IBM pays a bonus for and often promotes engineers based on the number of patents they file. The natural result is a very large number of patents, often of dubio

IBM pays a bonus for and often promotes engineers based on the number of patents they file. The natural result is a very large number of patents, often of dubious value, that may never be implemented. Having said that, I bet my colleagues at work would agree to pool in money and license this patent if our boss agreed to abide by it :D