The average startup is a restaurant or small service business. Patent trolls don’t bother them.
Tech-unicorn-wannabe startups generally don’t get bothered until they’re well-funded, and that funding usually comes with advice and connections to legal teams, which mitigates the problem most of the time.
For companies in businesses that are patent-heavy, it’s more of an expense and nudge toward conformity (in corporate, legal, and finance setup) than a showstopper.
The average startup is a restaurant or small service business. Patent trolls don’t bother them.
Tech-unicorn-wannabe startups generally don’t get bothered until they’re well-funded, and that funding usually comes with advice and connections to legal teams, which mitigates the problem most of the time.
For companies in businesses that are patent-heavy, it’s more of an expense and nudge toward conformity (in corporate, legal, and finance setup) than a showstopper.