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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Irvine-based Zadara Storage , which develops technology for cloud-based storage services, reported that it has scored a U.S. Patent for its technology. The company said that it received US Patent 8,819,230 for a Virtual Private Storage Array service for cloud servers. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 17, 2017

Goleta-based Resonant , which develops technology used for radio frequency (RF) filtering, says that it has just surpassed 125 issued and pending patents covering its technology. The company aid the two latest patents, issued on March 28th, were US Patent No.:

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Goleta-based Transphorm , the developer of Gallium Nitride (GaN) power conversion technology, reports that it has scored two patents covering its technology. The first patent names James Honea and Yifeng Wu as inventors, and was initially filed in August of 2013. The second patent application was filed on May 3, 20`13.

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APRIL 9, 2014

San Diego-based a href="[link] , the developer of camera-based, driver safety and monitoring systems, said Wednesday that it received five patents in 2013, and filed applications for an additional, 18 patents on its technology. Lytx did not say what it intends to do with its growing patent trove. READ MORE>>. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Agoura-based Nomadix , which develops wireless and Internet gateway technology, which is in the midst of a patent fight with hotel entertainment company Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd. , has been ordered to provide up information on its patents as a result of a countersuit from Guest-Tek. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD is reporting this morning that it has been issued a patent in Europe, for the company''s XL Cinema System. The company said European Patent No. The company says it now has more than 60 patents issued around the world. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 19, 2018

Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder 's parent company, Match Group , has sued Tinder competitor Bumble in the Texas Western District Court oer patent infringement, alleging that Bumble is virtually identical to Tinder. it is suing Bumble over both patent infringement and stealing trade secrets.

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AUGUST 26, 2016

Aliso Viejo-based Nimbus Data , a developer of flash-based storage products for the cloud infrastructure market, said it has received a "new" patent for its deduplication technology. The company said it was granted patent 8,751,763, entitled "Low-overhead Deduplication within Block-based Data Storage". READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

San Diego-based Illumina and fellow San Diego company Sequenom said the two have ended a patent dispute, with Illumina paying Sequenom $50M, plus additional payments through 2020. testing noninvasive prenatal genetic biotech lawsuit legal patent sequenom illumina' Illumina will also supply Sequenom with instruments and reagents.

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APRIL 26, 2016

Thousand Oaks-based agricultural biotechnology developer Ceres reports that it hs received two, U.S. patents on crop traits that it says it is looking to apply to such crops as corn, soybean, forage sorghum and cotton. The two patents are U.S. 9,309,573, and bring the company's total number of patents to approximately 90.

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JANUARY 12, 2017

the parent company of Snapchat , has been sued in a patent infringement suit, by a company called Vaporstream. Snap Inc), and cites a number of patents which were granted to Vaporstream in July of 2005 for Vaporstream's secure messaging products. Venice, California-based Snap, Inc. , READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 18, 2016

San Diego-based Qualcomm has entered into a Chinese patent licensing agreement with Yulong Computer Telecommunication Scientific (Shenzhen) Co., covering its 3G and 4G patents, according to the company. Qualcomm said the royalty-bearing patent license covers development, manufacturing, and sales of. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 6, 2016

San Diego-based Qualcomm said today that it has entered into a patent licensing deal with Chinese company Zhuhai Ewpe Information Technology Inc. Financial details of that license were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Irvine-based NGD Systems reported this morning that it has received two new patents for its solid state drive (SSD) technology. Both patents were developed by Vladimir Alves, the company's Chief Technology Officer, and Joao Alcantara. The company says it now has 14 patents from the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 25, 2015

Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD said today that it has reinforced its global IP protection, after a number of patent wins. The company called its competitors "unethical copycat infringers" whose businesses models are "built on copying" RealD's technology. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 30, 2015

Laguna Hills-based medical device maker Glaukos said this morning that it has entered into a settlement of a patent lawsuit with Transcend Medical. According to the company, it has agreed not to sue Transcend for patent infringement related to Transcend's CyPass Micro-Stent devices. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 8, 2015

Santa Barbara-based Sonos , the developer of whole-home music streaming systems, has declared victory in a patent infringement suit, which had been filed against the firm in 2012. The case--filed by Black Hills Media--had been slated to go to trial in June. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 18, 2013

Los Angeles-based Christie Street , the online crowdfunding site aimed at hardware projects which is based in Los Angeles, has expanded into patent filing, the company said today. The firm said it will offer up a simple, cost-effective way to file patents, in a deal with legal firm White & Williams LLP. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

JULY 23, 2015

When you think of patents, you think of added value to the corporation in the form of protection of its intellectual property. In fact, many corporations spend millions developing surrounding patents to form what is known as a “patent thicket,” much like Brer Rabbit jumped into to protect himself against his detractors in the briar patch.

