Re:Engineer refusing to file/disclose patents
by ecpottinger on Sunday March 24, 2019 @03:26PM
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In Canada I worked as a computer technician. I often had to design my own circuits and wiring to solve problems.
The company I worked for owned all my hardware designs.
However, if it was not hardware it was mine. About three years after the company grew I had to sign a contract - the contract clear said they owned all my designs.
I crossed that out, wrote in a clause they only got hardware designs made in shop, signed and date it, THEN had the president (small company still) also sign and date the changes.
Even if legally challenged, I could prove in court I was acting honestly and the expections of the signed contract.
The company I worked for owned all my hardware designs.
However, if it was not hardware it was mine. About three years after the company grew I had to sign a contract - the contract clear said they owned all my designs.
I crossed that out, wrote in a clause they only got hardware designs made in shop, signed and date it, THEN had the president (small company still) also sign and date the changes.
Even if legally challenged, I could prove in court I was acting honestly and the expections of the signed contract.