socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2020

The lawsuit (Sonos, Inc.

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2012

Irvine-based HDTV manufacturer VIZIO said this morning that it has licensed its digital TV patent portfolio to Westinghouse Digital LLC , a manufacturer of HDTVs, settling a patent dispute between the companies. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2017

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. The report says that a German industrial conglomerate, Evonik Degussa GmbH , says it received a $1.5M

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Minor decisions, such as replacing employees who have left the company or replacing equipment needing updating, are usually considered operational in nature, and unless the business is changing direction, not relevant to this test. Let’s analyze the effect of a potential acquisition upon the value of your company.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against two companies in Germany, Volfoni and CinemaNext , allegig the two are infringing on a number of its patents. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

MAY 8, 2014

I am chairman of a company that, as I write this, is twelve years old and has not yet taken a dollar of outside investment. The company has been funded entirely by grants from the National Institute of Health, amounting to millions of non-dilutive dollars in all.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Fixed overhead for salaries, rent, equipment leases and more make up the majority of the “burn rate” (monthly expenses) for most companies. Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. How about young or pre-revenue companies?

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2020

A $15M lawsuit against Fountain Valley-based Kingston Technology has gone to jury trial, with a company, Pavo Solutions LLC , seeking $15M in damages for what it says is patent infringement on a design for a swiveling USB flash memory cover.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

“Good Lord Boyet, my beauty, though but mean, Needs not the painted flourish of your praise: Beauty is bought by judgment of the eye, Not uttered by base sale of chapmen’s tongues” . However, to a Big Dumb Company (BDC), a startup’s IP is a thing of beauty. Thus, if a startup team asks, “What is this patent worth to us?”,

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The San Diego chipmaker said a Chinese court has ordered four Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) subsidiaries in China to stop the sale and import of seven iPhone models in that country. Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM ) said the court had granted two preliminary injunctions against the subsidiaries over patents the San Diego company said Apple had violated.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Costa Mesa-based Irvine Sensors, which develops image processors, electro-optic cameras, and other sensor technology, said this morning that it is selling a number of its patents and patent applications to Aprolase Development Co., in cash for the patents. The firm will license back the patents for royalty-free use.

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Berkonomics

JULY 18, 2019

Patents, branding, marketing and more. In the patent world, we protect this intellectual core with what we call a “patent thicket,” aptly describing the attempt to surround the core patent with other patents that defend the core and further prevent competitors from attacking the central component of the business.

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2009

over the firm's patents. According to InTouch Technologies, HeadThere has agreed to cease its alleged infringing activities--including promotion and sale of its products in the US--and both companies will release each other from liability related to the litigation. patents, for products to be sold outside the United States.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2016

For a software startup, a patent can be the intellectual property providing the key competitive advantage, or it can be an expensive non-defensible bureaucratic nightmare -- or both. Some argue to simply eliminate software patents, while others put their hopes in U.S. Every business is global, but patent rules differ around the world.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 11, 2020

jury award for patent infringement on a "swiveling" cover for a USB flash memory device, after a California federal judge rejected the company's legal challenge to the jury's findings. Fountain Valley-based memory giant Kingston Technology was unable to reduce a $7.5M Pavo is based in South Korea. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 31, 2019

And because there was consideration paid to you in the sale, that clause is binding upon you and is effective almost everywhere. The estate of the bankrupt company retains and can resell those rights into the infinite future. The estate of the bankrupt company retains and can resell those rights into the infinite future.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 31, 2019

And because there was consideration paid to you in the sale, that clause is binding upon you and is effective almost everywhere. The estate of the bankrupt company retains and can resell those rights into the infinite future. The estate of the bankrupt company retains and can resell those rights into the infinite future.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2008

Newport Beach-based Mindspeed Technologies, a supplier of semiconductors to the networking industry, said today that it has sold a number of its patents for $2M, and also scored a $15M line of credit from Silicon valley Bank. According to Mindspeed, it gained $2M from the sale of "non-core" patents. READ MORE>>

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

In my experience, finding real innovation in existing company environments is even tougher. Creating intellectual property, including patents, is the kay to long-term value and a sustainable competitive advantage. From time to time, include customers and sales members in ideation sessions. Value creation. Accountability.

