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Intellectual Property: What, When, Where, Why, and How

SoCal Tech Calendar

Thursday, July 13, 2017 -- Intellectual Property: What, When, Where, Why, and How. A well-developed patent portfolio (along with an intellectual property portfolio, generally) conveys a high degree of technical and commercial sophistication to potential investors, customers, competitors, and licensees. and abroad.

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First Time Entrepreneurs Workshop

SoCal Tech Calendar

Saturday, January 21, 2017 -- First Time Entrepreneurs Workshop.

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Interview with Nikhil Jain, ObEN

socalTECH

Nikhil told us a bit about the startup,which was spawned out of Idealab, and recently raised a round of funding from CrestValue Capital, Cybernaut Westlake Partners, Leaguer Venture Investment Co., Nikhil Jain: We plan on doing our product launch in Q2 of 2017. Third Wave Digital (Allen DeBevoise), Dream Maker Entertainment Ltd.

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7 Plan Elements That Separate Businesses From Hobbies

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, “I just patented a new cell-phone technology that will double battery life for half the cost. List key competitors and alternatives, highlighting your sustainable competitive advantages, such as patents and trademarks. Project revenues, costs and investment needs. Use concrete terms to quantify value and pain.

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Bio Roundup: Trump’s Triumph, Election Fallout, CRISPR Arguments & More

Xconomy

—Oral arguments in the landmark patent fight over ownership of the gene editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 were set for Dec. Patent and Trademark Office. —Despite the patent fight, CRISPR work continues apace. —Despite the patent fight, CRISPR work continues apace. CRISPR DEVELOPMENTS. 6 at the U.S.

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7 Key Steps From a Million Dollar Idea To a Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Nothing defines innovation, uniqueness, and commitment ability like a patent, trade secret, or a trademark. For all these reasons, I recommend that you limit your idea discussions to friends and potential customers on social media, and wait until you have a viable solution before broadcasting your funding needs to the investment community.

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Enterprise Meet IBM’s New Hybrid Cloud, Bluemix Local

Tech Zulu Event

Bluemix Local is a new accelerated hybrid cloud that protects sensitive workloads seamlessly across public, private and on-premises environments utilizing a new patented technology called Relay. IBM has announced today a solution to this problem called Bluemix Local.

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