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Sonos Lobs New Patent Lawsuit At Google

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Santa Barbara-based whole home audio systems maker Sonos has filed another patent infringement suit at Google , saying that Google has infringed on five wireless audio patents held by the company. The lawsuit is the second filed against Google by Sonos, which also sued Google over similar patents in January.

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ITC Investigating Sonos Complaint Against Google

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International Trade Commission has taken up a complaint, filed by Santa Barbara-based Sonos , that Google has been importing and selling goods which Sonos says infringe upon its patents. The move is the latest in a big battle between Sonos and Google. READ MORE>>.

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Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates

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In Mark Suster’s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara , he advised his audience of entrepreneurial students to master two skills: selling and coding. Bill’s advice reflects Microsoft’s hardnosed culture, which encourages internal competition and a ruthless pursuit of the truth. " [Tweet this quote]. " [Tweet this quote].

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Fixing Tech’s Gender Problem Starts With Company Culture

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One of these bright lights is Santa Barbara-based HG Data - developers of the world's largest competitive-intelligence database. <Note: According to the National Center for Women & Information Technology, mixed-gender teams produce patents that are cited up to 42% more often.

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How PolarPro's Photo Filters Are Riding The GoPro Wave

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Jeff Overall: It all started back in 2011, when I was going to the University of Santa Barbara. We did get a patent on our first, snap-on camera mount, but maybe if we had put a little more resources and time into solidifying those patents, so they were not easily worked around would have been good. READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Mike Hopkins, ICE Energy

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Santa Barbara-based Ice Energy (www.ice-energy.com) has quietly been working away at developing energy storage systems to help smooth out the demand for energy on the nation's power grid. We have thirteen patents associated with the Ice bear. megawatts of energy.