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Subject: Re: Intellectual property agreements with an employer
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Date: Sat, 11-Feb-84 11:16:22 EST
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     Another question w.r.t. Scott Orshan's article: Could they keep you
from earning a living in your trade/profession ? I have been asked to
sign a similar paper where I work, and it seems that many (but not all)
things that I do are (or should be, anyway) things which should be flagrantly
obvious to anyone skilled in the art.

     Of course , consenting adults can agree to anything which is legal,
and execute a contract, just because a contract is burdensome to perform
is not (at least, in NC) a defence to get out of it.

     Perhaps you could negotiate (through your employer) towards an
"Agreement to Noncompete" in the specific area of your employment. Also,
I would DEFINITELY put TIME LIMITS on the contract, say, 5 years. Anything
which is really patentable or copyrightable are protected under appropriate
federal law anyway.

     Scott, I would be interested in any responses you get.....

--David "Last of the Analog" Anthony