Re: help! basic question

Subject: Re: Re: help! basic question

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: : I sure that this has already been discussed at least 10 times before, : : but : : I have to ask again..... : : I have thought up a marketable product that is of great interest to my : : current employer, I have briefly mentioned it to a supervisor, a day : : later I have the complete green light to start development. : : I have never signed a intellectual property agreement. However, I fear : : that if I use company time / resources to develop this product I will : M. Arthur Auslander : ELAINE's Workshop: Early Legal Advice Is Not Expensive (sm) : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : The company will at least get a "shop right". I had a client once who had and idea and no patent agreement. He inquired about it and was given the option of being fired or signing such agreement. The situation is complex amd more than legal. : M. Arthur Auslander : ELAINE's Workshop: Early Legal Advice Is Not Expensive (sm) : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : : : lose all rights to the device when the time comes to go independent and : : take the product with me. I think that I can have a working demo in : : less than 30 days, I'm also thinking about delaying the start date until : : I can create a complete working demo at home. Perhaps after I have : : completed the demo model the aforementioned company would like to lease : : / purchase the product directly from me. : : So the question is....if I develop the product at work, who owns it? : : And if I create the product on my own time, what is the best way to : : protect my investment when I present the device to the company? : : Thank you for you time. : : ieee802_1@hotmail.com

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