Well, I would say if you are seriously debating this, you need to go speak
to an actual lawyer that deals in this field to get a professional opinion.
no use to take a chance if you are unsure.
Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan" <dbcemid@yahoo.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: "Prior Inventions" on employment contract
> I almost agree with your add-on; I think it's still too overly broad.
> "in any way" is a field-day phrase for lawyers.
>
> It's interesting, though. The company that needs to be protected is
> the client that I'm assigned to. The way this contract reads is that
> my employer, and not the client, owns everything. I'd have to believe
> that the contract between the client and my employer would state that
> the client retains ownership of all my work. Or maybe my employer
> takes ownership of my work and assigns all of that to the client? A
> legalese kind of thing since I'm not contractually obligated to the
> client, but my employer is?
>
> It sounds like my employer is going to be hardnosed about this. I got
> an email back stating that the contract must be signed in its current
> form. I guess I need to ask the question, "what will they do if I
> refuse?"
>
> - Dan
