This reverses the meaning of the question. When last did a poor person get to the patent office first and then retain the rights themselves to critical tech. P

This reverses the meaning of the question. When last did a poor person get to the patent office first and then retain the rights themselves to critical tech. Patent law as it is explains much of the 6-fold increase in inequality in the US in the last few decades. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/our-biggest-economic-social-political-issue-two-economies-ray-dalio?articleId=6327163206116667393 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/our-biggest-economic-social-p... PS Employees aren't generally amongst the poor.