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Sonos Wins Patent Ruling Against D&M Holdings

socalTECH

Santa Barbara-based whole home audio systems developer Sonos has scored a win in the courts this week, when a federal judge invalidated a home audio patent held by D&M Holdings , the owner of such brands as Denon and Boston Acoustics. D&M Holdings had filed a patent infringement suit (D&M Holdings et al.

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Power-One Inks Patent Deal

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Camarillo-based Power-One , a developer of power supplies and power conversion products, said Tuesday that it has entered into a patent license with Ericsson AB Power Modules, a developer of power products to the information and communications industry. Financial details of the patent license agreement were not disclosed.

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A heartbreaking story about time and money.

Berkonomics

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

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Bio Roundup: Jazz Drug OK’d, Gilead’s Bet, Moderna Patent Decision & More

Xconomy

Both drugs are anti-cancer molecules in mid-stage development that have been designed to hit known cancer targets. This week, drug licensing deals it made with two publicly traded companies spurred it to say more. But not much. They’re intended to address the No. 2 causes of cancer death worldwide. But the firm.

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MaxLinear Sued By Competitor

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Carlsbad-based MaxLinear , which develops radio frequency and mixed signal semiconductors, has been sued by one if its competitors, Silicon Laboratories. Silicon Laboratories said it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against MaxLinear in the Southern District of California, San Diego Division. READ MORE>>.

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BlackBerry Files Second Suit Against Typo

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BlackBerry--which already has an outstanding lawsuit against Typo--claims the company''s redesigned Typo 2 smartphone case still infringes upon its patents. Typo develops BlackBerry-like keyboards which allow iPhone users to type on a physical keyboard. Typo has raised $1M from celebrity Ryan Seacrest. READ MORE>>.

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8 Key Startup Drivers Bring Pleasure As Well As Sweat

Startup Professionals Musings

Aspiring entrepreneurs ask me why their great idea hasn’t sold; they talk about it endlessly, and they expect others to do the development, finance, and marketing work for them. It can also be very inspiring, as you watch your dream morph into reality, or as you feel each little element of success: Watch your team develop new skills.

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