The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Software Patents
Gust
OCTOBER 19, 2014
Until mid-2013, the USPTO still operated on the doctrine of “first to invent,” rather than first to patent. I’m a big supporter of building and protecting a portfolio of real intellectual property, and maximizing your startup’s valuation, but it shouldn’t be just a legal game. Valid patents have been overturned by unpatented prior art.
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