[AccessD] Database Patent...sort of....kinda

Robert L. Stewart robert at webedb.com
Tue Sep 18 08:50:16 CDT 2007


Dan,

My comment about the patent was that it is probably not
something that can be patented no matter who "owns" the
rights to the source.

Robert

At 10:16 PM 9/17/2007, you wrote:
>Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 12:45 PM
>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Database Patent...sort of....kinda
>
>All patents and inventions automatically belong to the inventor or
>author,
>unless that person agrees to reassign the rights.  Typically a company
>will
>want certain employees to agree to this reassignment before they give
>you a
>job (and they won't give you the job unless you do agree).
>
>If a person comes up with an invention or copyright, the company can't
>force
>a person to reassign the rights, unless there is a prior agreement to do
>so.
>
>Dan
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Robert L.
>Stewart
>Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 11:03 AM
>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Database Patent...sort of....kinda
>
>If you were an employee, technically it is theirs.
>
>If you were paid to develop it specifically, as a
>contractor, it depends on the state. If they did not
>have you sign a contract stating it was theirs, it
>could possibly be yours.
>
>Patent, I doubt it.





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