Ask HN: Looking for examples of companies claiming ownership of employee IP
1 comments
Here's an example:
I agree that all right, title, interest in and to any and all copyrightable material, notes, ... discoveries, and trade secrets conceived, discovered, ... or reduced to practice by me, solely or in collaboration with others, during the period of time I am in the employ of <Company> (including during my off-duty hours), or with the use of Company's equipment, ... or Company Confidential Information, and any copyrights, ... or other intellectual property rights relating to the foregoing ... are the sole property of <Company>
I agree that all right, title, interest in and to any and all copyrightable material, notes, ... discoveries, and trade secrets conceived, discovered, ... or reduced to practice by me, solely or in collaboration with others, during the period of time I am in the employ of <Company> (including during my off-duty hours), or with the use of Company's equipment, ... or Company Confidential Information, and any copyrights, ... or other intellectual property rights relating to the foregoing ... are the sole property of <Company>
She is looking for example language from real employment contracts of where the employer claims to own all of the IP of the employee, even for projects created and developed outside of work hours and that aren't related to the company. This language might appear in an employee contract in a section title "Ownership," "Inventions," "Employee Creations," or "Intellectual Property" and the section likely addresses copyrights, inventions, discoveries, and trade secrets.
Examples from Marylanders or for companies operating in Maryland are especially helpful, but examples from other places are welcome too.