All,
The patent might be the way to go. My company has had a couple of contractors go
out and patent designs that we paid them to design/build and we now have to pay
them even if we build anymore. It is away to get even but, it can backfire.
On one of those designs we went and did some redesign along applied for a patent
to keep him out of the picture. We went and contested the patent app. on another.
Also it could be asked:
Is your patent lawyer bigger then theirs?
Regards,
Russel Pringle
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From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
Matthew Lamkin
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 8:30 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [DC] Designer beware
Problem with that is that it might get around & you will then not be trusted
to keep designs secure/private from your paying customers.
Can you patent the design if they have not done?
After all, you got the original work lol
-----Original Message-----
From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
Barbara Burcham
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 2:18 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [DC] Designer beware
Sell those databases to the company of origin's competition!
Until they are paid for, they are yours.
Any one signing contracts that says you cannot do this?
Barbara Burcham, C.I.D.
Sr. PCB Designer
Fairfield, Ind., Inc.
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281-275-7687
281-275-7550 fax
-----Original Message-----
From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Richard
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 1:17 AM
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Subject: Re: [DC] Designer beware
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From: "Mario Irigoyen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 10:44 AM
Subject: [DC] Designer beware
> Hello everyone,
>
> I really hate using this forum for this purpose but I just don't want
to
> see any other designer getting screwed the way I did.
> I provided PCB design services for a company in Jan 2003. They did not
> pay me for the work then and have still not paid me, with interest
> accruing monthly. I've heard promise after promise but still no money.
> Now they need some revisions to the board and have asked me to provide
> additional services for a "promise to pay" some time in the near
future.
> I have taken the stand "pay me for what I've already done and I'll do
> the new work with a promise to pay".
>
> I believe they are now shopping for someone else to do the work. I
have
> the original database (and won't give it up) so the job will need to
be
> recreated from scratch.
>
> Here is the information I can provide:
> The company is/was Products Research, Inc. formerly based in Addison,
IL
> but was forced out of their office due to lack of finances.
> The board is a 6-layer (4 sig, 2 plane) mixed tech (SMT&TH) with SM on
> both sides, called the Advantage 2.
> Contacts: Jack Paul and/or Dick Kaman
>
> If any of you have been contacted for this job BEWARE. If you would
like
> to speak to me about this please call the number below.
>
> Also, please don't respond to this email. I'm sending out for
> informational purposes only.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mario Irigoyen
> 630-853-9657 Cell
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
Mario,
Sorry to hear about your problem.
I've had the same thing happen, and still haven't worked out a method
that
I'm 100% satisfied with.
It's good that you posted your information here, not only for yourself
but
for others as well.
Gook luck with getting paid.
Richard
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