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Cranbe
Dec 9, 2012

mongeese posted:

That's a document that inventors usually sign when the patent application is filed. They're probably offering you the $10 because they hope that you'll sign it and they won't have to jump through some extra hoops in order to finalize the patent application if you refuse to sign it.

This isn't legal advice...from your brief summary, it sounds like the IP belongs to the company and you aren't being swindled, and they're offering you $10 so that they can save some money, time, and effort, but things might be a bit different depending on the entire document and facts.
Not a lawyer; not legal advice:
I'm guessing the assignment just has language that says, "ten dollars and other valuable consideration", which is pretty common/standard language in any type of contract (especially conveyances), since contracts require some sort of consideration between the parties. I would guess they're just clearing up their title to the patent and removing any doubt as to the ownership, but that doesn't necessarily mean you should sign it. It's probably worth talking to an attorney about.

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