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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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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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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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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

This is going to be fairly specific to the company. I also will point out that in the The 15 Mistakes of First Time Entrepreneurs : 9. What's also interesting in Niel's piece is that he defines Stealth Mode not as not having conversations, but rather he says it's not make public pronouncements. How Stealthy Should You Be?

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Spooky thought: Where would we be without our supporters?

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Without all of you, we wouldn't be able to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Helping entrepreneurs succeed. We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies.