If you're in California, you're protected: "If you work out of California, the law will not recognize an agreement to assign to your employer an invention that

If you're in California, you're protected: "If you work out of California, the law will not recognize an agreement to assign to your employer an invention that you develop on your own time and using your own resources, so long as the invention is not “employer's business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the employer.”"[0] This is US-focused and other countries will differ, but some do's and don'ts: [0] https://www.startupgrind.com/blog/moonlighting-a-side-project-while-employed-full-time-here-are-the-dos-and-donts/ https://www.startupgrind.com/blog/moonlighting-a-side-projec...