Re:Why I Don't Sign Non-Competes
by jaclaz on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @11:16AM
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>and I agree that any such invention, discovery or item of intellectual property which I may disclose to anyone within one (1) year after the termination of my employment shall be presumed to have been made during my period of employment hereunder and shall become the sole property of the Company."
IANAL, but I read it differently from most other people, the accent is IMHO on the "disclose to anyone within one (1) year after the termination", even if you conceived the invention during the time you were employed, as long as you don't communicate it to anyone for 1 year after termination, you are fine.
Still - as I see it - the point of debate is more generally about the implied 24/7, there is a difference IMHO between something you invented (and developed) during working hours (and possibly utilizing the hardware/tools/resources of the company) and what one can invent (and develop) after hours, during weekends and holidays, etc., unless your pay is so high that it can be assumed to compensate for all your time.
Even then it seems more similar to slavery than anything else.
IANAL, but I read it differently from most other people, the accent is IMHO on the "disclose to anyone within one (1) year after the termination", even if you conceived the invention during the time you were employed, as long as you don't communicate it to anyone for 1 year after termination, you are fine.
Still - as I see it - the point of debate is more generally about the implied 24/7, there is a difference IMHO between something you invented (and developed) during working hours (and possibly utilizing the hardware/tools/resources of the company) and what one can invent (and develop) after hours, during weekends and holidays, etc., unless your pay is so high that it can be assumed to compensate for all your time.
Even then it seems more similar to slavery than anything else.