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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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Should I license my IP, sell a royalty stream, or just produce products?

Berkonomics

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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RealD Claims Patent Wins

socalTECH

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.

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Should I license my IP, sell a royalty stream, or just produce products?

Berkonomics

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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Is there gold in your old intellectual property?

Berkonomics

Digging through your IP closet for gold…. 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. Could your patent be older than the presumed leader? The CEO directed the Company to begin what turned out to.

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Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Licenses IP

socalTECH

San Diego-based Imprimis Pharmaceuticals said this morning that it has licensed a set of intellectual property assets, from Buderer Drug Company. Imprimis said it is in the process of filing for a patent on those new IP assets. The company did not say what segment of the market the new assets would target.

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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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