tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post8491404487660212034..comments2023-11-05T06:06:12.057-06:00Comments on The 271 Patent Blog: Patents, Entrepreneurial Performance and VC FinancingTwo-Seventy-One Patent Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02481083706071978817noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post-20577100895443872562010-09-27T16:24:33.883-05:002010-09-27T16:24:33.883-05:00It should certainly be no surprise to anyone that ...It should certainly be no surprise to anyone that VCs heavily favor those start-ups that have committed to obtaining <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/10/how-to-file-a-patent/" rel="nofollow">patents</a> on their innovations. Although the study likely will not silence those anti-IP ideologues who insist on a world without patents, it at least provides additional evidence as to the importance of patents for start-up companies.patent litigationhttp://www.GeneralPatent.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post-37580064314090090082010-09-24T08:32:37.992-05:002010-09-24T08:32:37.992-05:00I think this is absolutely true in that patents gi...I think this is absolutely true in that patents give a way to back up claims of achievements in innovation prior to commercialization of a product. It is also true in that patents help VC's turn around and hype the company. Patents when issued can also be collateral for loans. But no doubt patents give credibility and enhance value for a start up.Dave Healeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938282981369246845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post-33817487200892161592010-09-22T20:36:49.731-05:002010-09-22T20:36:49.731-05:00the link to the research paper seems broken. do y...the link to the research paper seems broken. do you have an update url?<br /><br />thanks!Christabel Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post-75480650982385384052010-09-22T10:05:48.056-05:002010-09-22T10:05:48.056-05:00Merely fyi:
Academics still running amok in IP: V...Merely fyi:<br /><a href="http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/academics-still-running-amok-in-ip-vcs.html" rel="nofollow"><br />Academics still running amok in IP: VCs and patents</a>Lawrence B. Eberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616776187293753324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post-21705822521607092012010-09-21T05:04:11.794-05:002010-09-21T05:04:11.794-05:00Precisely. Not only that, but in practice, it seem...Precisely. Not only that, but in practice, it seems VC approach the negotiating table much more seriously in the presence of Patent rights, than where there isn't any, or only a few.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com