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Acacia Research Shuffles CEO

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Newport Beach-based patent licensing firm Acacia Research Corporation reported late Friday that it has shuffled its CEO. In a statement, Acacia Research said that Ryan recently turned 68, and has been at Acacia Research for the last thirteen years. executive property intellectual licensing patent research acacia'

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Acacia Research Appoints President

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Newport Beach-based patent storehouse Acacia Research said today that it has named Matthew Vella as President of the firm. Vella has been at Acacia Research Group since 2006, and has been serving as Executive Vice President since October of last year. Prior to Acacia, Vella had served at ATI Research and Nortel Networks.

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Acacia Buys 49 Storage Patents

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Newport Beach-based Acacia Research , which aggressively acquires and licenses patents, said today that it has acquired two patent portfolios, made up of 24 U.S. patents, 7 U.S. patent applications, and 18 foreign patents, from a "major" technology company.

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Tapping The Power Of The Crowd For Ideas, Advice and Funding, with JumpStartFund

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It''s a place where people can submit their ideas and patents, and we provide a platform for them to try to find entrepreneurs who would like to work on those patents together with us an the crowd. Dirk Ahlborn: What makes this special, is we''re actively going out to work with federal research labs, companies like Aerospace Corp.,

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Southern California needs to find its hub for it to develop its own tech ecosystem

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Founded by Steve Poizner last year to accelerate the growth of a startup entrepreneurial ecosystem in Southern California, The Alliance is building a network of investors, entrepreneurs and universities to provide ballast in the south to the dominance of the Northern California tech industry.

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8 Potential Entrepreneur Assists From Your Alma Mater

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Access to intellectual property and current research. Most universities have a file of patents from project work that they are willing to license to any entrepreneur for business commercialization, with little or no cost up front. Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports.

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7 Reasons That Investors Won’t Fund Inventions Alone

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The value is tied to infrastructure outside your control, such as a pervasive network of fuel stations, trained service facilities, and new government regulations. A long-term advantage usually also requires intellectual property, such as a patent, trade secret, or trademark. Experts and market research agree you are first.