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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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6 Reasons Starting Another Dating Site May Be Tough

Startup Professionals Musings

Even the main industry rag, Online Dating Magazine , admits that the success rate is a mere one percent, compared to an estimated fifty percent for startups in general. The same Online Dating Magazine estimates that there are more than 1,500 online dating services online in the U.S. Intellectual property is tough.

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Six Reasons To Rethink Your Online Dating Site

Startup Professionals Musings

Even the main industry rag, Online Dating Magazine , admits that the success rate is a mere one percent, compared to an estimated fifty percent for startups in general. The same Online Dating Magazine estimates that there are more than 2,500 online dating services online in the U.S. Intellectual property is tough.

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Interview with Ryan Scott, CauseCast

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An example is one we recently launched with Virgin Mobile and Katy Perry, where we allow people to volunteer to help youth homelessness, track that with our patent-pending cause tracking and rewards systems, and where those volunteers can get tickets to a concert. That's on the cause marketing side of things.

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How Many More Online Dating Sites Do We Need?

Startup Professionals Musings

Even the main industry rag, Online Dating Magazine , admits that the success rate is a mere one percent, compared to an estimated fifty percent for startups in general. The same Online Dating Magazine estimates that there are more than 2,500 online dating services online in the U.S. Intellectual property is tough.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

The patents Overture held became known in small circles as Google’s ’361 problem as outlined here. The monetization engine of the Internet that powers the most profitable business perhaps in history was invented and perfected in Los Angeles and is what you now know as Google Ad Words. acquired Overture for $1.63

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How You Talk About Competitors Speaks Volumes

Startup Professionals Musings

Being first to offer something is often used to cover the fact that you have no patent or intellectual property. Do your homework ahead of time on all potential competitors you can find on the Internet, from industry magazines, advisors, and team members. Don’t say “Product x is more expensive and hard to use.”

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