From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Fri Jul 19 2002 - 21:44:33 MDT
Brian D Williams wrote:
>>From: "Dickey, Michael F" <michael_f_dickey@groton.pfizer.com>
>
>
>>>"Actually it's a bit more complicated than this. Under U.S.
>>>patent law anything you come up with belongs by law to the
>>>company you are working for, and for two years after you leave."
>>
>
>>Brian, does this apply to *anything* you come up with, even if it
>>has nothing to do with your job or your company?
>
>
> Yes, I believe it does, but check with a lawyer/specialist though.
No it doesn't. They wouldn't put those clauses in employment
contracts attempting to get your signature agreeing to such a
thing if it was already the legal default.
- samantha
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