How a Medical Device Business Hired a Lawyer to Review an IP Assignment Agreement in Colorado

In 2022, a business in Colorado sought assistance with an intellectual property assignment agreement as part of a transition for one of its employees. The client, a wound care nurse moving into a role as a clinical program manager at a safe patient handling company, needed legal advice to ensure that they could continue working on their own side project—an innovative device aimed at improving nursing ergonomics. Their primary concern was to clarify that their independent efforts would not conflict with the new company’s interests. As a result, the client received three proposals from licensed lawyers, with flat fee bids ranging from $385 to $475, all submitted to complete the work within the requested deadline of less than a week.