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Broadcom, CSR Settle Lawsuits

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The settlement puts to bed a lawsuit which has been ongoing since December of 2006, when SiRF sued Global Locate over GPS technology patents. Broadcom bought Global Locate in 2007; CSR acquired SiRF in February of 2009. READ MORE>>.

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Southern California Leads In Green Businesses, Says Report

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billion invested in cleantech venture capital in the state since 2006. Other findings in the report included a ranking of patent registrations in green technology, where California held the lead with more than 458 patents between 2007 and 2009, 150 more than second ranking New York, which ahd 307 patents registered.

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How Nils Forsblom Is Reinventing Himself In Mobile With TenFarms

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I then went back to Europe to create a company called Fruugo, which was a big startup back in the day, in 2006 in Europe. In 2009, I got my green card and decided to move back here. We have a couple of different ideas in the pipeline, and have filed patents in our unique way of showing advertising on a very small screen.

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How brain-amputated developers created the social media plague

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Hardcore SEO Porn Harrys explicit SEO Dojo Peeping Geeking with Greg Bills search patent close-ups Tomorrows Free SEO Porn Edwards SEO TGP FAQ Sexy T-Shirts. Sebastians picked gems A new approach to China ( The Official Google Blog ) A new approach to China ( The Official Google Blog ) Evil Found in Google Sidewiki Patent ( !

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Interview: Venture Capitalists On Pitching

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We're really excited about 2009. We are not looking to fund people in 2009, who are learning a new market, on our nickel. 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 a great time to be investing.

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How to cleverly integrate your own URI shortener

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Shortcut: sebastian-x.com Blog About Blogroll Links How to cleverly integrate your own URI shortener Posted on 30 December, 2009 This pamphlet is somewhat geeky. Hardcore SEO Porn Harrys explicit SEO Dojo Peeping Geeking with Greg Bills search patent close-ups Tomorrows Free SEO Porn Edwards SEO TGP FAQ Sexy T-Shirts. Posting tweet.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Inventing Stuff, Obviously Impossible?

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2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. ▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. ► October (1) New Video! ► March (2) 4.

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