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From: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton)
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: Re: Intellectual property agreements with an employer
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Date: Tue, 21-Feb-84 10:11:03 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 21 10:11:03 1984
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	2. things which are part of the employeer's business, but which
	   are distinct from your job function.  (For example, you work
	   on transistors and invent a disk drive head positioner.)
	   You must report these to your employeer, who is obligated
	   to pay you the going rate for the invention if bought outside.
	   Your employeer does get first refusal.
How is "the going rate" determined?  Seems like the employer can make
up any number they want, they have you over a barrel.

Does this only apply to situatios where the companies resources are
used?  That is, if you do the work at home using your own equipment,
does the company have any claim to it?