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California Labor Code Section 2872

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If an employment agreement entered into after January 1,
1980, contains a provision requiring the employee to assign or offer
to assign any of his or her rights in any invention to his or her
employer, the employer must also, at the time the agreement is made,
provide a written notification to the employee that the agreement
does not apply to an invention which qualifies fully under the
provisions of Section 2870.  In any suit or action arising
thereunder, the burden of proof shall be on the employee claiming the
benefits of its provisions.

Last modified: January 12, 2009