tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post7686367836850698947..comments2024-03-14T11:09:32.759-05:00Comments on Falkenblog: Confidentiality AgreementsEric Falkensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07243687157322033496noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-14126574222838135172010-12-19T11:48:06.604-06:002010-12-19T11:48:06.604-06:00Really this is a good and very informative post. T...Really this is a good and very informative post. Thanks for sharing helpful information.mahmudhttp://www.howtobreedbettafish.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-47423271623468510362010-12-14T10:17:40.009-06:002010-12-14T10:17:40.009-06:00Please accept the apologies of this lawyer for wha...Please accept the apologies of this lawyer for what my brethern have put you through. Personally, I am just glad that the law I practice does not involve torturing or ruining people's lives.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05653308181484454720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-18212785272634616362010-12-13T19:47:57.193-06:002010-12-13T19:47:57.193-06:00You make an excellent point about the challenge of...You make an excellent point about the challenge of capturing/retaining the value of one's human capital when working for an employer.<br /><br />My guess is that in the wake of the Sergey Aleynikov conviction employers, in some cases, might be more aggressive in the future in pursuing former employees.<br /><br />The beauty of the Economic Espionage Act is that the federal government prosecutes what might seemingly be a commercial dispute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-30069822135851900132010-12-13T15:53:24.252-06:002010-12-13T15:53:24.252-06:00"Going forward, I will be sure to amend the a...<i>"Going forward, I will be sure to amend the above to specifically note it does not pertain to ideas I have demonstrated previously, spelling them out in specific."</i><br /><br />When I signed a confidentiality agreement at a start-up ten years ago, there was a space in it to do just that. I listed a U.S. patent I had, along with a couple of web domains I'd purchased, one of which related directly to the start-up's business. I left there a couple of years later, and had neglected to renew that particular domain, which the start-up promptly bought.Davehttp://steamcatapult.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-56176073785543524192010-12-13T10:18:57.197-06:002010-12-13T10:18:57.197-06:00What does an 18 month litigation usually cost?What does an 18 month litigation usually cost?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-31256991308900715372010-12-13T08:29:42.888-06:002010-12-13T08:29:42.888-06:00At my last firm, I amended the agreement such that...At my last firm, I amended the agreement such that I owned any intellectual property that I generated, but that they would have an unlimited license to use the property, but not sell it. They could use/sell the results without limit.<br /><br />And now, they have dissolved, and I travel on.David Merkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073877918072914309noreply@blogger.com