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Qualcomm Sues Chinese Company Over Patent Licensing

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According to Qualcomm, it had attempted to negotiate with Meizu to sign a patent license agreement, consistent with Qualcomm's agreement with China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in 2015--but that Meizu has gone ahead and used Qualcomm's technology without a patent license agreement.

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Non-Disclosures Can Protect Your Idea, Or Destroy It

Startup Professionals Musings

Disclosures relative to patents. Entrepreneurs should never disclose the details of a planned or current patent application to any outsiders, even with a CDA in place. Product details in the public domain can never be patented. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 1/16/2015. Sharing trade secrets.

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Prepare Your Startup Now for International Markets

Startup Professionals Musings

The middle and above-middle class population of China will grow from 172 million in 2010 to 314 million in 2015. At present, no world patents or international patent process exists, so you need to apply in every relevant country. Not every international market matters, but some are larger than life.

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Entrepreneurs Need to Think Global From Day One

Startup Professionals Musings

The middle and above-middle class population of China will grow from 172 million in 2010 to 314 million in 2015. At present, no world patents or international patent process exists, so you need to apply in every relevant country. Not every international market matters, but some are larger than life.

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After Decades of R&D, Bose Amps Up VC Deals in AR, Wearables, Wellness

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Bose’s Steve Romine says that’s still an important focus for the Framingham, MA-based company, which has been awarded hundreds of patents for advances in technologies such as noise-canceling headphones. The privately held company made its first investment in a startup in late 2015, and last year it officially launched a corporate venture.

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Entrepreneurs Should Rollout Local, But Plan Global

Startup Professionals Musings

The middle and above-middle class population of China will grow from 172 million in 2010 to 314 million by 2015. At present, no world patents or international patent process exists, so you need to apply in every relevant country. Not every international market matters, but some are larger than life.

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8 Myths Technologists Believe That Sink Businesses

Startup Professionals Musings

Patents are not worth the effort, since big companies will win. Patents can raise startup valuation by investors by as much as a million dollars, and will attract acquisitions rather than copycats. Patents can apply to innovative user interfaces, processes or a new technology algorithm.