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> If as an employee you invent something that is related to your normal job activities, then it is deemed the property of your employer You have not fully dige
by jpdoctor 14y ago
> If as an employee you invent something that is related to your normal job activities, then it is deemed the property of your employer
You have not fully digested the implications of the invention-rights assignment that all large companies (and most small companies) will make you sign.
Note that CA has interesting differences.
- pcrh 14y agoCare to clarify? I'm in the UK, though have worked in the Bay Area for many years.
- jpdoctor 14y agoFirst IANAL. That said: In the US, invention-rights assignment assigns all of your inventions to the companies, whether it relates to your normal job activities or not. CA labor law is (as usual) a little different: If the invention is on your own time, with no resources whatsoever of the company, then the invention is yours regardless of the assignment . Of course, proving that you did not use company resources comes down to $$ in lawyers and court costs.
- pcrh 14y agoThat's how I saw it. The "no company resources" angle is why so many people have their inspirational idea "while on vacation, and driving a friend's car" ;-)