The Twitter IPA: What Does ?Defensive? Really Mean?

Twitter is an innovative company, and today?s introduction of the?Innovator?s Patent Agreement shows that their legal department can be innovative too. The Innovator?s Patent Agreement, a?draft of which?was released on GitHub, will allow inventors to retain control of their inventions to make sure that they are only used for defensive purposes. This new agreement is a clear PR and recruiting win for Twitter, but whether it will be anything more is debatable. At first glance, the?Innovator?s Patent Agreement?is a huge derivation from the standard assignment model, where an employee assigns all of their rights in an idea to their employer. ?In today?s climate, where many developers openly dislike the patent system, this new agreement may be a game changer. ?Recently, a Yahoo developer?openly lamented?the use of his technology in Yahoo?s lawsuit against Facebook. ?The?Innovator?s Patent Agreement?appears to be Twitter?s direct response to that mindset. ?Thus, the most likely initial result will be the use of this agreement as a recruitment tool. ?Indeed, in Twitter?s blog post Twitter asks interested developers to #Jointheflock.

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