An engineer employed full-time at a firm develops a novel device at home on weekends using no company resources. The invention is unrelated to the company's business. Who owns the patent rights?
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A
The employer, because any invention made during employment belongs to them
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B
The engineer, because they used no company resources and it is unrelated to company business
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C
The engineer and employer jointly, as employment creates automatic co-ownership
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D
The government, because publicly funded research underpins all inventions