InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2014

An invalidated patent or one deemed to infringe the rights of another party can devastate a startup. Defensible Claims - Some companies take pride in the number of patents they own. However, there is not a direct correlation between a patent portfolio’s value and the number of patents which comprise the portfolio.

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socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2016

Los Angeles-based online electronics e-commerce giant Newegg said it is donating proceeds from a sale of T-shirts, to help defend what it says is a patent troll victim. Newegg said that Gwyther has been sued by Global Archery Products, which claims the arrows he is reselling infringe on its patents. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. The good news is that a patent can scare off or at least delay competitors, and as a “rule of thumb” patents can add up to $1M to your startup valuation for investors or M&A exits (merger and acquisition).

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2012

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. This patent holding company has charged infringement and demanded royalties from every app developer for the iPhone and Android, for a feature most agree has been in apps for many years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2011

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. The bad news is that patent trolls can squeeze the lifeblood out of innocent and unsuspecting entrepreneurs, as exemplified by the current mess around Lodsys patent No.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2013

Can tapping the power of the crowd not only help you find customers and help fund your project, but also help you shape your startup idea and find funding? We offer up those ideas and patents to any user on the Internet, and they can sign up on the site to work with the entrepreneur on the idea. What is JumpStartFund?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Connell spoke about the many pro-foreign-enterprise initiatives the Cameron government has passed and Van der Kleij fielded questions and feedback on topics ranging from Patent Law to secondary markets. Patent Box ," a new preferential tax regime on patents being considered by the UK government, was a topic of considerable discussion.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2013

A new, Los Angeles area startup launched this morning, hoping to use the power of the crowd to help take ideas to launch.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Did anybody hold patents that would prevent us from using this technology? I seldom hire patent attorneys during due diligence but this was too important. Marc Berte started helping her to perfect the materials and approach and the two together had a huge break-through that led Marc to decide to join Meredith in her journey.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Mountain View-based business networking service LinkedIn appears to be tempting some trademark confusion--and maybe, a lawsuit-- with the launch Wednesday of a new service it bills Classmates , to help its users connect with former classmates via the service. LinkedIn's new service helps connect its users with fellow college alumni.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Among other updates the firm added to its S-1 filing, the firm reported it now has eight patents granted--up from five--for its intellectual property, and an additional sixteen pending in the United States and other jurisdictions. According to the new S-1, it has awarded grants to officers to acquire 11.7

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2009

CitizenHawk helps companies identify cybersquatters and others using brand trademarks, and recovers those domains for those brands, including going through all of the procedures required to reclaim those domains for advertisers. Tags: hydra advertising citizenhawk domain name cybersquatters domainer registrar trademark legal patent.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2020

These days, you can find existing patents and trademarks through Google and the US Patent Office online site without spending thousands of dollars with your favorite patent attorney. Of course, existing patents don’t stop you from innovating, but charging ahead into a wall is no fun.

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socalTECH

MAY 4, 2010

Patent and Trademark office. The firm said the move will help it "protect the brand identity" of the firm and its MiFi line. San Diego-based Novatel Wireless , which makes wireless broadband cards and the MiFi line of portable Wi-Fi hotspots, announced today that it has officially registered MiFi as a trademark with the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

His impact has even helped a small country gain admission to the United Nations. IdeaLab has a philosophy that if they can get a centralized group of expert staff to help with legal, accounting, recruiting, PR, etc. So the most important thing is to surround yourself with people who can help you succeed. We talked about patents.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The patent process is far from perfect, but it’s a huge step ahead of no proprietary content. The Page serves as a space where small business owners can access educational resources, read success stories from other business owners, engage with peers, and find tips to help businesses run more efficiently. Create intellectual property.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2010

Cibus said it is developing a patent-protected technology which helps develop environmentally friendly crop traits for the agricultural community, which are free from the market resistance and regulatory burdens of introducing foreign genetic material into crops. The funding appears to be part of an ongoing, $2.6M

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Join in a panel discussion of the cases that were decided and that have affected the landscape of patent law this past year. Kappos, in which the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) had calculated term extensions for patents incorrectly in some instances. See [link] (more).