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socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2016

Ontario, California-based Yuneec , the Inland Empire-based consumer drone manufacturer which recently unveiled a drone platform with 4K video at CES, has been sued by competitor DJI , claiming patent infringement on two of its patents. Both DJI and Yuneec are Chinese companies, however, Yuneec recently set up its U.S.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2011

business from San Diego, said this morning that it has sued Eastman Kodak Company , for infringement on an inkjet patent. Kyocera claims that Kodak's injet printers are infringing on the patent. Kyocera , the Japanese electronics firm which operates its U.S. Kyocera said its lawsuit, filed in the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 31, 2020

I was chairman of a company that, for twelve years never took a dollar of outside investment. The company was funded entirely by grants from the National Institute of Health, amounting to millions of non-dilutive dollars in all. First, an example of grant-based financing . No dilution to shareholders or the founders.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 20, 2019

Should be an easy fix for companies making annual net profit. Companies that are successful with their first product must begin thinking about the costs of additional products or of that product’s replacement well before any evidence of a peak in sales is noticed. Not so much, as our rear view mirror makes obvious.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The two said they will work together on joint marketing and sales, as well as integration of Masimo's SedLine brain function monitoring, O3 regional oximetry, and Nomoline capnography technologies in Philips IntelliVue monitors.

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socalTECH

JULY 2, 2013

Xencor said that the deal provides Merck with access to one of its patents for therapeutic monoclonal antibodies. Xencor is developing antibody technology which it has widely licensed to companies such as Amgen, Pfizer, Janssen R&D LLC, MorphoSys, Boehringer Ingelheim, CSL Ltd. Financial terms of that deal were not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a classic book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. Sales/Marketing. Be specific on sales channels and marketing initiatives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2020

You alone will never find enough hours in a day to keep with all the challenges of sales, support, and scaling the business, in addition to developing and delivering your solution. Although Elon Musk doesn’t talk about it very much, he owns over 350 patents through Tesla, just one of his many companies.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 27, 2012

And because there was consideration paid to you in the sale, that clause is binding upon you and is effective almost everywhere. Well, what if the buyer is now bankrupt? The estate of the bankrupt company retains and can resell those rights into the infinite future. Email readers, continue here.]

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2016

I’m sure all of you know one or more of the 200 or more young companies that are currently valued at one billion or more by investors and stockholders. Patents and other intellectual property are a necessary initial “barrier to entry,” but these are just the beginning. How well does your new company stack-up today?

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2020

That’s a comprehensive piece on a company for use by a buyer in determining fit. Copies of intellectual property filings such as patents, copyrights and trademarks, all owned URL addresses, and even copies of source code, may be resident in the deal room, dependent upon the type of buyer. First, what’s a “deal book?”.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 23, 2012

In the patent world, we protect this intellectual core with what we call a “patent thicket,” aptly describing the attempt to surround the core patent with other patents that defend the core and further prevent competitors from attacking the central component of the business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

In my experience, finding real innovation in existing company environments is even tougher. Creating intellectual property, including patents, is the kay to long-term value and a sustainable competitive advantage. From time to time, include customers and sales members in ideation sessions. Value creation. Accountability.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Why are you so strongly sold on royalty licensing as the most effective way to finance a tech-based early stage company? So here goes: How would I find companies willing to license my intellectual property or to invest in a royalty stream from licenses? I asked him five important questions, which he answered, and I’ve summarized below.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 22, 2019

Blueland’s cleaners — a bathroom cleaner, glass cleaner, and multi-purpose cleaner — are sold as tablets that customers add to the cleaning containers the company provides. With Naqzi on board, the company began filing patents for its unique process and the products it’s bringing to market, says Paiji.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2023

A product plan has tremendous value inward facing, telling your product people what to build, while the business plan has maximum value outward facing, explaining to the rest of the world how your new company will survive and prosper. Executives, marketing & sales, financial projections, and funding. Marty Zwilling

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Why are you so strongly sold on royalty licensing as the most effective way to finance a tech-based early stage company? So here goes: How would I find companies willing to license my intellectual property or to invest in a royalty stream from licenses? I asked him five important questions, which he answered, and I’ve summarized below.

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Berkonomics

JULY 19, 2012

Companies that are successful with their first product must begin thinking about the costs of additional products or of that product’s replacement well before any evidence of a peak in sales is noticed. There are rules of thumb for various industries in creating a reserve for research and development.

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