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INGERSOLL RAND CO. v. CIAVATTA

110 N.J. 609 (1988)

542 A.2d 879

INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION, AND INGERSOLL-RAND RESEARCH, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. ARMAND CIAVATTA, A RESIDENT OF NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 22, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Calimafde, a member of the New York bar, argued the cause for appellants (Woolson, Guterl, Sutphen and Anderson, attorneys; Mark S. Anderson, on the brief).

Charles J. Walsh argued the cause for respondent (Sills, Beck, Cummis, Zuckerman, Radin, Tischman & Epstein, attorneys; Charles J. Walsh and Stuart M. Feinblatt, on the brief).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by GARIBALDI, J.

The issue in this appeal is the enforceability of an employee invention "holdover" agreement. Specifically, the issue presented is whether a "holdover" clause requiring an employee to assign a post-termination invention that does not involve an employer's trade secret or proprietary information is enforceable. The products relevant to this dispute are a new type of friction stabilizer, which defendant invented...

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