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Ring's Latest Patent Application Raises Alarms Among Privacy Advocates

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Santa Monica-based Ring has just received a patent on adding facial recognition to its cameras--allowing some future version of the camera to automtically call police on a "suspicious" subject--in a move that has raised alarms among privacy and social advocates. Ring's patent application, US 2018/0341835 A1, was applied for on November 29th.

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Broadcom, Tessera In Patent Settlement

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Broadcom and Tessera Technologies have settled an ongoing patent dispute, according to Tessera, where the two have agree to settle and dismiss all pending litigation between them. Tessera said this morning that Broadcom entered into a new multi-year patent license agreement with Tessera. READ MORE>>.

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Reflections on 2018: Kelly Perdew, Moonshots Capital

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Editor's note: As we head into the new year, we've been featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. What was the biggest news for your firm in 2018? You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here.

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Semtech Settles Lawsuit With Spark Connected

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Spark Connected had sued Semtech in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas over patent infringement, in Case No. The case had been filed in October of 2018. Financial details of the settlement were not announced. 4:18-cv-00748.

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Meet the 25 Startups Competing at SXSW Startup Night 2018

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And while that cliché has been said about everything in the Lone Star state for years, it rings particularly true for the hottest startups showcasing their big innovations at SXSW Startup Night 2018 presented by the Kauffman Foundation and TechCo. Read more about our Startup Nights and SXSW 2018 on TechCo.

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Amgen And AbbVie In Legal Settlement

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According to the two, AbbVie will grant a patent license for use and sale of the compound worldwide, on a country-by-country basis. As a result of the settlement, Amgen said it expects to launch its product in Europe in October of 2018, and its product for the United States in 2023.

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Reflections on 2020: Brian Mac Mahon, Expert Dojo

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Their patented 12 step accelerator is unlike any other program available and gives direct access to specialists in branding, design, business planning, product fit, strategic planning, web development, growth hacking and so much more. In 2018 & 2019 Expert DOJO made 42 investments. They made 45 more investments in 2020.