Tri-county entrepreneurs question value of getting patents

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Tri-county entrepreneurs debate value of patents

By Philip Joens / Friday, May 13th, 2016 / Comments Off on Tri-county entrepreneurs debate value of patents

Protecting intellectual property is a big business, but tri-county entrepreneurs debate the usefulness of patents for small businesses. Filing patents can be expensive and confusing. Because of a recent Supreme Court decision, though, some patents don’t protect some software, lawyers say. About 15 entrepreneurs gathered at a recent Santa Barbara County Bar Association luncheon to…

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