Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2016

For a software startup, a patent can be the intellectual property providing the key competitive advantage, or it can be an expensive non-defensible bureaucratic nightmare -- or both. Some argue to simply eliminate software patents, while others put their hopes in U.S. Every business is global, but patent rules differ around the world.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2017

How did the company and its technology come about? Marcus Filipovich: I joined as Chief Executive Officer in January of 2016, however, our founders are really the pioneers in the area of using eye signs for drug enforcement. They set aside what they were working on, and started working on bringing this technology to law enforcement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Just because your technology is exciting and potentially disruptive doesn’t mean you are ready to build a business. This is also the place to first mention patents and any other differentiators that put you ahead of competition. What are your specific marketing and sales plans? What is the business problem you are solving?

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Xconomy

AUGUST 19, 2016

All those years of hard work to reach the promised land, then just as a drug owner is ready to spike it home and take a victory lap, the FDA’s hands rise over the net… OK, it’s not a perfect analogy, but it’s better than comparing the patent fight over the gene editing system CRISPR-Cas9 to table tennis. (Be

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2016

It costs very little to file a provisional patent to begin your protection. Entrepreneurs with exciting new technologies too often assume that the technology will sell itself. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 04/15/2016. Revenue and profit projections are not credible. Minimize both.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2016

Customers and investors are looking for specific solutions, not abstract ideas or complex technology concepts not yet materialized. The best differentiation is a patent or other intellectual property that also provides a barrier to entry. Show an aggressive marketing and sales plan.

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