>I wonder the motivations of the last 6% People in corporate take pride in IP. The number of patents a team has applied for is a measure of its success. As a

>I wonder the motivations of the last 6% People in corporate take pride in IP. The number of patents a team has applied for is a measure of its success. As a proponent of foss, I believe software patents hinder development, because it makes the work I do difficult. But people working in 'corporate' IT see it as a reward for their work. I am sure many of them celebrated the recent World IP day and made plans to apply for more patents.