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JANUARY 24, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm said late Thursday that it has acquired a huge stash of patents from HP , covering patents from Palm, IPAQ, and Bitfone. According to Qualcomm, it acquired approximately 1,000 granted patents and pending patent applications from Hewlett-Packard Company, Hewlett-Packard Development Co LP and Palm Inc.,

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APRIL 16, 2013

Los Angeles-based RPost , the developer of email encryption, proof-of-delivery, and electronic signature services, and email encryption provider Zix Corporation announced this morning that the two have settled a lawsuit that RPost had filed against ZixCorp, alleging patent infringement. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 17, 2015

Santa Ana-based Iteris , which develops traffic management and monitoring equipment, reported late Monday that it has settled a patent infringement lawsuit that had been filed against the company by Wavetronix. Financial details of the settlement were not announce by the companies involved. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Carlsbad-based KFX Medical , which is developing bone implant products for the orthopedic surgery market, reported today that it has received a third patent. The patent, U.S. The patent was filed on September 26, 2011, and names Michael L. The patent is a continuation of a patent originally filed by the company in 2004.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Since I have been involved at the board level with so many companies over the years, sometimes I can see connections that might be missed by a CEO with a singular focus. So, I was surprised and excited when one of these verbal fishing expeditions during a lunch brought up a technology the company had patented years before and forgotten.

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MAY 22, 2015

Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD has filed a patent infringement suit in Paris, saying that a 3D manufacturer and cinema operator are infringing upon a European patent. The company said the lawsuit was filed with the Paris First Instance Court, and covers European patent.

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OCTOBER 7, 2013

Santa Monica-based videogame developer Activision said late Friday that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against two companies. Activision claims the two companies have infringed on a U.S. patent covering 3D navigation, and another patent covering objects in 3-D virtual worlds. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

San Diego-based KFX Medical , the venture-backed developer of bone implant products, has scored a big win in a patent infringement case. The company said that it was awarded $29 million by a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, in a patent infringement case against Arthrex Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Agoura Hills-based wired and wireless gateway developer Nomadix said today that it has settled a patent infringement case it had filed against Aruba Networks. Nomadix said the settlement included a license to Aruba of its patent portfolio covering Internet access technology. Nomadix is a subsidiary of DOCOMO interTouch.

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DECEMBER 28, 2015

San Diego-based Qualcomm announced this morning that it is in a patent licensing deal with Chinese company QiKu Internet Network Scientific (Shenzhen) Co., According to Qualcomm, the licensing deal allows QiKu to develop, manufacture and sell 3G WCDMA and CDMA2000, and 4G LTE subscriber units for use in China.

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JUNE 18, 2015

San Diego-based KFx Medical said late Wednesday that it has received $35M in a payment, related to the company's patent infringement suite against Arthrex. The payment is related to a jury award which found that Arthrex had infringed upon a patent owned by KFx. The company develops medical devices used in orthopedic surgery.

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

Santa Ana-based Universal Electronics , a developer of wireless remote control technology, and consumer electronics firm Logitech said this morning that the two have settled a patent infringement lawsuit that had been filed by Universal against Logitech. Financial terms and details of the settlement were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 28, 2015

Los Angeles-based online retailer Newegg said this morning that it has scored another win over what it called a "patent troll"--and has launched a 24-hour flash sale on its site in celebration. Newegg's big celebration sale runs through the rest of today. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 20, 2010

Irvine-based Integrien Corporation , a developer of IT performance analysis software, said today that it has received a third patent on its technology. Patent 7,707,285, covering "System and method for generating and using fingerprints for IT performance management". The firm had filed for the patent in September of 2006.

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AUGUST 18, 2017

Pasadena-based material science technology developer Materia appears to be facing some legal challenges in court, according to Law360. patent infringement verdict over a chemical bond component Materia makes in January, and claims that Materia is still offering those infringing products for sale on its website.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 22, 2023

Conversely, a fast-growing industry lifts most all good participants, making excellent companies excel even more and grow even faster, like a small plane flying at 150 knots with a 75-knot tailwind. Is it the advantage of time – years of development ahead of any competitor? How large a total market? Are margins high enough?

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Newbury Park-based Nomadix , a developer of network gateway hardware, is in a major patent infringement offensive. Nomadix said late Wednesday evening that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard Company, Wayport, Inc., over what it says is unauthorized use of its patents. READ MORE>>.

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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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