Engineers often read this section much more broadly than it is. Employees rarely win 2870 suits. Basically: Engineers tend to think it matters what they do for

Engineers often read this section much more broadly than it is. Employees rarely win 2870 suits. Basically: Engineers tend to think it matters what they do for the company, but 2870 instead says it matters what the company does, not what you do for the company. Employers can claim stuff that "(1) Relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the employer's business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the employer; or" For large tech companies, this pretty much covers everything you might want to do.