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Should I license my IP, sell a royalty stream, or just produce products?

Berkonomics

Since I am a proponent of using equity as a tool and he is so much opposed, this week it is his turn to make the case. They will be more willing to pay a royalty fee if your product gets them to market earlier or is protected by patent to create a barrier to their competition. I have the weeks to follow to make mine.

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Should I license my IP, sell a royalty stream, or just produce products?

Berkonomics

Since I am a proponent of using equity as a tool and he is so much opposed, this week it is his turn to make the case. They will be more willing to pay a royalty fee if your product gets them to market earlier or is protected by patent to create a barrier to their competition. I have the weeks to follow to make mine.

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No Stairway (Infringement) and the Importance of Shared Design Tools in Innovation

Xconomy

But as I explain in a longer blog post , what is copied is a common motif in song composition, effectively a design tool. No one can claim copyright to these things because they have been around for a long time and are now “generic” parts or common design tools, respectively. To me, a chord progression is an abstract music design tool.

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Maine’s Largest Hospital Launches Internal Health Tech Accelerator

Tech.Co

Monti tells the Maine Startups Insider that she wanted to create The Innovation Cohort because she believes current tools and services on the market are not doing enough to solve some of healthcare’s biggest challenges. Questions of IP. The hospital itself has had two patents issued to it. “We The Program. “My

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Thanks to socalTECH's Sponsors!

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SoCal IP Law Group LLP - IP Counselors For Technology Companies. www.socalip.com) Focused on high tech's unique need - Pragmatic cost-effective IP portfolio management - U.S. Sign up today, and you'll get the chance to use the latest Microsoft design, development, and productivity tools for up to three years.

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

InfoChachkie

Just as you would not ask your family physician to perform a coronary bypass, do not ask your corporate lawyer to help you write your patent application. However, you should seek a patent attorney when it is time to craft your patent application. Save money on your office furniture, not on your IP lawyer.

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Interview with Curtis Staker and William Goldbach, Confident Technologies

socalTECH

When you're sitting at a computer with a known, registered IP, we know it is you and your particular category of images, and you can log in. We also assumed over 50 pending patents, from ten different patent families. Instead of the Internet being bad, with the filtering and security tools, we made it a productive tool.