During my summer software engineering internship, I coded a neat little automation tool on my own laptop during the weekends. Does the company automatically own it, or can I legally launch it as my own startup after I graduate next month?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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During my summer software engineering internship, I coded a neat little automation tool on my own laptop during the weekends. Does the company automatically own it, or can I legally launch it as my own startup after I graduate next month?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
California Labor Code 2870 2872 employee inventions official text; California Labor Code 2870 scope inventions employer business research developmentGoogle ↗
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California employee intern software code ownership copyright work made for hire employment agreement invention assignment startup legalGoogle ↗
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Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
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Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
California Labor Code 2870 2872 employee inventions official text; California Labor Code 2870 scope inventions employer business research development Google ↗
California employee intern software code ownership copyright work made for hire employment agreement invention assignment startup legal Google ↗
- California Labor Code § 2870 (2024) :: 2024 California Code :: U.S. Codes and Statutes :: U.S. Law :: Justia · law.justia.com
- Preface PR 15 · edd.ca.gov
- Know the Law: Who Owns Intellectual Property Created by Employees? · mclane.com
- Work Made for Hire · casrai.org
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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California Labor Code 2870 2872 employee inventions official text; California Labor Code 2870 scope inventions employer business research development OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
California employee intern software code ownership copyright work made for hire employment agreement invention assignment startup legal OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 |