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JumpStartFund Takes On Crowdfunding, Advice For Research Startups

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JumpStartFund , which is based in El Segundo, opened up its service this morning to help use the wisdom of the crowd to move ideas, patents, and research from individuals, federal research labs, universities, and research organizations to the market. READ MORE>>.

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Be Frugal, But Never Cheap When Locking Down Your IP

InfoChachkie

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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Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates

InfoChachkie

Microsoft was one of the first successful high-tech companies to not distribute its profits to shareholders. Unless your venture is focused on researching potential scientific breakthroughs, it is likely that your technology can be easily copied and your patents circumvented. In 1997, Bill finally purchased a private jet.

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First Ever Startup Weekend Orange County Live!

Tech Zulu Event

Maneesh has more than nine years of product development and operational experience in the high tech industry. Maneesh began his career conducting research at Brown University’s Experimental Pathology Lab to determine the effects of HIV on the Vitamin D pathway. in Management from Claremont Graduate University (CGU).

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Exit Interview: Lita Nelsen on MIT Tech Transfer, Startups & Culture

Xconomy

Our wide-ranging conversation covered the progression of MIT’s entrepreneurship curriculum and campus resources , the rise of the Boston-Cambridge area as a high-tech industry powerhouse, the prospects for an MIT venture fund , the challenges for university tech transfer offices, the roots of today’s startup culture, and more.

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Biotech Roundup: Deals Gone Wrong, Ethical Red Flags & Bay Goodbyes

Xconomy

Merck also saw some expected fruits of its 2014 big-ticket acquisition of Cubist Pharmaceuticals wither away this week, as the Supreme Court wouldn’t reverse a decision that shaved years off the patent life of the top-selling antibiotic daptomyicin (Cubicin). —When Merck (NYSE: MRK ) bought Cubist Pharmaceuticals for $9.5

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America’s Entrepreneurial Innovation Needs Help

Startup Professionals Musings

Fix the patent office to keep up with the backlog. Since 1992, Congress has diverted nearly $1 billion in applicant-paid fees already earned by the USPTO to other uses (like the 2010 census), leaving the patent office unable to deal with the threefold increase in patent applications over the last 20 years.

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