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Thanks, I will update the post to talk about first-to-file since that changes the tradeoff one is making by deciding whether to file patents or not.
by joisig 7y ago
Thanks, I will update the post to talk about first-to-file since that changes the tradeoff one is making by deciding whether to file patents or not.
- redis_mlc 7y agoFirst-to-file in the US started March 16, 2013. Filing patents is mostly something to do for startups if it's easy for you (ie. your investor has an IP lawyer, or a relative is one), or your investors want a patent story. But even some SF Unicorns don't file patents, or delay it for a decade. The problem with patents is that most startups can't afford the legal fees and distraction to defend them, so why pay to file? However, definitely file trademarks and copyrights (cheap and easy) and renew your domain names. Source: have done my own IP for software for 20 years, now looking into music rights.