這種事外國也會發生。
像是日本發明藍光 led 的中村修二教授。
http://bit.ly/TBta3f

In 2001, Nakamura sued his former employer Nichia over his bonus for the discovery, which was originally ¥20,000 (~US$180). Although Nakamura originally won an appeal for ¥20 billion (~US$180 million), Nichia appealed the award and the parties settled in 2005 for ¥840 million (~US$9 million), at the time the largest bonus ever paid by a Japanese company.

這麼賺錢的發明，Nichia bonus 就只給個 USD180。
和最後和解的 USD 9 million 差太多了。

還有前幾天的
Korean court orders Samsung to pay former R&D head $5.5m over unpaid patent bonuses

http://tnw.co/TBtTBE
A Samsung spokesperson told us:

It is Samsung’s view that the ruling underestimates the company’s contribution to the employee’s invention. After reviewing the judgment, we will determine what necessary steps should be taken, including legal action.