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I did an internship at IBM (~15 years ago) and they said that not only does IBM have the most patents, it tries to have the most patents awarded every year. You

I did an internship at IBM (~15 years ago) and they said that not only does IBM have the most patents, it tries to have the most patents awarded every year. You could just send half arsed ideas to a team of lawyers and they would write it up into a proper patent. Getting patents in your name was a big part of moving up the internal engineering ladder.

iancmceachern 5y ago
But what do they do with them all? Seemingly not much...
- caseyscottmckay 5y ago
  It's a defensive strategy, so others cannot enforce vague patents against them.
kitd 5y ago
Master Inventor is a title that still carries a lot of esteem in IBM, albeit not the financial perks any more.