In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Paige Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> If it so happens that while I am in the employ of a certain company, I
> invent some new algorithm, then my company has a vested interest in
> making sure that the algorithm remains its property and that no one
> else uses it, especially a competitor.
That would be perfectly reasonable. Unfortunately, patent law
doesn't work that way. You cannot patent an algorithm per se.
But anybody can patent applications of the algorithm that you
invented. You could end up having to pay royalties to somebody
else for using your own algorithm. The law is insane.
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