patents and prototypes

[Harry Bissell]

Bjorn Julin wrote:

> Hi! <snip>
>
> This is totally bogus stuff and i had it explaied to the
> CEO (who is an dumb ass)and said to him that you and
> the company are violating the law and someone on the
> company might get tierd and sue the company!
> (wich eventually happend, it was not I, it was a coleague).
>
> It ended that the company had to pay for the hassle
> and stress that those lines in the contract created!!
>
> Where do those CEO assholes came from?

Usually its a degree in "CEO Assholia" from an accredited university......

(other times its just inbred...)

H^) harry

>
>
> BJ :-)
>
> >From: "Hairy Harry" <paia2720 at hotmail.com>
> >Reply-To: harrybissell at prodigy.net
> >To: goddard.duncan at mtvne.com, synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
> >Subject: RE: patents and prototypes
> >Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 19:42:33 GMT
> >
> >I was asked to sign an assignment in my last job.
> >It said I assign all rights to .... during the course of my
> >employment pertinent to the present or future interests of the
> >company.
> >
> >I refused. I explained that (for instance) my Music CD would be
> >assignable to them.
> >
> >We changed the wording to "pertinent to my job duties or assignments"
> >Because if they wanted me to write music for them... I would
> >(as long as they were paying...)
> >
> >Watch your @sses folks !!!!
> >
> >H^) harry
> >
> >
> >>From: "Goddard, Duncan" <goddard.duncan at mtvne.com>
> >>To: synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
> >>Subject: RE: patents and prototypes
> >>Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 17:49:36 +0100
> >>
> >>I've never worked for a company in the u.k. that didn't try to take
> >>ownership of anything/everything one dreamed up or designed or created
> >>whilst in their employ. of course, being a musician, I've never signed any
> >>of these contracts..... but I wonder how one would stand, legally, upon
> >>trying to patent something one invented while working for a company that
> >>enforced such rules. I've had a few bright ideas, broadcast-related, that
> >>I
> >>could- in theory- take with me to another job or even "sell" to another
> >>broadcaster; would I patent such ideas?
> >>
> >>d.
> >>
> >>
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