Re: Can I recover anything?

Subject: Re: Re: Can I recover anything?

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: : If I had an idea for a product and shared it with a company which offered me a job 10 years and has since patented it and made thousands off it, is it possible for me to say at this point that i should receive some sort of royalty. I am listed as co-inventer on the patent and was told at the time that since they actually created the product with their resources I was entitled to nothing. If that statement is incorrect could I now claim it was a fraudulent use of my idea? : Dear CA, : If the patent is issued and you are listed as a coinventor, you must have signed the application. The odds are you also signed an assignment. The nature of your employment by may also be an issue. Did you have a written employment contract? : Even if you have proof, can you afford to sue? It has been done, finding a lawyer to sue on a contingency for patent infringement, it's not easy. : The statute of limitation may have also run. : This is where Elaine's Worhshop® came from. Early Legal Advice Is Not Expensive. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop® : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive(sm)

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