Re: "Prior Inventions" on employment contract

["Nathan M. Andelin" <nandelin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: Joe Pluta
> I would never, not in a million years, sign this contract.

One sided contracts are not "agreements", they're policies.  My advise would
be rewrite the contract to be more balanced.  The best contracts are those
that consider the needs of the employee as well as the employer.

For example, consider terms that would protect your interest in any of your
creations - whether they be developed before, during, or after employment.
You might be surprised at how reasonable an employer can be.

Just ask for what you need.  For example, I personally don't do "works made
for hire" - which give all intellectual property rights to the other guy.

Nathan M. Andelin
www.relational-data.com


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