On: The Unfortunate Rise of Patents in the Startup World

[pan69]

In my opinion, in the start up world, patents are just another way of "cashing in". I.e, your product might fail but your patent might prevail.

[bdcravens → pan69]

This position results from confirmation bias. You know of the big sales of patents, but everyday there are patents filed, generally costing $10,000+ to the filers, that may not even sell at a profit to acquire. Everyday startups fail with ideas that noone really cares about.