Is it Intel hires Raja or Intel acquires RTG ? Cause although I''m a layman I think all intellectual property rights do not tranfer to Intel only cause they hired Raja, neither what you develop for a company you're working for becomes yours when you quit.
Not sure if you were being sardonic with that question. If you were, I apologize for not getting your jest; however:
Working for a company, all IP belongs to the company. The same goes in the academic sector except you just get to have your name on the projects (usually research) in a clearer fashion than in small print or "thanks for so-and-so for their part". If the IP is created/made/whatever during the course of employment for an employer, it belongs to the employer. Else (being that IP is created/made/whatever other than in the course of employment), it is owned by the employee. That is the general rule-of-thumb.
You NEVER share your best ideas with your coworkers, bosses/supervisors, or project/research/academic mentors. Trust me, been there and done that. Some people are scum and I'll leave it at that. Sorry, I got semi-triggered.
Plus, it ain't going to stop one company from acquiring IP of another through corporate espionage, borderline sniping of employees from other companies, or just straight-up theft disguised in such a way as to hide the source of the IP to begin with (IP laundering, in-a-way; though, I have most likely used that term incorrectly from a legal sense).