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Broadcom said the move will help it provide a "broader solution portfolio" to its customers. In addition to the acquisition, the two said QLogic will license certain Broadcom patents to cover its Fibre Channel products for $62M. READ MORE>>. qlogic ethernet broadcom merger acquisition intellectual property networking hardware'

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socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2017

The office helps license technology and patents from the school to startups and other companies, as well as helps take ideas created by professors and researchers to market. Photo of Gilbert, with cap, via Caltech. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2012

I had probably spent eight months perfecting the product, and getting the design where it needed to be, and all patents filed. They also went out, and spread the word, and helped us take this to the masses and give us recognition. One last thing with Kickstarter, is the group of people I brought in to help me. Patrick O'Neill.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

In businesses driven by information technology, your patents, trademarks and other intellectual properties are essential to your value. A well-executed intellectual property strategy can help you avoid common errors, take command of new territory, defend your existing turf, and increase a company's valuation.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Copies of intellectual property filings such as patents, copyrights and trademarks, all owned URL addresses, and even copies of source code, may be resident in the deal room, dependent upon the type of buyer. Up-to-date insurance policies, leases, financial documents and schedules such as fixed assets are copied here.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

What we do, is we help companies identify who is accessing their sites, and registering for their services. You found the team behind TeleSign, and have helped bring together a team to scale out the business. I've actually pulled in a lot of FrontBridge's management team to help me. In 2011, we had two of our patents approved.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2021

Sometimes it’s helpful to imagine contradictory approaches, or working with opposites. If you study the Amazon 1-click patent long enough, you’ll likely find something of your own worth patenting. I find that startups looking for funding often never even think of asking strategic partners, rather than just venture capitalists.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Now Zweig is back again… this time pitching app developers a tool that can help convert browsers into buyers for new applications in app stores around the world. It was an early success for the regional ecosystem and proved to be one of the most valuable exits (from a capital efficiency standpoint) for the year.

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Berkonomics

MAY 8, 2014

The company has created a product that can be delivered as a service to medical clinicians anywhere in the world, enhancing their ability to understand their patents’ problems and needs in less time, using the expertise built into an expert system created by the best minds in many medical specialties. Raising money'

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socalTECH

JULY 26, 2021

The company said the new funding will help it accelerate growth, further develop its patented brewing technologies, and complete delivery of outstanding pre-orders. The startup, led by CEO Roderic de Rode, said its hardware uses centrifugal force to make its own coffee, in addition to grinding and its other features.

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socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2011

Our goal, is to help businesses and support causes, via three pillars. The way CauseCast helps do this, is through technology to help engage people around causes and campaigns. The way CauseCast helps do this, is through technology to help engage people around causes and campaigns. You need a third profile.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

Caltech generates more patents than any other university while UCLA boasts more startups founded by its graduate than any other school in the nation. Suster has also noted for years that the region produces more technology doctorates than any other geography in the United States.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 23, 2014

We connect YOU (the passionate enthusiast) with expert video and our active community to help you embrace and practice your wellness passions. Grokker’s patent-pending approach allows us to cost effectively shoot and produce beautiful, compelling video classes of all kinds at scale. What can people do on Grokker?

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Some resources on this: Intellectual Property is More Than Patents Does My Startup Have Intellectual Property? You need all of these people to bake the cake. The Top Five Reasons Entrepreneurs Should Learn About IP Law What Can a Well Drafted Contract Do For Your Company? False Confidence.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

We checked patents. And I hope the skeptics will join in from a perspective of “how can we help?” What about competing patents. I was not fried. I was not scared. I was not scarred. It is safe. We hired outside experts. We kept our skepticism and like many who initially doubted we were convinced. We checked safety.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself." Unless your venture is focused on researching potential scientific breakthroughs, it is likely that your technology can be easily copied and your patents circumvented. " [Tweet this quote].

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

A narrow scope doesn’t help your case either. Here are some of the key ones: Patent protection in place as a barrier to entry. Investors understand that patents can be broken by unscrupulous competitors, but they prove your conviction that you have created something innovative, and are willing to do the work to defend it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Of course it helps to have innovative technologies before you start building a business. A long-term advantage usually also requires intellectual property, such as a patent, trade secret, or trademark. Even a patent search won’t uncover work in progress that may be well ahead of you in the business cycle.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

And of course we help with business development introductions and with fund raising events. Sometimes it comes because investors believe the company needs more experienced leadership to run the company or more often to help run the company. I will work evenings or weekends to help a founder in need.

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