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Re:GitHub lets staff own IP developed for personal projects ... by paulddraper on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @02:31PM (#13924850)
A lawyer? Geez, why a lawyer? They are highly qualified and expensive.

Hire a flat-rate agent/broker. They'll technically be your agent, but you do all the leg work.

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Re:GitHub lets staff own IP developed for personal projects ... by jjeaff on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @03:13PM (#13925257)
Because you could hire a lawyer for a flat thousand bucks easily. Real estate agent is going to take 7 percent of the sale. So you get more qualified for way less money on most cases.
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Re:GitHub lets staff own IP developed for personal projects ... by matwood on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @10:43PM (#13928112)
At least in my state, you have to hire a lawyer to do the transaction. They will make sure you did all the required steps, and charge a flat fee.
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Re:GitHub lets staff own IP developed for personal projects ... by danielweber on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @10:20AM (#13931077)
I pay less than $1000 for a lawyer and get 10x the value I get out of an agent for which I'd pay several thousands of dollars.
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