socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2018

The royalty dispute is over whether the royalty agreement between Lamar, Dre, and Iovine only coverd the first version of the Beats' headphones, or all subsequent designs. According to reports, a jury began deliberations Friday on the case, which was filed in 2016 by former business partner Steven Lamar. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 22, 2019

With Naqzi on board, the company began filing patents for its unique process and the products it’s bringing to market, says Paiji. “E verything is proprietary everything is backed by patents,” she says.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2009

Costa Mesa-based storage adapter firm Emulex reported this morning that the firm has scored a design win with IBM, on a adapter for IBM's BladeCenter HS22 blade servers. Emulex had disclosed it had signed a patent cross licensing deal with IBM earlier in the week, covering the technology behind the adapter.

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Xconomy

JULY 24, 2020

Both drugs are anti-cancer molecules in mid-stage development that have been designed to hit known cancer targets. This week, drug licensing deals it made with two publicly traded companies spurred it to say more. But not much. They’re intended to address the No. 2 causes of cancer death worldwide. But the firm.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

Patents held by startups generally have a limited ability to reduce competition. The average time required to obtain a patent is 36-to-40 months, during which there is no guarantee your adVenture will ultimately receive patent protection. Even if you are granted a patent, the scope of your claims may be significantly denuded.

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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2012

Silicon Laboratories said it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against MaxLinear in the Southern District of California, San Diego Division. Silicon Labs said it now has patent litigation against MaxLinear covering twenty of its patent related to RF and mixed-signal design.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

BlackBerry--which already has an outstanding lawsuit against Typo--claims the company''s redesigned Typo 2 smartphone case still infringes upon its patents. BlackBerry first sued Typo last year over its keyboard design, and recently won $860,000 in a judgement against the company. Typo has raised $1M from celebrity Ryan Seacrest.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

Working on that unique design, or completing the breakthrough for an innovative patent, are moments of inspiration that you will never forget, especially if they become your competitive edge. Incorporate, register your domain name, trademarks, and copyrights, then patent if possible. Love that sustainable competitive advantage.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

So, the company turned the ship, slowly it seemed, as R&D worked to develop an appropriate product using the base of the original design. …and the result of not listening to our gut? Time slipped; fixed overhead continued. And exactly as you’d expect, there came the time when the company ran out of money as it ignored its original market.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2014

Irvine-based nuclear and hazardous waste remediation technology developer Kurion , which is venture backed by Lux Capital, Firelake Capital Management and Acadia Woods Partners, said this morning that it has acquired Vista Engineering Technologies , an engineering, design and technology firm.

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Xconomy

JUNE 29, 2016

But as I explain in a longer blog post , what is copied is a common motif in song composition, effectively a design tool. No one can claim copyright to these things because they have been around for a long time and are now “generic” parts or common design tools, respectively. To me, a chord progression is an abstract music design tool.

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2010

Masimo had sued Hygia in April of 2009 over Hygia's reprocessing of its sensors, and also had later claimed patent and trademark infringement, unfair competition, false designation of origin, and injury to business reputation in its suit. Tags: masimo medical device pulse oximetry hygia legal lawsuit patent.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. Capture your “secret sauce.” Start with a service you know and love.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

The firm, which designs and manufacturer memory subsystems for the high performance computing and communications market, said it named Ron Nikel to the position. Netlist, a maker of high speed memory subsystems, is in the midst of a patent dispute with Westlake Village-based Inphi Corp., Nikel will head up the firm's engineering team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2020

For technical designers building innovative features, how to use them is obvious, and it’s very hard to see things as a first-time not-so-technical customer. The solution is to actively engage people outside your perspective to design usability in from the beginning. All customer interfaces must be designed by Marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. Capture your “secret sauce.” Start with a service you know and love.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Watch that patent provide a real barrier to competitive entry. Re-live that moment of inspiration that resulted in an innovative design and implementation for your product, and is now providing you with a sustainable competitive advantage.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2013

We''ve put a spin on this, where you can use your own personalization or custom designs for your own Bluetooth headset, just like you would create a personalized case for your smartphone. I got a lot of pushback--none of them wanted to change their designs, and no one thought anyone would wear a flower. This is a crowded market.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 2, 2010

