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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Aliso Viejo-based Smith Micro has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark office, for compression technology in its StuffIt software line. According to the USPTO, the patent was actually issued in July, and names Serge Volkoff, Michael Paul Halpin, and Darryl Lovato as inventors. Stainbrook & Stainbrook, LLP.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Steve Jillings has a long track record of running successful startups in Southern California, ranging from such companies as FrontBridge Technologies (sold to Microsoft in 2005 for over $200M) and Vantage Media (acquired in 2007). They started in January of 2005. In 2011, we had two of our patents approved.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2009

In 2007, we did five bowl team venues the same way. We filed for a patent in 2000, but in 2001, when we filed for the final patent, the market tanked. Kent also went off to other things, but in 2005 we got awarded that patent. We made one announcement that year, in the first quarter, and had a huge adoption.

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JANUARY 15, 2010

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JANUARY 15, 2010

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MARCH 1, 2010

The city has, however, quietly been home to some of the most successful online companies to date, including CitySearch (sold to Ticketmaster for $260 million in 1998), Overture (acquired by Yahoo for $2 billion in 2003), eHarmony and LowerMyBills (bought by Experian for $330 million in 2005). Register Now! Be extra productive. Learn more.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Between 2005 and 2008, there were lots of companies raising half a million, and selling for 15 million. At GRP, we don't care about patents--they're nice to have, but not required--but we're looking for defensible IP in an area with an interesting, and big, idea. It's in the DNA of entrepreneurs.

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