Patents & Trademarks Questions for employer
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In Patent Monetization - updated on 9/30/2008
I work for a company that makes widgets. These widgets are used by other companies to provide consumers a service. If I discovered and patented a business process that makes it so companies no longer need to... Read More  Answer |
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In Patent Monetization - updated on 8/23/2006
If someone invents something on their own time but with a company's resources and on the company's premise....AND they signed an employment agreement on their hire date that states ''any and all inventions d... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Monetization - updated on 5/22/2006
Where can I find legal information regard obtaining an individual/empl... patent for use at my company? Presently working by contract with an offshore company and would like to patent a design. Would my comp... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Monetization - updated on 12/5/2005
I have three patents with a major oilfield service company. Although I signed over the patents, standard procedure, to the company for $1000 they have since recieved between 7 to 10 million from the product ... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Monetization - updated on 1/4/2005
I just quit my job. I worked as a Software Architect for the company. However, my employment with this company was on a contract basis. I was not a full time employee. I had not signed any invention assignme... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Monetization - updated on 9/19/2003
I invented a hardware device to increase efficiency and customer service at a restaraunt I deliver for. I plan to sell it to my franchise first to use as a selling point when I try to sell it to the corporat... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 2/10/2003
I assigned a provisional patent to a company I was working for. After a hostile takeover, I now find myself with no job or stock and the IP in the hands of the hostile entity. My question regading assigment ... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Monetization - updated on 7/25/2002
A former employer of mine wants to patent some work I had done there. They have given me written notice of this and asked me to review the patent application. Unfortunately, they listed my name last on the a... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Monetization - updated on 2/19/2002
Hello, My name is Mike and I work for a company called Raceco International. I?ve worked there since 1994. I work as a sheet metal fabricator. Raceco Int. builds prototype off-road military vehicles. I have ... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Monetization - updated on 2/4/2002
A person invents a device to improve a manufacturing process. When the patent is ready to be granted can the employer force the employee to surrender his rights of ownership for $1 or be terminated Read More Answer |
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In Patent Monetization - updated on 8/21/2001
I was recently released from a company (budget reasons). As former Chief Technology Officer of the company, during employment I co-authored and was subsequently issued a patent. The company has contact me an... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 2/26/2009
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In Patent Process - updated on 2/26/2009
I have been contacted by my former employer on the grounds that they want to re-file a provisional patent application because the original patent application (also provisional) has "expired". I am ... Read More Answer |
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In Litigation - updated on 2/26/2009
I had created some IP before I joined my employer. After I joined them, they wanted to use my IP so I licensed to them via a licensing agreement. Well they designed in my IP, modified it to fit their... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Monetization - updated on 2/26/2009
I should preface this by saying that I am working with an attorney. I just wanted to get additional input from here. My former employer wants me to assign a patent to them. They also want ... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 2/26/2009
I have a problem where employer is trying to claim joint inventorship b/c they made a suggestion near the end of the invention? can he do this? Read More Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 2/26/2009
When I joined my employer, my letter stated that on joining I agree to sign a confidentiality and a assignment of work ownership letter. This was a standard letter which stated among other things, my s... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 2/26/2009
If I have invented something on my own time and without the resources of my employer, which was related to the work for which my employer pays me, can my employer claim rights to my invention? What if ... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 2/26/2009
In the late 1990's, I was employeed by an organization. I have never signed any type of employment contract nor have I signed any agreement that spells out the ownership if IP within the company. ... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 2/26/2009
I work for a Hardware Vendor company. I work in IT support projects and not in Hardware or any inventions. Recently I submitted a hardware Idea/concept to the company and which could have good commercial val... Read More Answer |
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