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In article <1992Nov21.123652.12396@phx.mcd.mot.com> schuch@phx.mcd.mot.com (John Schuch) writes:
   In article <1992Nov20.203319.27826@u.washington.edu> pollock@milton.u.washington.edu (Joe Pollock) writes:
   >
   >     It appears that Tandy/Radio Shack lays claim to anything [an employee]
   >may>develop, even on [his] own time, that may be in any way related to [his]
   >employment at Radio Shack.  

   Here at Motorola, we are required to sign a very simular document upon
   employment (somewhere inbetween the interview and the 'whiz quiz') Even
   the janitors and cafeteria people have to sign. I guess the corporation
   wants to make sure they have every right the 'Left Handed Ergonomic
   Semi-Automatic Mop Wringer/Pail With Attached Lunch Box.'

   How many other companies out there require this?

I believe that it's pretty standard fare and nothing to get really
excited about.  They basically want to have first crack at potential
patents, but aren't really interested in anything that isn't a part
of their core business.  Motorola probably requires it from the janitors
because requiring it of one class of employee and not of another may
seem prejudicial.   I'm sure that they would not be interested in
persuing a patent on that example.

I work part time for RS and if the forms were taken literally, I can not
do programming work at home for GM Research or for ANY other employeer.
I cannot even do contract programming.  I really gave them a hard time
over that one.  We finally came to a mutual agreement (sigh!).
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