Can my former employer claim the rights to a software tool I designed on my own laptop during weekends while I was still working there?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Can my former employer claim the rights to a software tool I designed on my own laptop during weekends while I was still working there?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Texas employee invention ownership agreement personal time own equipment software copyright work made for hire lawGoogle ↗
OBSERVED
U.S. Copyright Office work made for hire employee scope of employment software ownership circularGoogle ↗
OBSERVED
Texas Labor Code 52.061 employee invention assignment agreement own time own equipmentGoogle ↗
OBSERVED
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
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
Texas employee invention ownership agreement personal time own equipment software copyright work made for hire law Google ↗
U.S. Copyright Office work made for hire employee scope of employment software ownership circular Google ↗
Texas Labor Code 52.061 employee invention assignment agreement own time own equipment Google ↗
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Texas employee invention ownership agreement personal time own equipment software copyright work made for hire law OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
U.S. Copyright Office work made for hire employee scope of employment software ownership circular OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Texas Labor Code 52.061 employee invention assignment agreement own time own equipment OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 |