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IANAL but this is not a non-compete. This is simply a request/requirement for you to proactively inform them of what you're working on after you leave for a ye

IANAL but this is not a non-compete. This is simply a request/requirement for you to proactively inform them of what you're working on after you leave for a year. Like most contracts, the question you should be asking is what happens if you breach the contract? Well, if you're stealing IP, then they can come after you. But they already can. So, like pseingati said - go, learn, enjoy. Don't worry about the contracts, just be a good person and don't steal IP. They're paying you to work for them, and they own the things you produce while working for them. If they're NOT paying you, as an intern, well, go work for them, then go talk to an employment attorney, because I think they have to.

obblekk 13y ago
Yeah they are paying very well. So even if I forget to report something, if it's not stolen they can't really do much?
dragonwriter 13y ago
> IANAL but this is not a non-compete. It seems to be a kind of non-compete, except it doesn't limit the exclusion to just competition, it effectively extends it to any kind of work that includes any other company's trade secrets. > Like most contracts, the question you should be asking is what happens if you breach the contract? Sure... > Well, if you're stealing IP, then they can come after you. If the contract is enforceable, they can come after you for breach for failure to notify them even if no IP is "stolen", and if they can establish that the notification requirement was part of what they were paying you for, they could recover some of what they paid you even if you didn't do any harm besides failing to uphold your part of the bargain on notification. I suspect, though, that the clause would be limited in its enforceabilit, if its even enforceable at all. But, IANAL.