One of the better articles that I have read in awhile was on CNET a few days ago -- "Investors snub Friendster in patent grab". The really interesting thing about this article is not the content about the wranglings among the various social networking websites; this is one of those seldom-publicized cases where intellectual property really does have a meaningful impact on the development of a private company. Just to set the stage, most technology start-ups claim to have some unique technology or technological advantage that they feel they can leverage into a defensible market position. In practice, this seldom seems to matter for the following reason:
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When Patents do Matter for Start-Ups
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One of the better articles that I have read in awhile was on CNET a few days ago -- "Investors snub Friendster in patent grab". The really interesting thing about this article is not the content about the wranglings among the various social networking websites; this is one of those seldom-publicized cases where intellectual property really does have a meaningful impact on the development of a private company. Just to set the stage, most technology start-ups claim to have some unique technology or technological advantage that they feel they can leverage into a defensible market position. In practice, this seldom seems to matter for the following reason: