How are courts currently handling cases where companies claim ownership of employee inventions made on personal time using home computers?
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How are courts currently handling cases where companies claim ownership of employee inventions made on personal time using home computers?
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US court decisions employee invention assignment personal time home computer employee inventions Labor Code 2870 cases 2024 2025Google ↗
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California Labor Code 2870 employee invention assignment cases personal time home computer courtGoogle ↗
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employee invention assignment agreement own time own equipment court decision invention employee patent assignment caseGoogle ↗
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US court decisions employee invention assignment personal time home computer employee inventions Labor Code 2870 cases 2024 2025 Google ↗
California Labor Code 2870 employee invention assignment cases personal time home computer court Google ↗
employee invention assignment agreement own time own equipment court decision invention employee patent assignment case Google ↗
- UNITED STATES v. DUBILIER CONDENSER CORPORATION. | Supreme Court | US Law · website.liicornell.org
- Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior Univ. v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. | 563 U.S. 776 (2011) · supreme.justia.com
- Apprio, Inc. v. Zaccari, No. 22-7057 (D.C. Cir. 2024) :: Justia · law.justia.com
- Whitewater West Industries Ltd. v. Alleshouse, No. 19-1852 (Fed. Cir. 2020) :: Justia · law.justia.com
- CORE OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC v. NOKIA CORPORATION , No. 23-1001 (Fed. Cir. 2024) :: Justia · law.justia.com
- California Labor Code § 2870 (2024) :: 2024 California Code :: U.S. Codes and Statutes :: U.S. Law :: Justia · law.justia.com
- ilga.gov · ilga.gov
- lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov · lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov
- Minnesota Statutes Section 181.78 (2025) - Agreements; Terms Relating To Inventions. :: 2025 Minnesota Statutes :: U.S. Codes and Statutes :: U.S. Law :: Justia · law.justia.com
- University Patents, Inc. v. Kligman, 762 F. Supp. 1212 (E.D. Pa. 1991) :: Justia · law.justia.com
- Preston v. Marathon Oil Co., No. 11-1013 (Fed. Cir. 2012) :: Justia · law.justia.com
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US court decisions employee invention assignment personal time home computer employee inventions Labor Code 2870 cases 2024 2025 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
California Labor Code 2870 employee invention assignment cases personal time home computer court OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
employee invention assignment agreement own time own equipment court decision invention employee patent assignment case OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |