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From: sdo@u1100a.UUCP (Scott Orshan)
Newsgroups: net.legal,net.jobs
Subject: Intellectual property agreements with an employer
Message-ID: <550@u1100a.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 9-Feb-84 17:19:57 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  9 17:19:57 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 10-Feb-84 09:03:14 EST
Organization: Central Services Org., Piscataway, NJ
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What does the following really imply?  Our employer has given us this
document to sign in return for a dollar.

I'm sure many of you have seen such forms, but I was wondering what the true
legal meaning is.  Am I really signing away as many rights as it appears?
I'd be curious to see summaries of other companies' agreements (not
the whole thing, please) and any first hand facts regarding enforcement
of such agreements, either successfully or unsuccessfully.  There must
be a lot of people out there who have left big companies to form small
ones, or become consultants.

Also, can I be forced (as a condition of continued employment) to
sign such an agreement?  (Not that I would ever consider not signing -
does :-) have any legal weight?)


			Employee Agreement
                Regarding Intellectual Property


	IN CONSIDERATION of my employment by CENTRAL SERVICES
ORGANIZATION, its successors and assigns ("CSO"), the payment to me of
the sum of one and no/100 dollars ($1.00), and other good and valuable
consideration:

	1.  I hereby assign and agree to assign to CSO, its successors
	    and assigns, all my right, title and interest in and to all
	    inventions, discoveries, improvements, ideas, computer or
	    other apparatus programs and related documentation, and
	    other works of authorship, (hereinafter designated
	    "Innovations"), whether or not patentable, copyrightable or
	    susceptible to other forms of protection, which during the
	    period of my employment by CSO or by its successors in
	    business, I have made, conceived, created or developed,
	    either solely or jointly with others, in the course of such
	    employment or with the use of CSO's time, material, or
	    facilities, or relating to any subject matter with which CSO
	    is or may be concerned.

	2.  I further agree, without charge to CSO, but at its expense,

	      (a)  promptly to disclose any such innovations,

	      (b)  promptly, upon request, to execute a specific
		   assignment to CSO of all rights, title and interest
		   to such innovations, including property rights
		   arising from patent applications, and

	      (c)  to do anything else legally and ethically required to
		   secure patents, copyrights or other forms of
		   protection for such innovations in the United States,
		   and in other countries, both during and after my
		   employment.

	3.  I further agree, that I will keep in confidence and will
	    not, except as required in the conduct of CSO's business or
	    as authorized in writing on behalf of CSO, publish, disclose
	    or use, or authorize anyone else to publish, disclose, or
	    use, during the period of my employment and subsequent
	    thereto, any private or proprietary information which I may
	    in any way acquire, learn, develop or create by reason of my
	    employment by CSO.


				Scott Orshan
				CSO, Piscataway
				201-981-3064
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