They seem like they are just replacing the program with another similar program with an incompatible payout scheme and this is just an excuse to not pay people.

They seem like they are just replacing the program with another similar program with an incompatible payout scheme and this is just an excuse to not pay people. >IBM canceled the program at the end of 2023 and replaced it with a new one that uses a different, incompatible point system called BluePoints. >"The previous Invention Achievement Award Plan will be sunset at midnight (eastern time) on December 31st, 2023," company FAQs explain. "Since Plateau awards are one of the items being sunset, plateau levels must be obtained on or before December 31, 2023 to be eligible for the award. Any existing plateau points that have not been applied will not be converted to BluePoints."