What does "Prior Inventions And Original Works Of Authorship" mean?

Question

I'm about to start a job and they want a list of "Prior Inventions And Original Works Of Authorship". What exactly should I include? Should I include anything I can point at that I've worked on? Should I include stuff I've worked on for past employers? What about stuff that is owned by an LLC I'm a partner in? Can I put down "anything in that SVN repo that I worked on"?

What I think (and correct me if I'm wrong) is going on here is that if I put something on the list, it's protected from them claiming I stole if from them (another clause gives them carte blanche in the other direction)

Answer 1

Usually, this is for you to list anything that you might have a personal Copyright or Patent for.

Gotta love the legal aspects of Software Development.

...but if you really want to be sure as to what the Employer is looking for ask them, not us!