Offer Letters, Non-Competes and NDAs: What do they really mean?
Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 12:00pm to 1:15pm
3-133
This workshop will review and discuss the kinds of offer letters, non-competition agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and invention assignment agreements that new employees are regularly asked to sign as they join companies. Using actual agreements, we will examine:
• The extent to which offer letters truly mean what they say, and whether and to what extent they are negotiable;
• Whether non-competes are enforceable;
• The restrictions actually imposed by the typical NDA (non-disclosure agreement) and Invention Assignment Agreement,
• Whether and to what degree employees can retain intellectual property rights in the innovations to which they contribute; and
• The special problems of planning to start your own company while still working.
The instructors, Lou Rodriques and John Akula from Law at MIT Sloan, were for many years practicing attorneys – the focus of this workshop is on realistic, practical concerns. No prior knowledge of the law is necessary.
Registration required through CareerBridge (powered by Handshake). This CAPD event is open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni.
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