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IBM Seeks Patent On Judging Programmers By Commitstheodp writes "How'd you like to be deemed unworthy of a job based upon a scan of your GitHub updates? That's what proposed in a newly-published IBM patent application for Automated Analysis of Code Developer's Profile, which proposes weeding out developer candidates for certain roles based on things like the amount of changes one typically makes with each commit, how frequently and regularly ...Slashdot - Feb 09 08:42am
IBM Tops US Patent List for 19th Consecutive YearIBM announced recently that it set a new U.S. patent record in 2011, marking the 19th consecutive year that the company has led the annual list of patent recipients. IBM inventors earned a record 6,180 U.S. patents in 2011, exceeding the combined issuances of Apple, Amazon, Google, and its top competitors.Dateline Philippines - Jan 18 11:30pm
IBM sets new US patent recordIBM was granted a record number of US patents during 2011. For the nineteenth consecutive year, IBM has been granted more US patents than any other company. But its 2011 performance set a new record of 6180 US patents granted. Samsung took second place with 4894, and Canon was third with 2821. The only top ten US patent recipient not based in Asia was Microsoft, which came sixth with 2311 ...iTWire - Jan 11 04:46pm
IBM tops patent application leaguePatents are where it's at these days, and for the 19th year in a row IBM is at the top of the pile with 6,180 patents granted during 2011. read moreTG Daily - Jan 12 05:36am