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Is filing patents a money-maker for startups? It boosts odds 17.1 times

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  1. An analysis finds that startups that file patents and trademarks in advance may see up to 17.1 times higher funding likelihood, and more than twice the likelihood of an exit.
  2. The National IP Strategy Committee and the Korean Intellectual Property Office released the analysis on July 21, based on investment and filing data for 2,615 startups from 1999 to 2025.
  3. Filing patents and trademarks together raised funding likelihood 9 times, and filing more than 20 applications domestically and overseas raised it 17.1 times; the head of the Korean Intellectual Property Office said policy support would be expanded.

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Is filing patents a money-maker for startups? It boosts odds 17.1 times

Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): 스타트업 특허 출원이 머니? 17.1배도 벌어준다

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