States having nonassignable invention exceptions similar to California Code Section 2870
- by Ashley Tate
Standard employment agreements stipulate that the employing company owns all inventions and discoveries produced during the period of employment.
California code section 2870 exempts inventions produced outside of work and without use of company facilities by California employees:
2870. (a) Any provision in an employment agreement which provides
that an employee shall assign, or offer to assign, any of his or her
rights in an invention to his or her employer shall not apply to an
invention that the employee developed entirely on his or her own time
without using the employer's equipment, supplies, facilities, or
trade secret information...
Do the legal codes of any other states include a similar provision?