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>    July 24, 1996
(snipped)
>      In the debate later, Husni Hanadziah (BN -- Tambun) said the
>    issue of cross-border protection had to be resolved.
>
(snipped)
>      Husni said another issue that needed clarification was whether
>    companies owned the rights to designs created by their employees.
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>      "If an employee working in the research and development
>    department of a particular company creates a design, then the
>    company logically owns the rights to it.
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>      "But if an employee who doesn't work in the R and D department
>    creates a design on his own time, who then will own the rights?" he
>    asked.

Correct me if I'm wrong. It really doesn't matter which department
the employee is working in. The owners of intellectual properties
are the people who have contributed to the findings. The
contributions may be in the form of cash or in-kinds (time, technical
support, facilities, etc.). If the property is dicovered during
working hours (and the employee receives salary for the hours), the
employer is a part or full owner of the property. However, if the
employee can prove that the employer does not contribute to the
discovery in anyway, even if the employee works in a research
department, the employer has no right to the property. Simple, right?
:)

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