On 10/05/2012 00:19, Adrian Hunt wrote:
Hi there Mark
There has been a few that I know of but going back quite a long time... Soon
after I got my qualifications, a small company called Merlio, not only did the
court case get passed in UK courts by it went to the European court too... I
wasn't directly involved but I know the EU court upheld the decision of the UK
courts. Still there are was little to no enforcement of what they decided!!!
Any how IP IS the IP of the developer... Proving it and enforcing it is another
matter!!
To: python-list@python.org
From: breamore...@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: Re: Open Source: you're doing it wrong - the Pyjamas hijack
Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 23:44:01 +0100
On 09/05/2012 23:30, Adrian Hunt wrote:
In the UK at least, a developers IP cannot be hijacked by a company contract.
If you write some code while working for X, then X has free usage of that IP
and may restrict you from using the same IP for company Y, but only for a
limited time (ie 5 years)… The IP you came up with is still yours and a
contract that claims your IP can (and has been in a court of law) judged to be
null and void.
References please, as this is completely opposite to my understanding.
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Google was a right PITA but eventually I found this
http://www.legalcentre.co.uk/intellectual-property/guide/intellectual-property-and-employees/
It appears to contradict what you've said above, or have I misread it?
E.g "Under the (Patents) Act (1977), there is a presumption that an
employer will own the patent of an invention made by its employee if the
invention was made in the employee’s normal or specifically assigned
duties and either, an invention might reasonably be expected to result
from such duties or, the employee has a special obligation to further
the employee’s interests, arising from the nature of those duties and
responsibilities and the employee’s status."
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