Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 09 2012 @ 06:28 PM EDT |
Very typically, when you are hired, you are required to sign
an employment agreement, part of which will say you
specifically will assign any patents you obtain related to
your work. So while you are technically the holder of the
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Authored by: The Cornishman on Thursday, May 10 2012 @ 01:04 PM EDT |
Indeed, granting the patent to a single individual would be unreasonable, but
joint ownership amongst a team wouldn't be infeasible. Scientific papers are
authored in this way, and although authorship is less potentially lucrative than
a patent grant, it seems to be accepted. Nevertheless, if, say, Kodak owns,
corporately, certain patents, I still don't see how it benefits the state, or
society, that Kodak can *sell* that patent to another party.
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