Legally Speaking Why Do Software Startups Patent (or Not)?

The article examines results stemming from the 2008 Berkeley Patent Survey, which sought to establish how many high technology entrepreneurs have sought patents for innovations embodied in their services and products. The author examines the economic benefits and hindrances associated with software...

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Published in:	Communications of the ACM Vol. 53; no. 11; pp. 30 - 33
Main Author:	Samuelson, Pamela
Format:	Article
Published:	Association for Computing Machinery Nov2010
Subjects:	Computer software research Patents Computer software industry Surveys New business enterprises Intellectual property
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost