socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Irvine-based Local.com has scored a patent out of its acquisition of Krillion , in April, the firm reported this morning, after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issues patent number 8,032,427 to the company. Local.com's new patent was filed in April of 2007; inventors named on the patent are Roger B.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2012

The firm claimed the granting of a motion for summary judgement in the US Federal Court in California will help it in its effort to convince the courts to prevent these companies from operating the services that infringe RPost patents. RPost claims it has 35 patents covering electronic signatures. READ MORE>>.

Patents 154

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Berkonomics

JUNE 22, 2023

If your vision is for a product or service that fills a need in a mature industry, you may be flying against the prevailing winds as a market shrinks over time, taking your business with it. A core patent or “thicket” of patents protecting your offering? Where in industry life cycle? Are margins high enough?

Patents 286

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Donuts , the domain name registry companies targeting the emerging generic, top-level domain name (gTLD) market, has launched a new service aimed at protecting trademarks across its portfolio of gTLDs, the company announced today. Pricing on the new service was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Carlsbad-based Isis Pharmaceuticals announced this morning that it has filed a patent infringement suit against Santaris Pharma , in the United States District Court of the Southern District of California. Isis said that Santaris is providing antisense drugs and drug discovery services, in violation of its patents.

Patents 124

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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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Company Companies Acquisition Resource 120

socalTECH

AUGUST 11, 2009

A patent lawsuit against educational software provider Blackboard , which was spawned by the acquisition of Sherman Oaks-based NTI Group last year, has been settled, according to Texas-based TechRadium. TechRadium said the move would allow each company to continue to provide mass notification technology and services to clients.

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Patents Sherman Oaks Blogging Education 153

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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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2009

The patent lawsuit filed Wednesday,/a> against popular micro-blogging site Twitter by a Texas company, TechRadium , has echoes of a lawsuit spawned by the acquisition of Sherman Oaks-based NTI Group last year. Tags: blackboard group techradium lawsuit patent twitter.

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socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2009

Burbank-based CEIVA Logic , a developer of Internet-connected, digital photo frames, said this week that a Los Angeles Federal District Court has ruled that competitor Frame Media's products infringe on one of its patents, relating to its digital photo sharing system. Patent, No., 65,442,573, owned by the company. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Los Angeles-based j2 Global Communications, which provides online FAX and related services, announced Thursday that it has received validation of two of the firm's patents, covering the firm's FAX technology. According to the firm, the U.S. j2 said that it now owns 58 U.S.

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Patents Summary Los Angeles Technology 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Los Angeles-based legal filings and services site LegalZoom has settled a trademark and antitrust suit filed against the company by competitor LegalForce RAPC Worldwide , the operator of a trademark and patent filing service, Trademarkia.com , according to a legal filing from the two companies this week, according to reports.

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Legalzoom Patents Los Angeles Report 113

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. Start with a service you know and love. Don’t let your service be viewed as a commodity.

Services 72

Services Startup Training Writing 72

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As you can guess, that would be an informal group with no legal responsibilities, but one able to be called upon to act as business, industry and scientific advisors to the company or CEO. Sometimes, celebrities will agree to sit on an advisory board as a gift to the CEO, providing a bit of glamour for the company at small expense.

Knowledge Base 156

Knowledge Base Guide Patents Email 156

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. Start with a service you know and love. Don’t let your service be viewed as a commodity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

A strong answer should be something like “Our product introduces a new lower-cost technology, which we have patented and trademarked, that makes us very attractive today, and will provide a wealth of additional products as we move forward.” The problem is that startups have limited resources to keep them ahead of big companies.

Competition 133

Competition Patents Resource Invest 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. Start with a service you know and love. Don’t let your service be viewed as a commodity.

Services 105

Services Startup Training Writing 105

Berkonomics

APRIL 13, 2017

If your vision is for a product or service that fills a need in a mature industry, you may be flying against the prevailing winds as a market shrinks over time, taking your business with it. A core patent or “thicket” of patents protecting your offering? Where in industry life cycle? Have you created high barriers to entry?

Patents 291

Patents Pricing Ideas Marketing 291

Berkonomics

JULY 16, 2015

Several times a month, I’d have lunch with one of my CEOs, and each time we’d find ourselves digging into the intellectual property developed by the company over the years, just to refresh ourselves about what the intended use was back then, and whether new developments or technologies might make these older ideas and patents relevant again.

