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Its not surprising that Jobs would be included on patents that were filed by people who worked for or with him. He was known to be mean and pushy and could easi
by PretzelPirate 4y ago
Its not surprising that Jobs would be included on patents that were filed by people who worked for or with him. He was known to be mean and pushy and could easily force his name to be included.
Do we know of one thing that Jobs actually invented or co-invented, or was he always the marketer?
- zaroth 4y agoHundreds of things. Peyton just told you that. But you like the idea of Jobs being a “conman” better than the truth so why disabuse you of the notion? In case you’re wondering, filing a patent with an improperly listed inventor is fraud and invalidates the patent. Every patent app includes a signed oath and declaration by the inventors that they did indeed invent it. The idea that Jobs didn’t have direct input on the functionality of novel features of Apple products is beyond absurd. Aside from the fact that he was notoriously hands-on, Apple has been coasting on his achievements and direction for over a decade now.
- WalterBright 4y agoLook at the post-Jobs Apple. It's just been step-wise refinement.
- illiarian 4y ago> He was known to be mean and pushy and could easily force his name to be included. He was also very closely involved with every aspect of the products Apple was developing. Just watch any of his interviews. He knew all the details: technical, design, marketing. So yeah, I'm not surprised he has his name on patents.
- astrange 4y agoYou can't force your name onto a patent, it's invalid if the inventor list is falsified.
- hgsgm 4y agoThat's not the point. You can contribute to an invention in a completely unimportant/replaceable way, and still be a contributing inventor.