Yahoo! V. Media Relevance CA6

I. Background

In October 2003, Clarke-Martin joined Yahoo as an employee. When he joined the company, he signed an “Employee Confidentiality and Assignment of Inventions Agreement” (employment agreement). In paragraph 8 of the employment agreement, Clarke-Martin promised to “assign to Yahoo! or its designee, my entire right, title, and interest in and to . . . all Inventions

1 The judgment also substituted Yahoo! Holdings, Inc., as the plaintiff and entered judgment in favor of Yahoo! Holdings, Inc., following Yahoo!’s representation that ownership interest in the subject patent family was transferred to Yahoo! Holdings, Inc., which was then sold to Verizon Communications, Inc. For the sake of clarity, unless it is within quoted material in the record, we will simply refer to plaintiff as Yahoo. which I may solely or jointly develop or reduce to practice during (a) the time I am employed, whether or not during normal working hours, . . . which (i) relate to, result from or are suggested by any current or reasonably anticipated business activity of Yahoo!, (ii) are aided by the use of time, material, Proprietary Information or facilities of Yahoo!, whether or not during working…