Re: Employee/Employer Patent infringement, Help!

Subject: Re: Re: Employee/Employer Patent infringement, Help!

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: : I worked for an electronics-temperature control company. We designed and assembled temperature and lighting controls. : : I left the company and am working on a product design in a different market and control scenario than my previous employer. I am designing this product with a current employee of my former employer. : : Background: : : I was employed for 1 year. : : I never signed a confidentiality agreement. : : It has been 18 months since I last worked there. : : I am designing a control for the institutional market : : I am working with a present employee of the firm. : : The companies patent has run out. : Looks to me as if you are on the cutting edge. You need practical legal advice. The worst of the legal system is that even if your not liable, you could be sued. Even if you won the legal cost might be beyond your reach. That is reality of the law. : 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 : : : : My ?'s are: : : 1. Can my ex-employer sue to stop my work if he finds out? : : 2. Is the current employee in danger of losing his job, if he didn't sign a non-compete form? : : 3. Is there a forum where I could call and talk to somone personally about this? : : 4. Urgent... I am applying for a grant this month. Please help if you know which direction I should go in before I waste to much time. : : Thanks!

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