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Crown Electrokinetics Buys IBM Smart Glass Patents

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a company that is developing smart glass technology, said this morning that it has acquired 10 patents from IBM Corporation. Financial details of the patent acquisition were not announced. According to Crown, it now has a patent portfolio including 34 patents and applications in the smart glass technology area.

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5 Steps To Locking In The Right New Venture Partner

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An excellent example is the initiative by Elon Musk and Tesla Motors a few years ago to give away their battery patents, to infrastructure and competitive car providers, without transactional agreements. Another partnering model example is the IBM Watson Group $1 billion investment to share cloud-based development and super-computing tools.

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5 Strategies For Startup Partnering To Win Long Term

Startup Professionals Musings

An excellent example is the initiative by Elon Musk and Tesla Motors a few years ago to give away their battery patents, to infrastructure and competitive car providers, without transactional agreements. Another partnering model example is the IBM Watson Group $1 billion investment to share cloud-based development and super-computing tools.

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7 Incentives For Testing Your Startup Marketing Early

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I’m not suggesting that a startup should ever disclose patent details to others before filing, but I can’t imagine why a startup would not seek visibility and feedback for their idea and solution while they could still make changes with minimal cost. Evaluate customer response prior to development.

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7 Reasons To Avoid Stealth Mode For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m not suggesting that a startup should ever disclose patent details to others before filing, but I can’t imagine why a startup would not seek visibility and feedback for their idea and solution while they could still make changes with minimal cost. Evaluate customer response prior to development.

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Spooky thought: Where would we be without our supporters?

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Key Information Systems (www.keyinfo.com) Providing IBM Storage Solutions. Your Software Development Partner. Cadence, Intel, IBM, Freescale, Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, LSI, X-Fab, and many other leading-edge. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP. GetItStarted (www.getitstarted.com).

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5 Steps To Finding A Partnership For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

An excellent example is the initiative by Elon Musk and Tesla Motors to give away all their patents, to infrastructure providers and even competitive car makers, without transactional agreements. Another new partnering model is the IBM Watson Group $1 billion investment to share cloud-based development and super-computing tools.

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