Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Arizona

Re: Employer Takes Design from empolyee

Are you willing to risk your career over this? You may have a leg to stand on if the design was not done with company equipment or time and was not within your job description and does not relate to the company's business and does not involve use of any company proprietary information. A lot of ifs, but your post sounds like you may satisfy many of the ifs. Call or email me with specifics if you want more precise advise. This is a matter to discuss with a patent attorney versed in trade secrets, as you are probably in a grey area with a result dependent on specific facts.