I am responsible for an important SKU for my ex-employer.<p>I had the original idea, made the demo. My employer filed the patent, did NOT include my name as inventor and then made moves to fire me by giving me an impossibly tough project.<p>By achieving this tough project, I made another piece of IP for my firm.<p>My ex-firm is<p>1. Filing patents by reading emails of the engineers.
2. None of the engineers are aware that the firm is filing for IP. let alone inventorship or equity.
3. Firm is also making grounds for ex-employee litigation - i.e they will sue their employees if any of them starts a firm doing the same thing as them.
4. CEO is also making recordings of employees, taking legal admissions on WhatsApp and surreptitiously making old employees sign new employment contracts.<p>Having done them so much of a favour , now I am doing another favour to them by keeping quiet about the bullshit that I have detected as happening in the firm.<p>Most of the employees and engineers are long standing and have made large contributions.<p>I don't want any payout / equity - but I am pissed off enough to torpedo / oppose their patents which are not granted yet.<p>N.B: The CEO is related to me - :)
Most employment contracts state that what you make during work time belongs to them. Read what you signed then get a lawyer.<p>Any retribution will be illegal and may find yourself in hot water.
Did they promised you something and didn't deliver?<p>OR<p>You think you deserve to get something from someone else and didn't get what you wanted?<p>These are two different things. If it is latter - move on and succeed elsewhere.
What about competitors ? If this is important enough for a patent filing, there may be competitors to your ex-firm interested in your skills and expertise. Have you considered that angle ?