Commercial Law, 2012 Bar — Question 80

MULTIPLE CHOICE

X works as a research computer engineer with the Institute of Computer Technology, a government agency. When not busy with his work, but during office hours, he developed a software program for law firms that will allow efficient monitoring of the cases, which software program is not at all related to his work. Assuming the program is patentable, who has the right over the patent? A) X; B) Institute of Computer Technology; C) Neither X nor the Institute of Computer Technology can claim patent right over the invention; D) X and the employer of X will jointly have the rights over the patent.

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