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I don't know about specific legal cases, but that kind of rule in employment agreements is basically de rigueur, and there's a big body of established law aroun
by sliverstorm 11y ago
I don't know about specific legal cases, but that kind of rule in employment agreements is basically de rigueur, and there's a big body of established law around it. It's potentially an issue for any new company/invention started by an employee, and for University students.
- dineshp2 11y agoEven university students? But most of the great startups were started by university students, so why wasn't there any issue about it so far?
- sliverstorm 11y agoIn some cases, the student knows the legal issues and drops out first to avoid the Uni claiming IP ownership. Some quick research suggests that funding may play a key role, particularly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayh%E2%80%93Dole_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayh%E2%80%93Dole_Act . So perhaps the IP claims are less important if the student is developing things on their own time, on their own dime. You might also like to read this: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120517/02521218947/notable-harvard-didnt-try-to-claim-ownership-facebook.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120517/02521218947/notab...
- dineshp2 11y agoThere really needs to be a standardized framework for IP related clauses for companies as well as universities to implement and one which favors inventors/founders as long as they are not exploiting the employer's resources in any way including on employer time. These restrictive IP clauses that many companies and some universities have are really just a hindrance to innovation.