I seem to recall being told at one point while interning there that you couldn't get on the management track within Tivoli with less than 5 patents to your name

I seem to recall being told at one point while interning there that you couldn't get on the management track within Tivoli with less than 5 patents to your name. I was always super jealous of the patent plaques people would have made and hang in their office when one got approved.