I would have thought that many companies have intellectual property clauses that grant ownership of all IP to the employer, whether that IP is created on company or personal time.
How do you address this?
How do you address this?
IANAL. For specifics, see § 2870: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio...
Presumably some other jurisdictions have similar laws, and that is a factor in your job search if you are planning to work on anything on the side: pick a location with laws that allow this. Failing that, you can negotiate to retain IP on existing side-projects when you join a company, as an amendment to your contract.