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Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview

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1798 points jerryX | 2 comments | 30 Nov 18 05:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.41s | source
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taneq ◴[30 Nov 18 06:06 UTC] No.18567105[source]▶
I'm amazed at how relaxed their response is. If I told someone about some of my work and then found out they'd tried to patent it, I would be pissed!
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1. ezoe ◴[30 Nov 18 06:27 UTC] No.18567175[source]▶
Yeah, like wtf?

>they offered to add me as an inventor on the patent application if it meant the applications could stand. I said no

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2. jacquesm ◴[30 Nov 18 07:59 UTC] No.18567501[source]▶
That offer alone should be enough to can the whole thing.