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So beside patent trolls, do you have any example of software patent case where a big company blocked a startup based on patent? (recent example, after elis). I
by streetcat1 4y ago
So beside patent trolls, do you have any example of software patent case where a big company blocked a startup based on patent? (recent example, after elis).
In general I would buy patent insurance.
- gator101 4y agoI would think of this differently; I've seen cases of very big companies trying to buy software startups, and when the startups declined, the big companies cloned the software startup's tech while filing their own patents all around it. Startups having something at least gives some sort of ammunition should this kind of thing happen. Also, I think IP is a good bargaining chip when seeking funding etc., and I've seen IP multiply the valuation of startups during potential sales
- PaulHoule 4y agoI have occasionally found people that think that "patent pending" means I am a litigious SOB but met other people who thought I was a lot more serious and worth talking to because I had a patent pending. Many partners like the idea that they're getting to use unique IP that their competitors don't have access to. Consider those "as seen on TV" products such as the expanding hose: the inventor is working with the TV promotion company, manufacturers, retailers, etc. and they all appreciate that they are selling something unique.
- gator101 4y agoexactly; I think it would be worthwhile to help startups get away from that default thinking, and sooner get started on what they will eventually want to do once they realize it's part of the game / shouldn't be ignored. It's just about getting them to not suffer the damage of being late to the game that they will inevitably need to play if they get serious