Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. The good news is that a patent can scare off or at least delay competitors, and as a “rule of thumb” patents can add up to $1M to your startup valuation for investors or M&A exits (merger and acquisition).

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MARCH 19, 2012

Irvine-based Broadcom has been granted a permanent injunction against Costa Mesa-based Emulex , in a patent infringement suit, covering a number of Emulex's Fibre Channel switch products, the two firms separately reported this morning. Patent Nos. According to Broadcom, certain products of Emulex have been found to infringe upon U.S.

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APRIL 26, 2017

Faraday Bicycles alleges that Faraday Future is infringing upon its trademark, which it obtained in October 2013, and cited the rejection of Faraday Future's application for its own trademark in 2016 where the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said the company's name was likely to be confused with the bicycle brand.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Connell spoke about the many pro-foreign-enterprise initiatives the Cameron government has passed and Van der Kleij fielded questions and feedback on topics ranging from Patent Law to secondary markets. Patent Box ," a new preferential tax regime on patents being considered by the UK government, was a topic of considerable discussion.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

We've also invented and patented a new technology called "MasterKey" that allows people to play our games natively on all relevant social and mobile platforms. What are the technologies, companies, or things we ought to watch in 2013? What was the biggest news for you this year?

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InfoChachkie

MAY 19, 2014

In fact, it''s patently obvious, which makes it even more shocking that many digital ad executives do such a poor job of prompting mobile engagement and conversions. BIA/Kelsey reports that from 2011 to 2013 there was a 133% increase in the number of mobile phone calls to businesses. Agreed, this ain''t a news flash.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 12, 2014

SYNCFAB originally started in 2013 as 3D Lab Works to research the advantages of 3D printing and compare it to traditional manufacturing and in turn also help revive the US manufacturing industry. 3D printing has been around for the past 30 years, however patents prevented others from advancing such technology.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 14, 2012

Motorola Mobility with its more than 17,000 patents and the 2004 RAZR in 2004 and the Droid and RAZR MAXX successes at acquisition was not a loss to Google. The post Google Confirms Motorola Mobility 4000 Layoffs appeared first on TechZulu.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 23, 2014

The site went into public Beta in October 2013 and the Grokker community is growing rapidly. Monthly new members are increasing 800% increase since Dec 2013. Grokker’s patent-pending approach allows us to cost effectively shoot and produce beautiful, compelling video classes of all kinds at scale.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. The patents Overture held became known in small circles as Google’s ’361 problem as outlined here. acquired Overture for $1.63

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Too many Innovators are like Dean Kamen , still struggling with the Segway Human Transporter , while holding 440 other device patents. Marty Zwilling First published on Young Entrepreneur on 01/28/2013. The challenge with an Innovator is to focus as hard on the business realities as the product possibilities.

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