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When a startup fails, its patents don't die with it.

Patents from failed companies are frequently acquired by patent assertion entities, then held until the technology becomes mainstream and profitable — sometimes a decade later. By that point, the royalty base is large, damages models have grown to match industry revenues, and designing around the patents is no longer realistic.

For large companies building in AI, biotech, fintech, and autonomous systems, the defendants most attractive to assertion entities are precisely the ones who succeeded.

Holland & Knight's breakdown of how this cycle works — and what proactive strategies can interrupt it — is required reading for any IP team operating in a fast-moving technology space.

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Today's Emerging Technology Is Tomorrow's IP Battlefront | Insights | Holland & Knight Patents of failed companies are often acquired by larger entities or patent assertion entities, leading to litigation against surviving companies and challenges for innovation and competition.

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