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Re:Engineer refusing to file/disclose patents by toomuchtodo on Sunday March 24, 2019 @02:19PM (#19477826)
I’ve finally found a German law/regulation I take issue with.
Re:Engineer refusing to file/disclose patents by geocar on Sunday March 24, 2019 @02:35PM (#19477948)
Why? It seems pretty good to me.

I did a little googling and it seems, that if you patent something that benefits your company, they can license it from you, and if they patent something you invent, then they have to pay you a revenue share. If they try and fuck you after a disclosure, then you get to keep the patent.

Re:Engineer refusing to file/disclose patents by toomuchtodo on Sunday March 24, 2019 @02:40PM (#19477973)
I recind my above statement. That is surprisingly (as an American) reasonable. The comment I replied to made it sound much more onerous, but with those details it sounds very fair.
Re:Engineer refusing to file/disclose patents by cygned on Sunday March 24, 2019 @02:44PM (#19477997)
This comment quotes what the regulation actually states:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19477950

Re:Engineer refusing to file/disclose patents by Tomte on Sunday March 24, 2019 @02:21PM (#19477851)
I need to look up sometime what happens when you have two jobs. That's uncommon here, but I'm sure the law spells it out.

(Edit: couldn't find it in the law, and will not be in the University library soon to check the legal commentaries — but I still find that question interesting)

Re:Engineer refusing to file/disclose patents by albinowax_ on Sunday March 24, 2019 @02:24PM (#19477875)
They have a dubious law banning 'dual use' security tools too