>I think that you are being treated very unfairly. I think simple justice
>requires that you get a large share (in the tens of percent,assuming that
>you were the main inventor) of the royalties and additional profit. I
>realize that most companies probably don't do this,but I feel that they
>should. It not only is right,>

Sorry to break you in mid-sentence there, Sean.

If you think like that, you will have a very hard time finding a good job
that you will be pleased with over a long period.

Read my other post.  I've been on both sides of this.

>but makes good business sense,i.e. every good
>inventor will want to come work for them.

That is true.  However, the other side of it is that your company may not
be in business too long if they treated everybody too well.

The only places I know of where this is done, and pretty close to "right,"
is with certain government functions.  The US Navy has a very good policy
to encourage its scientists to invent, likewise (I believe, don't know
firsthand) is NASA.  Someone else mentioned that his university (is AU I
think) is good about it.

Something to note - none of these institutions is known for high pay.  Good
bennies, yes, poor pay.

The other thing is that they aren't likely to go out of business any time soon.

Things to keep in mind.

Andy

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