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Re:Volvo Gave Away the Most Important Design They Ever Patented by latj on Thursday August 01, 2013 @04:15PM (#6143161)
You cant compare Volvo then and Volvo now.

But if the question is- would a young Swedish researcher today consider giving away an important invention that would help the world...I think it could still happen.

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Re:Volvo Gave Away the Most Important Design They Ever Patented by umsm on Thursday August 01, 2013 @04:22PM (#6143210)
The problem is that most researchers are employed. The inventions are thus property of their employer.
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Re:Volvo Gave Away the Most Important Design They Ever Patented by tuix on Thursday August 01, 2013 @07:07PM (#6144232)
Unless they are employed by a university. In Sweden, employees of universities always own the invention even though universities function like companies in most aspects.
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