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Comment author: shminux 13 May 2013 07:44:02PM 1 point [-]

I meant getting the actual patent, even if you are not successful at funding it.

Comment author: JoshuaFox 13 May 2013 07:59:35PM *  4 points [-]

Not that I know of. But why would you care about getting an issued patent (particularly in software) if you do not want to be a patent troll?

Considering this from the perspective of how an employer would see my CV, take a look at my list of patents.

Can you even tell the difference: Which are (1) under review at the USPTO; (2) abandoned by a bankrupt startup (two or three, but there is no public record of that, so even I don't officially know); (3) rejected (none, that almost never happens); (4) issued and approved as patents?

But I will grant that listing the $100 provisional patent application in your CV as a "patent application" is beyond the bounds of good taste. I do not list my (long-gone) provisional patent anywhere.

Thus, patents in your resume do provide a real signal (though weaker than many people think): They show that someone (an employer) thought it was worth investing some money in filing it.