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The patent bonus at Nokia was just that, a patent bonus; the purpose of the program was to systematically collect a large portfolio of patents; such a patent ma
by ptaipale 8y ago
The patent bonus at Nokia was just that, a patent bonus; the purpose of the program was to systematically collect a large portfolio of patents; such a patent mass is used in IPR negotiations with other technology giants. Those patents were mass-produced - I got paid for one too - but I wouldn't call them "inventions".
There were other, substantially larger bonuses for innovations made by staff, when these innovations had larger economical impact (for instance, optimizing the production line).
- icantdrive55 8y agoI wish the patent fee would be tied to a person's/entity's income, and maybe after a certain number of patents--the fee would be exponential. It might level out the playing field, and maybe prevent these patent wars? (I believe all governmental fees/fines should be tied to income.)