Do Patent Assets have a Second Life When Startups Fail? An Analysis of the Redeployment Likelihood and Mode of Transfer
By Carlos J. Serrano and Rosemarie H. Ziedonis
Venture capital-backed startups are fertile sources of patented inventions, yet they often go out of business. Ewens & Farre-Mensa (2022) report that up to 40 percent of startups that received VC financing between 1992 and 2009 shut down and were terminated at a loss.