Oops, I had oversimplified things in making my statement as I did (I deal with these cases where people routinely are "hired to invent" and so took that for gra

Oops, I had oversimplified things in making my statement as I did (I deal with these cases where people routinely are "hired to invent" and so took that for granted in making the statement). Thanks for the clarification. Of course, this is one more reason (as you point out) why employers should not treat this issue too loosely.