"Why not use the return from patents to fund additional research?"

The rule at the time was that land should be purchased from the Patent.

Does some of the profit from potential drugs or patents belong to them?

But the biggest protection is likely to come from several patents that Intel has on the 386.

What exactly is a trade secret and is it any different from patents?

In many countries, certain subject areas are excluded from patents, such as business methods and mental acts.

Last year, Columbia earned nearly $100 million of its $1.5 billion budget from patents and royalties.

In the last quarter, the strategy paid off, as royalty revenue from patents rose nearly 25 percent to $186 million.

On the other hand, royalties from patents or commercialization of the products can be used to support further research.

Much of the early financing came from selling patents and from family money.