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Patent Quality and Startups

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Startups Thrive When Policymakers Promote Quality and Stem Abuse

Over the past decade, a series of positive policies made it harder to obtain low-quality patents and assert them against startups. And as those policies went into effect, there was less and less abusive patent litigation. At the same time, startups across the country were thriving. However, more recent policy changes cut in the opposite direction–meaning more low-quality patents remain in force today. Instead of chipping away at the good progress, policymakers should restore their focus on patent quality.

Patent Suits and Entreprenurial Activity

Alice and IPR Protect Innovation
Abstract patents stifle innovation with heavy legal and financial burdens. Alice and IPR give startups the tools they need to curb this weight and get ahead of litigation.
Driving Innovation and Protecting Startups
With more than half a million patent applications filed each year, a few low quality patents sometimes get approved. Reforms like IPR and Alice help ensure patent quality.
Patent Quality is Essential to the State of Innovation
IPR and the Alice Decision make it easier for startups to operate so they can invest their resources on innovation instead of pricey litigation.

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