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JUNE 11, 2012

Acacia Research , the patent and licensing firm which aggressively licenses its portfolio of patents to technology companies, said Monday that it has acquired 7 medtech patent portfolios, comprising over 150 patents and pending applications. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 31, 2016

Pasadena-based Jacobs Engineering Group said this morning that it has acquired the patent rights to a process for removing sulfuric acid from gases from Bayer AG. Financial terms of the technology buy were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

La Jolla-based genomics firm Synthetic Genomics said yesterday that it has purchased a bundle of patents from Febit Holdings GmbH. Financial details of the patent purchase were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Patent for its malware detection technology. The patent, number 7,607,171, is entitled "Virus detection by executing e-mail code in a virtual machine" and names Walter L. Green as inventors; it appears the patent stems from M86 Security's acquisition of Avinti, a malware detection firm, in March of 2009. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 1, 2012

Newport Beach-based Acacia Research , the patent licensing outfit which acquires and aggressively licenses patents, is eyeing the digital imaging market, saying this morning that one of its subsidiaries has acquired a number of patents originally issued to Polaroid. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 11, 2009

A patent lawsuit against educational software provider Blackboard , which was spawned by the acquisition of Sherman Oaks-based NTI Group last year, has been settled, according to Texas-based TechRadium. Tags: legal patent lawsuit ntigroup blackboard techradium twitter. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. The good news is that a patent can scare off or at least delay competitors, and as a “rule of thumb” patents can add up to $1M to your startup valuation for investors or M&A exits (merger and acquisition).

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. This patent holding company has charged infringement and demanded royalties from every app developer for the iPhone and Android, for a feature most agree has been in apps for many years.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. RealD said the acquisition came as a result of "key legal victories" where RealD asserted its patents against MasterImage. RealD won a big patent lawsuit against MasterImage 3D in July of 2016. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 6, 2009

The patent lawsuit filed Wednesday,/a> against popular micro-blogging site Twitter by a Texas company, TechRadium , has echoes of a lawsuit spawned by the acquisition of Sherman Oaks-based NTI Group last year. Tags: blackboard group techradium lawsuit patent twitter.

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MARCH 11, 2015

San Diego-based Seashell Technology , a developer of nanotechnology in the nanowire area, has sold the technology, patents, and other rights to its silver nanowire technology to chemical giant BASF. According to the companies, BASF is using the acquisition to extend its solutions for the display industry. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 7, 2011

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. The bad news is that patent trolls can squeeze the lifeblood out of innocent and unsuspecting entrepreneurs, as exemplified by the current mess around Lodsys patent No.

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DECEMBER 21, 2017

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Atigeo said it acquired the software plus 60 issued and pending patents covering various aspects of Atigeo's data science technology. The company also said it plans to hire former Atigeo data scientists and software engineers.

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JULY 23, 2013

Newport Beach-based patent and IP licensing firm Acacia Research announced this morning that it has named a new VP to to head up its efforts in Asia. working on IP licensing, litigation, patent acquisitions and business development. international executive property intellectual licensing patent research acacia'

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

But each commitment of resources of any substantial size for acquisition of new products, talent, even new companies, changes the value of your enterprise perhaps to a great degree. Should I make an acquisition to increase value? Let’s analyze the effect of a potential acquisition upon the value of your company.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

Kurion said the deal triples the company''s employees, and gives it ownership of Vista Engineering''s entire technology, patent, and trade secrte portfolio. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. kurion engineering nuclear hazardous waste merger acquisition vista engineer consulting hazmat' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 5, 2015

Arrowhead will also gain a number of patents and patent applications related to the RNAi technology. arrowhead research lifescience merger acquisition rnai novartis drug development biotech' Arrowhead said the deal also includes milestones and royalties on sales of future products. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

Patents held by startups generally have a limited ability to reduce competition. The average time required to obtain a patent is 36-to-40 months, during which there is no guarantee your adVenture will ultimately receive patent protection. Even if you are granted a patent, the scope of your claims may be significantly denuded.

