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[–] WhiteRonin 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

Possibly, if you are on company time then they could probably say they paid you to do that.

If say use that available time to study and do work at home that you don't want to give them.

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[–] individualin1984 0 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago 

You probably signed a document that spells that out for you. Most of them carry the verbage of if the company does it or wants to do it, it belongs to them. Also anything done while being paid by them, belongs to them.

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[–] 4940576? 0 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago  (edited ago)

It might depend on how the IP relates to your current job and your contract. If you are working for a communications company and create new software for using a communication protocol in a certain way they may be able to claim it no matter what. Same job but create a new game that uses standard communication protocols in the same old way and you are probably clear.

EDIT: Forgot to cover one other thing. Anything you do during work hours can conceivably be claimed by them since they technically paid you to write it.