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RealD Sues Volfoni, CinemaNext

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Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against two companies in Germany, Volfoni and CinemaNext , allegig the two are infringing on a number of its patents. RealD has previously sued Volfoni in the United States, back in 2014, over similar patent infringement claims.

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Interview with Marcus Filipovich, Ocular Data Systems

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However, in 2014, it was time to restart that effort. That's a bridge to our Series A, which we'll be using for scaling up sales and marketing. In addition to the patents we have now on DAX in law enforcement, we also have two patents for a fully automated systems, which allows us to move into workplace safety.

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Biotech Roundup: Deals Gone Wrong, Ethical Red Flags & Bay Goodbyes

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Merck also saw some expected fruits of its 2014 big-ticket acquisition of Cubist Pharmaceuticals wither away this week, as the Supreme Court wouldn’t reverse a decision that shaved years off the patent life of the top-selling antibiotic daptomyicin (Cubicin). —When Merck (NYSE: MRK ) bought Cubist Pharmaceuticals for $9.5

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Investors Measure Entrepreneurs By Cashflow Mileage

Startup Professionals Musings

Waiting until you have something to sell before bringing on a sales and operations staff. Getting a sales contract before manufacturing inventory. Martin Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 9/26/2014. Social media is not rocket science. The timing of cashflow is everything.

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How Beatshare Is Tackling Music And Messaging

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Barry Lieberman: My backgruond is about 35 years in technology, business development, and sales and marketing. I built my own company around marketing services, and have been around business development, marketing, custom service, and sales, and also on the consumer side of technology, a little bit a mix of the two. All are separate.

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7 Critical Success Factors For A Services Business

Startup Professionals Musings

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 6/20/2014. Are you ready to make it happen?

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How Great, Operationally-Focused CFO’s Can Transform Your Business

Both Sides of the Table

It freed up Ophir to grow out our sales organization, to work more closely with agencies, to innovate on product and to raise capital. The last thing you want the CEO (or heads of sales, marketing, product) doing is sinking 3 days every month into preparing board packs. Who is leading your patent filing program? Shame on you.