Anyone involved in innovation--from gene therapy treatments to surfboard designs--needs to know what their IP is and how to protect it. This introductory survey will provide you with the ability to identify intellectual property and determine how to best protect it--including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

This classy, yet highly functional watch is unique in that it includes a water proof stainless steel face casing, metal band with rubber inserts, Qi battery, patented wireless docking station, patented app portal, Rockin 9 notifications, plus 1.54” HD screen and is powered by the Android 4.2.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

“Front-line staff are uniquely positioned to articulate clinically relevant needs and to articulate the design-based principles that can make our healthcare smarter and more human,” Monti said. According to her research, there have been 22 patents issued to Maine Medical Center Research Institute in 20 years. Questions of IP.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a classic book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. Investors look for a sustainable competitive advantage, like a patent.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2020

Watch that patent provide a real barrier to competitive entry. Re-live that moment of inspiration that resulted in an innovative design and implementation for your product, and is now providing you with a sustainable competitive advantage.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2009

The two announced a patent licensing deal in August, along with a design win in IBM's BladeCenter servers. According to Emulex, the technology agreement with IBM covers using Emulex technology along with the IBM Power platform, PowerVM virtualization technology, and IBM AIX. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 21, 2019

Rather than selling dresses for $25, Ida’s designs were now selling for over $300. If Ida had been a prima donna designer, she might have rejected this request out of hand. Products such as the Symington Side Lacer were designed to flattened women’s breasts. In contrast, Ida’s designs accentuated women’s feminity.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2012

I had probably spent eight months perfecting the product, and getting the design where it needed to be, and all patents filed. I'd already done hundreds of iterations of the design before we ever launched on Kickstarter, and I invested a lot of money in getting it ready for the Kickstarter phase. Patrick O'Neill.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 12, 2014

New and innovative designers are popping up everywhere, thanks to new technology like 3D printing. SYNCFAB , (Synchronized Fabrication) is a platform to bring hybrid 3D printing and connect inventors and designers with manufacturers and material specialists to bring back local manufacturing.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Their patented 12 step accelerator is unlike any other program available and gives direct access to specialists in branding, design, business planning, product fit, strategic planning, web development, growth hacking and so much more. In 2018 & 2019 Expert DOJO made 42 investments.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Features you designed for non-technical users, including wizards for setup, dashboards for overview operation, and simple buttons for complex processes, will get little or no feedback from early adopters. These last three groups usually comprise up to 85 percent of your real market. Usability features are as important as function.

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socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2015

We spoke with CEO Steve Schell on how Idealab believes its past experience with starting up a 3D printing company--and some new ideas on how to create a marketplace of 3D designs--are the key to making the leap from hobbyist to the mass market. Without customers, no designer wants to participate.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2013

Helping solicit new business ideas and patents from individuals, federal research labs, universities and other R&D organizations countrywide. Members submit ideas and patents, the JumpStartFund community members and the JumpStartFund team vets them. El Segundo, CA based JumpStarter Inc., Social network for investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2021

Picture the graphic designer, the IT expert, or the independent accountant or attorney. Too many Innovators are like Dean Kamen , still struggling with the Segway Human Transporter , while holding over 1000 other device patents. The Specialist entrepreneur will enter one industry and stick with it for 15 to 30 years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2012

On the other hand, if you intend to patent an idea, you need a signed confidentiality agreement from everyone knowing details, or you will legally lose patent rights. Prior to patent application. As I mentioned earlier, you should never disclose details of a potential patent to anyone without getting a signed and dated NDA.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2013

On the other hand, if you intend to patent an idea, you need a signed confidentiality agreement from everyone knowing details, or you will legally lose patent rights. Prior to patent application. As I mentioned earlier, you should never disclose details of a potential patent to anyone without getting a signed and dated NDA.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Here is where having Marc Berte and a team out of MIT who have designed systems like this for years gave one confidence we could do something others couldn’t copy and at price points that could make us market leaders over night. Did anybody hold patents that would prevent us from using this technology?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Yarnell Design (www.masonyarnell.com/tech). Brilliant web and iPhone app design. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Technology. Advertisers.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Before that, I was at a multimedia design academy in high school. I've always been a mobile enthusiast, in technology and design and user experience. Eli Aizenstat: I entered into the Design Accelerator, which is an accelerator run in conjunction with the Art Center College of Design and Caltech, in the summer of 2014.

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