My non-compete does Not designate a distance
The company I work for is based in Seattle, WA. My office is located in my home. The company is a national referral service for senior housing and senior care. Paragraph 9 of the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement states the following:
"9. Noncompetition. During the term of my employment or consulting relationship with the
Company and for two years following the termination of my relationship with the Company for any reason, I
will not, without the Company’s prior written consent, directly or indirectly work on any products or services
that are competitive with products or services (a) being commercially developed or exploited by the
Company during my employment or consultancy and (b) on which I worked or about which I learned
Proprietary Information during my employment or consultancy with the Company."
Under "inventions" the geographical distance is "the world" or "world-wide".
I want to start my own referral service or possibly become a licensed branch of another existing referral service. Is this possible? Thank you.
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posted by Neil Rubin | Sep 21, 2010 6:42 PM [EST]
You would be served well to talk with an employment attorney about the non-compete and its reasonableness before embarking on the new venture. You can select an employment attorney near you at: www.oelasmart.net/directory
posted by Bruce Elfvin | Sep 17, 2010 07:10 AM [EST]
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