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How Deka Sounds Is Using 3D Printing For Your Next Bluetooth Headset

socalTECH

For fifteen years, I owned four dry cleaners in Irvine, and sold those in 2007. I decided we''d patent a sliding mechanism on our Bluetooth, and use 3D printers to take pictures that people send to us, and my company will design a Bluetooth based on their picture, on our 3D printer. Our competitive advantage is fashion.

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ArmorWay: Applying Computer Game Theory To Real Life Problems

socalTECH

What we bring to the table is competitive analytics, where we consider your security adversary, and figure how they are trying to break your system, under different scenarios, and recommend a plan which optimizes your security strategy. It was started at the University of Southern California in 2006-2007. You can''t do it in real time.

Research 100
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Intellectual Property – Worthless To A Startup, Priceless To A Big Dumb Company

InfoChachkie

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. Thus, if a startup team asks, “What is this patent worth to us?”,

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

InfoChachkie

Just as you would not ask your family physician to perform a coronary bypass, do not ask your corporate lawyer to help you write your patent application. However, you should seek a patent attorney when it is time to craft your patent application. Some companies use lawsuits as an arrow in their competitive quiver.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Tear Down Your Firewalls

Frank Addante

They are afraid of their competition finding out about the idea, a bigger company trying to steal it or some other entrepreneur doing it first. Well, my philosophy is that if you keep it from your competition, youre also keeping it from potential users or customers. particularly with international patent laws.

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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

Because its just not that hyper-competitive, Im-hiring-all-your-staff, because-Im-Google environment. Dropped Calls, Students Protest AT&T Network Coverage Facebook Patents News Feed, Social Net Confusion Ensues Trying to Work from Home More Efficiently? www.goodandgreen.biz Microsoft Office Buy Office Small Business 2007 now.

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Language Weaver's Mark Tapling On Growth, Exits

socalTECH

Mark Tapling: Since you last did an in depth interview with us in 2007, the company has doubled in size. We've also had great advances in engaging the trust of the commercial community, with patented advances like automatic scoring of our algorithms, which predicts the quality of translations based on a one-through-five scale.

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