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Patent litigation can kill the small guy.

Berkonomics

Here’s the bright side to patents. When you think of patents, you think of added value to the corporation in the form of protection of its intellectual property. Investors like to see patents or patent applications as evidence of intellectual property value and barriers to entry. and the risk in prosecuting a violator.

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RPost, Zix Settle Patent Lawsuit

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based RPost , the developer of email encryption, proof-of-delivery, and electronic signature services, and email encryption provider Zix Corporation announced this morning that the two have settled a lawsuit that RPost had filed against ZixCorp, alleging patent infringement. READ MORE>>.

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Patent litigation can kill the small guy.

Berkonomics

When you think of patents, you think of added value to the corporation in the form of protection of its intellectual property. In fact, many corporations spend millions developing surrounding patents to form what is known as a “patent thicket,” much like Brer Rabbit jumped into to protect himself against his detractors in the briar patch.

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Is there gold in your old intellectual property?

Berkonomics

So, I was surprised and excited when one of these verbal fishing expeditions during a lunch brought up a technology the company had patented years before and forgotten. It wasn’t about paying for service we now expect at no extra cost just about everywhere, it was about a patent that covered that expansive service.

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Can you guess 10 tests for your success?

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here…] Have you created high barriers to entry? Is it the advantage of time – years of development ahead of any competitor? A core patent or “thicket” of patents protecting your offering? What can you prove as a barrier to entry for competitors? Are margins high enough?

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Zumbox Gets Stay In Patent Lawsuit

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Westlake Village-based Zumbox , a startup developing a system to allow for paperless delivery of mail based on physical postal addresses, said today that it has been granted a Motion to Stay in a patent infringement suit brought against the firm by Pitney Bowes. Zumobx is represented by McDermott Will & Emery LLP in the case.

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M86 Security Gains Patent

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Orange-based M86 Security , a developer of web security software, reported today that it has received a U.S. Patent for its malware detection technology. The patent, number 7,607,171, is entitled "Virus detection by executing e-mail code in a virtual machine" and names Walter L. Tags: security patent legal avinti.

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