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it is not obvious. the law in question (for california) is CA labor code 2870. https://law.justia.com/codes/california/2011/lab/division-3/2870-2872/2870 https

it is not obvious. the law in question (for california) is CA labor code 2870. https://law.justia.com/codes/california/2011/lab/division-3/2870-2872/2870 https://law.justia.com/codes/california/2011/lab/division-3/... the law says that employers cannot claim ownership of inventions made without work resources, even if the employee signed such a clause, unless the invention is in competition with the employer.

nomel 7y ago
> unless the invention is in competition with the employer. Companies like Google, Apple, and Amazon work on all sorts of projects. I don't think it's possible to know what is actually in competition with companies like this, at any given time. This is probably why most require permission. With somewhere like Apple, where everything is kept secret, asking and being told no would confirm the existence of a project.