Patents

My boss has been requesting the Reliability software team that I am leading to generate patents for the department. Apart from having to struggle with tight project timeline, sad to say, most of my engineers are the least interested nor motivated to think about patents. Most of my engineers pay more attention to the annual increment rather than monetary rewards associated with successful filing of patents.
Successful filing of patents or trade secrets represents the ultimate recognition awarded by the organization top management to the contribution made by the team. It is surprising how many employees overlook the lucrative cash rewards associated with patents.
Is it difficult to generate or develop patent? The answer is surprising ‘not difficult’ at all. What is required is little bit of creativity, common sense and in-depth of knowledge of the areas of your work scope. The ability to think out of the box and deriving simple solution to solving a complex issue lends itself easily to patent design.