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IBM Master Inventor

Definition: Being recognized as a Master Inventor in IBM is an honor and carries with it an important responsibility to foster innovation in the community and create, protect and derive value from intellectual property. Master Inventors are recognized for their sustained contributions to both mentoring new inventors and the larger patent process at IBM, in addition to prolific invention.Master Inventor is a title reserved for leading inventors within IBM.

Each year, IBM asks a small group of employees to join the ranks of Master Inventor. This elite group of people is asked to assist in the identification of new inventions and mentor others in the use of the patent process, among other things. The invitation to become a Master Inventor is based on the value to IBM of an inventors' United States patents during the three prior calendar years. This achievement is significant because it is the result of a cumulative contribution to the IBM patent portfolio.