Arguments about the value of patents have heated up over the past few years. Software patents in particular have come?under?increasing?scrutiny?from thought leaders in the start-up ecosystem, yet later-stage companies like Facebook continue to?pay huge sums?to acquire patent portfolios. Just how much attention are start-ups paying to patents? Rather than speculate, we decided to go straight to the data. We pulled information from CrunchBase and the USPTO to build a patent activity database of over 12,000 funded technology companies. Then we plugged it into RJMetrics, a tool that makes data more understandable and actionable for online businesses. Here?s what we found:v tech top model all stars americas next top model mark buehrle mark buehrle rick perry ad rick perry ad
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