[buro9]

"as far as I'm aware", this is doing some heavy lifting.

You need to be sure :)

The above list of requirements is in essence what most of the UK and EU check for when doing checks of patent and IP law.

I am not a lawyer though, I'm in engineering... so of course, get your own confidence that this approach is good for you.

Most employers would be cool with extra-curricular things (many demand it on CVs!), but you never actually know until it happens.