Re: "Prior Inventions" on employment contract

[John Ross <jross-ml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

non-confidential - They can tell anyone about it and I would think as much
as they want to about it.

irrevocable - They can use it forever, even after you are gone.

free - You are not making anything from it.

right to use in any way whatsoever - They could make money off of it, and
do whatever they want with it.

But if all you are wanting to do is make sure they can not stop you from
using it, I did not see the world Transfer any where. And if you just say
what is on the CD, and not a detailed list, you will have to make a copy of
the CD and give it to someone, so if it goes to court you can prove it was
done before you gave every thing to them, instead of after. The only
difference would be if you can use it or not, they can use it ether way.

John Ross

At 08:04 AM 12/9/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>  Any and all inventions, ideas or
> copyrights of Employee disclosed or made available to COMPANY during
> the term of this Agreement shall be disclosed on a non-confidential
> basis and Employee agrees that COMPANY shall have an irrevocable and
> free right to use such inventions, ideas and copyrights in any way
> whatsoever except for such valid patent rights as Employee may have
> obtained prior to the date hereof which are disclosed on Exhibit "B".
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