For a software startup, a patent can be the intellectual property providing the key competitive advantage, or it can be an expensive non-defensible bureaucratic nightmare -- or both. I still generally advise software startups to file a patent as a barrier to entry from competitors and to increase their valuation by investors, but every entrepreneur needs to understand the tradeoffs.
Getting A Software Patent Is Valuable But Frustrating
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3012 days ago
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