????然而，有時候很難證明某件發明誕生的具體時間，這也是許多大規模法律訴訟的爭議焦點。所以，為了在未來可能發生的法律訴訟中保護自己，洛貝爾建議保留詳盡的記錄。她說：“記錄下項目目前的進度，意味著你在接受這份工作之前已經完成了多少。你可以將信息通過信件形式發送給自己，上面的郵戳可以證明日期。你也可以將到目前為止的成果進行公證，如此一來，你不僅有日期，還有公證人作證?！?/p>

????“然后開始寫日記，記錄下業余工作的時間，以此來證明在被聘用之后，你是在利用自己的時間（比如在晚上和周末）搞發明創造。不要忘記使用完全不同的工具和設備，比如不要用白天上班所用的筆記本?！?/p>

????洛貝爾表示，剛開始一份新的工作，就要為未來可能發生的對抗采取預防措施，這或許會讓你感覺不自在，“就像人們不喜歡婚前協議一樣”，但在目前情況下，你別無選擇。

????她補充說：“我認為，這并不是公司與員工之間的問題，而是公司之間的對抗。歸根結底還是商業競爭。畢竟，雇主還是要進行招聘，他們希望找到最優秀的員工。從長期來看，這種限制性的、無效率的協議對公司也沒有幫助。公共政策必須努力推動允許人才自由流動?！?/p>

????許多地方正在朝這一方向努力。所以，祝你好運。（財富中文網）

????反饋：你是否曾被要求簽署轉讓協議？歡迎評論。

????譯者：劉進龍/汪皓

????Sometimes, however, it's hard to prove when something was invented, and that's been a major point of contention in a few big lawsuits. So, to protect yourself in the event of legal action down the road, Lobel recommends that you keep meticulous records. "Document where you are in your project right now, meaning how much of it you completed before taking this job," she says. "You can mail the information to yourself, so you have a postmark that shows the date. Or get your work product up to now notarized, so you have both the date and an impartial witness.

????"Then start a diary, keeping track of your hours so you can show that, after you were hired, you worked on your invention on your own time, evenings and weekends. Don't forget to use entirely separate tools and devices, like a separate laptop from the one you use for your day job."

????Lobel notes that you might be ill at ease with the idea of starting a new job while taking precautions against future antagonism -- "It's the same reason lots of people don't like prenuptial agreements" -- but, as things stand, you have little choice.

????"To me, the issue is not companies vs. employees, it's companies vs. companies," she adds. "It's all about how businesses compete. After all, employers also have to recruit people, and they want the best employees they can get. So in the long run, these restrictive, inefficient contracts don't help them either. Public policy has to move toward allowing the free flow of talent."

????In a few places, it's already going that way. Even so, good luck.

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