Employee name *

Employee address *

Employee name (for signature) *

Employee designation *

Key confidential information

Employee's prior inventions excluded

Courts / seat of arbitration (city) *

Place *

Date *

Laws this relies on

Indian Contract Act, 1872 · Section 27Agreements restraining a person from a lawful trade after employment are void; restraints during employment are generally upheld.
Copyright Act, 1957 · Section 17(c)Employer is the first owner of copyright in work made in the course of employment under a contract of service.
Copyright Act, 1957 · Sections 18–19Assignment of copyright must be in writing and signed.
Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023Employees handling personal data must keep it secure and use it only for authorised purposes.

How to execute

Print on non-judicial stamp paper of the value your state requires (or e-stamp), then sign with witnesses.

Execute on non-judicial stamp paper (duty varies by state) and keep the original in the employee file. Give the employee a copy.

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This is a general template, not legal advice. Laws, stamp duty and procedures vary by state and change over time — have a qualified advocate review it for your facts before signing or sending.