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IBM seeing great returns on over 277,000 Macs and iOS devices issued to employees
Yes, that's pretty much what I said, thanks for paraphrasing it for me.netrox said:
So, Excel is the only software you use therefore Windows is a better choice. Got it.6502 said:I love Macs and have had one at home for 25+ year. But, I rely on Excel a lot at work and Excel just sucks on a Mac, and it's just not worth emulating it when I can just use a cheap W10 machine.
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Apple sued by ex-engineer over Find My iPhone patent credit, stock revocation after being ...
Owning a patent and being listed as an inventor on a patent are two different things. Yes, Apple owns the patent but all inventors, by patent law, must be listed on the patent or it can be invalidated. Apple can't simply pick and choose who it wants to list as inventors as a reward or punishment.tommikele said:This is typical termination case, not patent infringement. When you go to work for Apple or any other tech company you sign a document agreeing that they own everything you invent, code you write, underlying idea, etc. This is just a beef because they fired him and he didn't get his bonus. There is a clear inference from his own filing that he whined and complained until it interfered with work getting done so he got fired. Firing him was what any company would do in this case.
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Apple sued by ex-engineer over Find My iPhone patent credit, stock revocation after being ...
Most employment agreements stipulate that you have no ownership to any patents you are listed as an inventor on and therefore you are not subject to royalties or other compensation. But, that does not mean you can be excluded as an inventor if indeed you led to the inventive concepts in the patent.mike1 said:
And an individual has no claim on any patent issued for work done at his employer. Unless Apple has a formal plan to offer bonuses or other compensation for granted patents, his name on the patent only serves to give him professional credibility.lplohmann said:
Maybe you didn't understand this right. If what he claims is true, it's not just about "some name on some paper". Apple earns money from these patents. Also, he simply cannot do what you say, as he then would certainly be sued by Apple for patent infringement.maciekskontakt said:Every stick has two ends. Get over it. If they did not include you and not acknowledge that you have knwoledge how it works then go to another company use your knowledge and develope better solution. Apple may regret that they did not include you. I have done similar thing to someone who played arrogant and killed my idea. It worked for another company quite well. The previous employer hit themsleves with stick. The same happened with PC, Windows invention, mouse and other stuff. Credit comes with money for work and promotion - not with name on some paper.
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Apple sued by ex-engineer over Find My iPhone patent credit, stock revocation after being ...
Having the idea for an invention is exactly what gets you on the patent as an inventor, even more so than doing the development (the development often uses standard non-inventive techniques). I've seen many times where a coworker comes up with an idea, quickly writes it down and has a colleague sign it to witness it. If that is later submitted for a patent they are for sure listed as an inventor, often the first in the list.mike1 said:So, is this a patent lawsuit or a wrongful termination suit?Having the idea for the feature does not get you on a patent, unless you also had some role in actually developing the invention for which a patent is being sought.I'm sure there's more to the story but me thinks the grapes taste a little sour.
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Apple sued by ex-engineer over Find My iPhone patent credit, stock revocation after being ...
You're wrong on this. Inventorship on a patent is not just to show appreciation to the inventors. It has a strict legal meaning. Many patents have been invalidated after being challenged in court where it was shown a listed inventor did not contribute to the invention (the claims), and vice verse. My company takes inventorship very seriously and, if it is not obvious, you have to demonstrate with notebook entries how you contributed to the claims of the invention.maciekskontakt said:Every stick has two ends. Get over it. If they did not include you and not acknowledge that you have knwoledge how it works then go to another company use your knowledge and develope better solution. Apple may regret that they did not include you. I have done similar thing to someone who played arrogant and killed my idea. It worked for another company quite well. The previous employer hit themsleves with stick. The same happened with PC, Windows invention, mouse and other stuff. Credit comes with money for work and promotion - not with name on some paper.
