Patents in Startups and SMEs

Roberto Moro-Visconti ()
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Roberto Moro-Visconti: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Chapter Chapter 15 in Patent Valuation, 2025, pp 537-560 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter discusses how startups and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can strategically use patents and highlights how they can ensure the protection of innovation, funding, and commercialization. It showcases traditional and new modes of IP monetization, such as patent tokenization on the blockchain, crowdfunding avenues, and patent-backed financing. Moreover, the chapter highlights the barriers that SMEs face, including high costs, the threat of litigation, and not having specialized knowledge, as well as proposing solutions through incubators, accelerators, and cooperative networks.

Keywords: Intellectual property management; Blockchain tokenization; Crowdsourced licensing; Venture capital signaling; AI patent analytics; Global IP policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-88443-6_15

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