socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Santa Barbara-based whole home audio systems maker Sonos has filed another patent infringement suit at Google , saying that Google has infringed on five wireless audio patents held by the company. The lawsuit is the second filed against Google by Sonos, which also sued Google over similar patents in January.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

International Trade Commission has taken up a complaint, filed by Santa Barbara-based Sonos , that Google has been importing and selling goods which Sonos says infringe upon its patents. The move is the latest in a big battle between Sonos and Google. READ MORE>>.

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Google Santa Barbara Patents Competition 113

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

In Mark Suster’s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara , he advised his audience of entrepreneurial students to master two skills: selling and coding. Bill’s advice reflects Microsoft’s hardnosed culture, which encourages internal competition and a ruthless pursuit of the truth. I am not suggesting you spurn product excellence.

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Tips Startup IP Santa Barbara 275

socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2014

Jeff Overall: It all started back in 2011, when I was going to the University of Santa Barbara. How did you go from those prototypes to a real product and manufacturing? So, I started reaching out to the stores that were carrying GoPros, and as you might expect, all of the big companies were hesitant about the product.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2015

Santa Barbara-based Ice Energy (www.ice-energy.com) has quietly been working away at developing energy storage systems to help smooth out the demand for energy on the nation's power grid. We have a lot in common in terms of those air conditioners and even the technology, but our product is different in an important way.

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