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Intellectual Property Workshop for Techies by IEEE

SoCal Tech Calendar

At this workshop, Intellectual Property attorneys will present on Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks and Non-Disclosure Agreements. The workshop will include case studies on how these subjects are utilized to protect actual products or services. See [link] (more).

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Respect Competitors and Capitalize on Your Strengths

Startup Professionals Musings

As an angel investor, I hear many entrepreneurs making negative comments about competitors or asserting they don’t have any competitors. Taking action to file even a provisional patent shows you have the conviction and skill to execute while others have no barrier to entry. Use real case studies and customer feedback.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Why Lawyers Don’t Run Startups - Steve Blank , May 27, 2010 Startups need to have a great lawyer, accountant, patent attorney, etc. Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. In many of them I get asked similar questions, including the inevitable “what makes a great entrepreneur?” If you’re an entrepreneur, the glib answer is “no.”

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