Questions tagged [intellectual-property]

25 questions
8
votes
5 answers

Who Owns an Idea on the Web?

Let us say that person "A" mentioned an idea for a software project on the web (ie. in a forum). Person "B" sees this idea and implements it. Can person "A" claim ownership of the idea? Has person "B" done something illegal by implementing the idea…
Can't Tell
  • 1,161
6
votes
5 answers

About Intellectual-Property agreement with employer

In IP agreement IP is define as below Intellectual Property (whether or not patentable and whether or not made during working hours) is defined as but not limited to: all product specifications, developments, inventions, works of authorship,…
turbo
  • 207
3
votes
2 answers

Intellectual Property for in house development

My company is a sub contractor on a major government contract. Over the past 5 years we've been developing in house applications to help support our company and streamline our work. Apparently in 2008 our president of the company at that time…
Kyle
  • 139