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Aria Tan, a software engineer employed by TechNova Innovations, signs an inventions clause: 'All inventions conceived or reduced to practice during the term of employment, and related to TechNova's business or developed with TechNova's time, facilities, or resources, shall be the sole property of TechNova.' While working from home on her own time and using her personal laptop, Aria independently develops a novel software algorithm that is not related to TechNova's business. She files for a patent in her own name. TechNova seeks ownership under the clause.