Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key engineers; NP, says court [pdf]

Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by Meph504 on Monday October 05, 2020 @03:47AM (#24685489)

Short answer what does your employment contract say?

I live in the southern U.S. Non compete clause are 100% enforceable here, and have a ton of case law backing them. I generally won't take a job if it requires me signing it.

I have more than 20 years of experience, and I personally feel I am far more likely to bring knowledge to them rather than then providing it to me.

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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by ryandrake on Monday October 05, 2020 @01:37PM (#24689976)

Anecdotally, regarding IP assignment policies: All large and medium-sized companies I've worked with in the Bay Area have a section in their employment agreement that says something to the effect of "We own everything you work on, using our equipment or yours, on our time or on yours, on company property or at your home."

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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by dctoedt on Monday October 05, 2020 @09:58PM (#24694090)

California law restricts employers' ability to claim ownership of inventions made by employees on their own time.

(Self-cite: A flow diagram with statutory citations at https://www.oncontracts.com/docs/Who-owns-an-employee-invent... )

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