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Sonos, Lenbrook Settle Patent Infringement Lawsuit

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Santa Barbara-based whole-home audio systems developer Sonos , and audio systems developer Lenbrook Industries have settled a patent infringement lawsuit that Sonos had filed against Lenbrook. Lenbrook is the maker of the NAD Electronics, PSB Speakers, and Bluesound wireless audio products. READ MORE>>.

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Ceres Gets Patent

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Thousand Oaks-based seed biotechnology developer Ceres reports this morning that it has been awarded a U.S. patent on a genetic sequence derived from corn. The company said the patent, U.S. 8,710,201, covers use of a gene in areas of research, product development, and seed production. According to the U.S.

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Caltech Continues Legal Battle With Apple Over Wi-Fi Patents

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A Federal Circuit court has upheld a decision in favor of Caltech , over a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, which upheld parts of two Wi-Fi patents held by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in a continuing battle between Caltech and Apple. READ MORE>>.

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DivX Sues Netflix, Hulu Over Patents

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DivX , the streaming video software developer which was started in San Diego, has filed patent infringement lawsuits against both Netflix and Hulu , accusing the firms of usings its video streaming intellectual property. The two patent infringement lawsuits are DIVX, LLC v. READ MORE>>.

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Nimbus Data Trumpets Patent

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Aliso Viejo-based Nimbus Data , a developer of flash-based storage products for the cloud infrastructure market, said it has received a "new" patent for its deduplication technology. The company said it was granted patent 8,751,763, entitled "Low-overhead Deduplication within Block-based Data Storage". READ MORE>>.

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Snapchat Sued Over Electronic Messaging Patents

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the parent company of Snapchat , has been sued in a patent infringement suit, by a company called Vaporstream. Snap Inc), and cites a number of patents which were granted to Vaporstream in July of 2005 for Vaporstream's secure messaging products. Venice, California-based Snap, Inc. , READ MORE>>.

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Can you guess 10 tests for your success?

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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. Is it the advantage of time – years of development ahead of any competitor? A core patent or “thicket” of patents protecting your offering?

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