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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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 53; no. 11; pp. 30 - 33
Autor principal: Samuelson, Pamela
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Nov2010
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