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Re:Ask HN: How can I work towards building a company while e... by geocar on Monday May 27, 2019 @04:29AM (#20020402)
> But if I create things in my free time at home, on my own equipment, then that's MINE, and I might start a company from it

That's not entirely accurate: You're required to submit it to your employer if it could be related to your work, see especially §18 (1-2) and §19

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/arbnerfg/BJNR007560957.ht...

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Re:Ask HN: How can I work towards building a company while e... by danielh on Monday May 27, 2019 @05:48AM (#20020765)
IANAL, but if I'm reading §2 correctly, that only applies to patentable inventions.
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Re:Ask HN: How can I work towards building a company while e... by thiago_fm on Monday May 27, 2019 @05:54AM (#20020789)
Interesting. I was always afraid of creating stuff at home since I've started working in Germany. So. I can just create my own company, register domains and so on, and as long as it doesn't have anything to do with the company I currently work for, it is mine?
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Re:Ask HN: How can I work towards building a company while e... by archi42 on Monday May 27, 2019 @04:35AM (#20020437)
Oha, thanks. That's actually repeated in my contract.
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