Strawberry scientist is sued over the fruits of his research

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1. This is a Common Intellectual Property Issue

Back in the days of the Apollo space project, my father was a design engineer for the Space and Information Systems Div. of what was then North American Aviation. He was barred from patenting some of his designs for equipment used by the astronauts, as the company claimed they owned the patent rights since they were paying him a salary. I remember how angry he felt about not even receiving a bonus for his contributions. This is how corporate America does business and how we all lose because of it. There is a better way to fund research that would benefit us all, not just a few shareholders.