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OC Firm On Patent Offensive

socalTECH

An Orange County firm, SpeedTrack , has targeted Amazon.com, Best Buy, Dell, Costco, The Home Depot, and a slew of other firms over a patent the firm said is being infringed upon by the companies. According to SpeedTrack, the patent--U.S. The company is seeking damages for the patent infringement.

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VCR Plus Codes To Disappear

socalTECH

The VCR Plus+ codes, originally developed by Pasadena-based Gemstar-TV Guide , are officially disappearing, according to numerous reports from newspapers, who say that Rovi--which now owns the VCR Plus+ technology--has stopped issuing the codes. Tags: plus vcrplus gemstar guide hollywood consumer electronics hardware.

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Apple Patent Trial Goes to Jury | Why Fight When You Can License

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Apple rested their defense today in their final attempt to stave off a patent lawsuit with far-reaching implications for all smartphone makers. Based on the report’s conclusions, Apple requested that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) re-examine Ditzik’s patent.

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How would you like a great advisory board?

Berkonomics

University professors, industry gurus, lawyers familiar with patent law and former executives of competitor companies are typical recruits you might consider. Advisors fill blind spots in the corporate knowledge base and guide you in areas where you feel you have a personal weakness. Are there any special documents needed for advisors?

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Surround yourself with great, sharing advisors.

Berkonomics

University professors, industry gurus, lawyers familiar with patent law and former executives of competitor companies are typical recruits to an advisory board. I sit on a board of a company with potentially valuable patents that it is exploiting aggressively.

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Eight-Step Practical Survival Guide For Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

The patent process is far from perfect, but it’s a huge step ahead of no proprietary content. Create intellectual property. Start early by registering your company, and reserving the name as your website domain name. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Also don’t forget trademarks and copyrights.

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Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. Here’s Why:

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He had the idea that people would want city guides to tell them where to eat and what to do. We talked about patents. I brought up the fact that I find many larger companies abusing the patent system to slow down smaller competitors which is actually anti competitive. So he founded … wait … CitySearch.