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For that example (retail shops vs. company HQ), I totally agree. My experience could be in the minority, but at both young tech companies I've worked at so far
by intermittently 9y ago
For that example (retail shops vs. company HQ), I totally agree.
My experience could be in the minority, but at both young tech companies I've worked at so far, _everyone_ in the company had to sign over their IP (regardless of role).
That's what led me to believe it was more industry-based, but maybe there is no useful generalization to go off of -- industry or otherwise?
- PaulHoule 9y agoI worked at one place where I was finishing up a product that was very different from what I was already working on. I wrote a description of what I was working on that was a lot like a provisional patent application and got an agreement that they did not have an interest in this. Generally PPAs are a good way of putting a stake in the ground about who owns IP if you think a conflict will arise and they cost only about $60 to file.