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As an ex-IBMer, I can tell you they really incentivize patents. IIRC, you get $1000+ on your first patent and pretty decent money on subsequent patents. Many em
by lolkkhhty 7y ago
As an ex-IBMer, I can tell you they really incentivize patents. IIRC, you get $1000+ on your first patent and pretty decent money on subsequent patents. Many employees form 4-5 person teams where each member basically work on their own patent but their name is listed on all patent applications submitted by their team. This way even if 4 out of 5 patents are rejected, team still has 1 approved patent and everyone in team wins some money.