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JULY 25, 2013

According to Evergreen, it acquired Backyard Sports in the recent Atari assets auction, including the registrations, copyrights, patents, game code and all other assets associated with the brand. Financial details of the acquisition deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 28, 2013

Imprimis said the IP includes a provisional patent application, related to an ophthalmic compound for intraoperative ocular injection of anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial agents. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

In addition to the acquisition, the two said QLogic will license certain Broadcom patents to cover its Fibre Channel products for $62M. qlogic ethernet broadcom merger acquisition intellectual property networking hardware' Broadcom said the move will help it provide a "broader solution portfolio" to its customers. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 2, 2014

The acquisition of Irvine-based Oculus by Facebook , which was announced in March , is one of the fastest, largest, and most significant acquisitions out of Southern California''s technology ecosystem in many years. oculus virtual reality facebook rift lawsuit legal patent trade secret court' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

DealOn , the developer of white label group buying software which was acquired by Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , has just been sued over patent infringement by group buying site Tippr. another group buying site, over patents held by Kashless. ReachLocal announced its acquisition of New York-based DealOn on February 15th.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2010

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yet the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Patents granted that don’t meet the criteria.

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MAY 4, 2010

Siimpel was founded in 2000, and had 42 employees, as well as a stable of 65 patents and patent applications. Tags: siimpel tessera semiconductor mems merger acquisition. The deal was worth $15M in cash.

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APRIL 21, 2023

A technical champion may drive a specific innovation, but the business leader has to own the result, in order to drive an appropriate business model, customer acquisition, support, and a growth strategy. Creating intellectual property, including patents, is the kay to long-term value and a sustainable competitive advantage.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

The deal appears to be significantly driven by the technology and IP licensing portfolio and efforts of TiVo, with the companies said the combined firm will have more than 10,000 patents and applications between them, making what they say will be one of the largest licensing companies in the world. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 17, 2013

Imprimis said it is in the process of filing for a patent on those new IP assets. imprimis pharmaceuticals lifescience merger acquisition pharma buderer' Imprimis said it is developing innovations based on technology from the compounding pharmacy operations of Buderer. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Newport Beach-based patent licensing firm Acacia Research said today that one of its subsidiaries has acquired ADAPTIX , a developer of 4G wireless technology, for $160M. ADAPTIX holds 230 issued and pending patents in 13 countries, focused on 4G technology such as OFDMA and MIMO. Acacia is led by Paul Ryan. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 5, 2010

GoTV Networks said it will acquire the library of HOMBRE applications, client and server technologies, and patents, and will also hire HOMBRE's employees in San Francisco and San Diego. As part of the acquisition, the firm said it has named Scott Scherer as SVP of Product Development and Technology for the firm. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 20, 2018

Match Group just sued Bumble over patents, saying Bumble's app was identical to Tinder, after Bumble rejected Match Group's efforts to acquire the company. In its ad, Bumble said "We'll never be yours. No matter the price tag, we'll never compromise our values."

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Accoring to Identive, it has purchased the Smartag subsidiary of France-based Group FCI SA, as well as related RFID patents and intellectual property. Tags: identive group rfid security merger acquisition smartag. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The two merged last September.

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MARCH 29, 2018

The move comes in response to a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Tinder earlier this month , which apparently followed the rejection of a takeover offer from Match Group for Bumble. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Dallas County, Texas.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Watch that patent provide a real barrier to competitive entry. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing. New business models that provide an ongoing revenue stream, or a secondary stream from advertising, raise your margins and can give you some additional satisfaction.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

It''s a place where people can submit their ideas and patents, and we provide a platform for them to try to find entrepreneurs who would like to work on those patents together with us an the crowd. That gives us access to the patents from those federal labs and universities have. and NASA, as well as universities.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

El Segundo-based ContentGuard , which develops and owns a large portfolio of patents in the digital rights management (DRM) space, has been acquired by publicly held Pendrell Corporation. in cash to acquire ContentGuard, which owns over 260 patents and 160 pending patent applications around digital rights management (DRM).

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

According to Smith Micro, it is seeking strategic options for its QuickLink IoT product line, its line of software that is used to manage smartphones and IoT devices which implement the Open Mobile Alliance OMA-DM stack, including its patents in the area. Smith Micro said it is being advised by Palmares Advisors in the process.

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