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Be Frugal, But Never Cheap When Locking Down Your IP

InfoChachkie

The money you pay your intellectual property (IP) lawyer should be judiciously spent. However, the potential costs associated with an IP mishap can be catastrophic. An invalidated patent or one deemed to infringe the rights of another party can devastate a startup. The filing date is often the deciding arbiter in IP disputes.

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Your New Venture IP Portfolio Sets Investment Value

Startup Professionals Musings

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. Here are the key elements: Company name. Remember that ideas cannot be patented, only novel implementations. Copyrights.

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Introduction to IP

SoCal Tech Calendar

Thursday, April 8, 2010 -- Introduction to IP. An understanding of intellectual property is essential to companies, universities, entrepreneurs, researchers and inventors. Anyone involved in innovation--from gene therapy treatments to surfboard designs--needs to know what their IP is and how to protect it.

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Intellectual Property – Worthless To A Startup, Priceless To A Big Dumb Company

InfoChachkie

Intellectual Property (IP) is an ugly thing at a startup. However, to a Big Dumb Company (BDC), a startup’s IP is a thing of beauty. How can IP be worthless to a startup yet very worthwhile to a BDC? Because IP has intrinsic value, but only in the right hands. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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8 Portfolio Assets Are Key To Your Startup Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. Here are the key elements: Company name. Remember that ideas cannot be patented, only novel implementations. Copyrights.

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Every Startup Needs Intellectual Property To Thrive

Startup Professionals Musings

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. Here are the key elements: Company name. Remember that ideas cannot be patented, only novel implementations. Copyrights.

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Tapping The Power Of The Crowd For Ideas, Advice and Funding, with JumpStartFund

socalTECH

We spoke with Dirk Ahlborn , the companies CEO and founder, to learn more on how JumpStartFund wants to not only help companies raise money for their projects, but also tap into the crowd to help shape its ideas and business plan. At JumpStart, we are taking a new, for-profit approach, to disrupt the way companies are being created.

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