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Software Patents are Becoming a Tax on Innovation

Startup Professionals Musings

The good news is that a patent can scare off or at least delay competitors, and as a “rule of thumb” every patent can add up to $1M to your startup valuation for investors, or for M&A exits (merger and acquisition). Even after your application is accepted, the issuing process takes a lifetime in today’s technology (4-5 years).

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

InfoChachkie

A startup-oriented lawyer may not be able to convince a jury of a guilty man’s innocence, but they can guide your adVenture through the menacing legal shoals it will no doubt face. You do not want your IP lawyer to learn the prior art associated with your technology on your dime. Your Lawyer is not a Doberman…. from the Wharton School.