Patents 120

Patents Screening Startup Email 120

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The Santa Barbara-based online services division of Citrix Systems has been sued in the Florida Southern District Court, over alleged patent infringement. Pragmatus has patent suits pending against Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn, and others over similar patent infringement claims.

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Santa Barbara Patents Services Company 162

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. Start with a service you know and love. Don’t let your service be viewed as a commodity.

Startup 174

Startup Training Services Writing 174

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2023

Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. Despite some recent advances, there are still some cultures which have less regard for patents and other intellectual property. Look at internal services versus external services.

Software Review 114

Software Review Technical Review Outsource Development Outsource 114

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2016

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. Start with a service you know and love. Don’t let your service be viewed as a commodity.

Services 61

Services Startup Training Writing 61

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

District Court in Delaware, to counter an earlier lawsuit filed by Gillette against the company on December 17th. Gillette claims Dollar Shave Club has infringed on one of its patents for self cleaning razors. Dollar Shave Club operates an online, subscription service which delivers razors and other products on a monthly basis.

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Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica Patents Competition 100

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.

Equity 156

Equity Writing Education Research 156

socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2011

Santa Barbara-based RightSignature , the provider of electronic signature services, as well as one of its customers--Farmers Insurance--has just been sued by competing electronic signature service RPost. The lawsuit Rmail Limited et al v. Right Signature, LLC et al--was filed on Friday. Right Signature, LLC et al--was filed on Friday.

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Customer Custom Santa Barbara Patents 145

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 17, 2019

The program is open to entrepreneurs that are starting companies in areas that are likely to draw venture capital investment. The program is not open to service providers. LAVA is extremely pleased to announce its next First Time Entrepreneur training program. See [link] (more)

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LAVA Entrepreneur Screening Patents 100

Berkonomics

MARCH 5, 2020

In the creation of a young company, there are five principal risks to be addressed by the entrepreneur. Is the product or service possible to produce at all, let alone economically enough to. Are you ahead or behind the market with your product or service? Why five risks? First: Product risk. . compete in the marketplace?

Outsource Development 156

Outsource Development Ideas Resource Patents 156

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Many writers have outlined the critical success factors for product companies, like sell every unit at a profit, patent the design, and continuous product improvement. The distinction between product companies and services companies is easy to see. Scaling services means cloning yourself.

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Product Services Satisfaction Patents 91

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 12, 2015

On a micro level, you can do your part to fix tech's gender problem by recruiting people with diverse backgrounds and place them in a company culture that rewards those who challenge the status quo. We have to have a multi-cultural, gender agnostic point of view in order to properly service such complex organizations.”.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 20, 2019

One of the most obvious reasons mature businesses die away – when we look in the rear view mirror – is that they did not spend to renew their product or service when newer entrants into the business arrived with better products and services built upon newer technology. Should be an easy fix for companies making annual net profit.

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.Net Patents Research Sales 120

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Pitching app developers with a new way to convert app browsers into actual customers, AppOnboard has raised $15 million in a new round of funding, the company said. Company co-founder Jonathan Zweig has already had one hit as a Los Angeles-based entrepreneur. The company already has offices in London and in cities across the U.S.,

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

As Guy Kawasaki pointed out in our recent conversation , “…it is cheaper than ever to start a company. If there was ever a time to start a company, this is it.”. Determining the perfect moment to enter the startup market, whether by creating a company or joining an ongoing venture, is akin to timing the financial markets. “The

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Company Companies Startup Study 257

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. How do you produce your product or service? Target market. Who are you selling to?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

A while back, I wrote about the importance of a “ sustainable competitive advantage ,” and outlined the business plan value and limitations of patents and competitor feature comparisons. But once you start selling products, all of these pale in comparison to your level of customer service. Continuous customer service innovation.

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Customer Custom Services Startup 90

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2019

A strong answer should be something like “Our product introduces a new lower-cost technology, which we have patented and trademarked, that makes us very attractive today, and will provide a wealth of additional products as we move forward.” The problem is that startups have limited resources to keep them ahead of big companies.

Competition 120

Competition Patents Resource Invest 120

Berkonomics

JUNE 1, 2023

Leaders and companies that innovate new products, services and methods of delivery are the ones that stand out in a crowded business world, especially when attempting to gain recognition among the throngs of competitors visible on the web. Commissioner of Patents in 1899. Innovation does not always equal invention. Duell, U.S.

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Artificial Inteligence UCLA Web Patents 156