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Re:Federal Circuit Should Not Allow Patents on Inventions Th... by philipov on Saturday February 24, 2018 @11:59AM (#16454105)
Don't allow corporations to own patents. Limit their ownership to individual humans.
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Re:Federal Circuit Should Not Allow Patents on Inventions Th... by NeonVice on Saturday February 24, 2018 @12:05PM (#16454134)
How exactly would that work when I work for a corporation who is paying me to invent? If I am successful in my invention, then I just take my invention and run. This would stifle research investment.
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Re:Federal Circuit Should Not Allow Patents on Inventions Th... by monocasa on Saturday February 24, 2018 @12:31PM (#16454277)
This is how it works in Germany. Patents aren't transferable in Germany, even from employee to employer, but you can licence them to your employer.
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Re:Federal Circuit Should Not Allow Patents on Inventions Th... by walterbell on Saturday February 24, 2018 @12:17PM (#16454193)
Shared ownership? Both parties take risks.
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