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Suggestion Box Systems, Esther Weissman
Suggestion Box Systems, Esther Weissman
Cleveland State Law Review
The employee "suggestion box" has become a common feature of American enterprise. Its use is simple and beneficial. An employee writes an idea on a blank form conveniently made available in his work area and drops his suggestion into a box provided for such suggestions. Many legal questions arise in connection with suggestion systems. But there has been little litigation in this field so far, probably because of the small scale nature of most of the claims which develop as a result of such suggestions. But with the rapid expansion of suggestion systems, more attention will be given to their …
Submission And Receipt Of Ideas: Conflicting Rights, Joseph R. Teagno
Submission And Receipt Of Ideas: Conflicting Rights, Joseph R. Teagno
Cleveland State Law Review
An idea has little or no value in the isolation of the conceiver's mind. Artistic creations and developments and improvements in products, machines, and methods are examples of such ideas. Value may be imparted to such an idea by communicating it to others who value it for its utilitarian or esthetic characteristics. Property rights arise from appreciation of such value by others, following communication.