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The non-software patents were critical. This isn't patenting a button clicking method. It's more similar in utility and specificity to pagerank. It has been a
by trapper 18y ago
The non-software patents were critical.
This isn't patenting a button clicking method. It's more similar in utility and specificity to pagerank. It has been a huge R&D effort over the last few years.
We could just keep it secret. But I want to publish with it and it could be valuable if the startup is as successful as we hope. Isn't that what the patent system is for?
If other startups entered our market and used the same algorithm; I am unsure what I would do. It's more for potential investors/acquisitions and our ability to publish.
- jacquesm 18y agoThen I would seriously advise against publishing, because once published the cat is out of the bag and a patent will not protect you. Keep in mind that software patents are not recognized in a large part of the world and if one of your competitors sets up shop in a country where software patents are not valid you have no recourse. For a physical apparatus it's a wholly different game.
- trapper 18y agoGood point.