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Re:Twitter’s Surprising Solution to the Patent Problem: Let ... by path411 on Thursday February 21, 2013 @02:22PM (#5259509)
What happens if an employee becomes disgruntled and leaves the company? If they take their patents, wouldn't the company have to stop using the patents the employee owns?
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Re:Twitter’s Surprising Solution to the Patent Problem: Let ... by tkellogg on Thursday February 21, 2013 @02:26PM (#5259543)
No, the company still owns the patent. However, the company now has responsibilities back to the inventor. So while the inventor still doesn't own the patent, they do have some control over it's ability to be used for evil.
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