http://www.startupbug.com/startup-news-and-stories/high-costs-keeping-software-startups-from-filing-patents/ It seems that every week we hear about another patent lawsuit between tech companies claiming the exclusive rights to various technologies and methods. With large corporations like Apple, Google and Microsoft frequently defending patents in court, smaller companies may get the idea that patents are the best way to protect intellectual property. A recent survey from the University of California, Be... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:53:25 CDT en