Patents: Changing the World, Or Not?

I love reading classic patents. For the ones that are truly ground-breaking, there’s a feeling of “this is going to change the world”, and where there’s generally a better explanation of the methods than in academic papers.

We have had three highly successful spin-out companies (Zonefox, Symphonic and Cyan Forensics), and a new one finding its way (Memcrypt). Overall, we have always submitted…