Re: [PIUG List] Incentives for employee inventors

Having been a member of this species (employee inventor) quite a while ago,
I can give you some old data and info (all US).

Forty years ago, Air Products and Chemicals (Allentown, PA) had the
applicants split $75 for each US patent filing and split another $75 upon
the patent issuing. Although I have 3 patents from that organization (IMHO,
should have had more), I only got $37.50 from the first filing, received
before I left.

I'm not sure what the cash awards were for Amoco Corp. (now BP) since I only
have 6 disclosures (released to me), but they eventually gave certificates,
public recognition, and possibly some cash for inventors of 5 patents, 10
patents, etc. At the suggestion of several of us, Amoco and it's operating
companies began a program of innovation awards, made to participants in
programs that either didn't lead to patents or where the participants made
significant contributions but were not on any patent forthcoming.

Of course, all employees with any possibility of making patent disclosures
were required to sign a patent agreement.

-- Bob Buntrock
Buntrock Associates
Orono, ME


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Torrero" <chris_at_torrero.demon.co.uk>
To: "PIUG Discussion List @ Listbox" <piug_discussion_list_at_v2.listbox.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 5:24 PM
Subject: [PIUG List] Incentives for employee inventors


>
> I have been asked by my employer to research the issue of incentives and
> rewards paid by companies to their employee inventors. I am aware of the
> little used sections 39-43 of the Patents Act 1977 (as amended). I have
> also found much discussion of the German statutory provisions.
>
> What I would like to find are examples of schemes operated by UK companies
> to provide incentives/rewards to their employee inventors. What kind of
> rewards are paid and at what stage(s) of the process.
>
> If any readers could give outline details of schemes with which they are
> familiar, I would be very grateful
>
> Regards
>
> Chris Torrero
> Information Officer
> LGC Limited
> 020 8943 8483
> --
> Chris Torrero


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Received on Fri Jan 11 2008 - 01:17:13