If I worked for a cable company and developed a marketing plan that is very successful but the company is no longer using the plan, would like to sell it to a competitor?
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If I worked for a cable company and developed a marketing plan that is very successful but the company is no longer using the plan, would like to sell it to a competitor?
I have not worked for the company for 3 years. Is it legal to sell my plan, especially if the first company does not use it?
Asked on October 2, 2012 under Business Law, North Dakota
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
No, it would not be legal to sell the plan, because it is not yours--it is your former employer's. Anything you do while an employee, as part of your employment, belongs to your employer. The fact that you no longer work there or that they no longer use the plan does not change that.
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