Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The common reason given is that this prevents any competitor from stealing their idea and beating them to market. If there really are no competitors, then there is likely no market opportunity, or you haven’t looked yet. In my view, this paranoid approach costs them much more than the risk of being open. Marty Zwilling

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MARCH 21, 2013

San Diego-based life sciences equipment maker Illumina said Thursday that it has received a favorable outcome in its patent litigation against Life Technologies. Patent Nos. Patent Nos. Life Technologies sued Illumina over the patents in 2009. Illumina said that a judge in the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2020

Traditional marketing may be adequate for linear growth, but it likely won’t catapult you to Amazon’s unicorn status , or make waves in the business world. For example, I usually hear about an aggressive marketing budget, with a plan to penetrate a few big retail chains, and some videos to catch your attention on YouTube.

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MAY 1, 2012

Newport Beach-based Acacia Research , the patent licensing outfit which acquires and aggressively licenses patents, is eyeing the digital imaging market, saying this morning that one of its subsidiaries has acquired a number of patents originally issued to Polaroid. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 5, 2012

Costa Mesa-based Emulex , the developer of high speed networking technology for the server and storage market, and Irvine-based Broadcom said Thursday afternoon that they have reached a partial settlement and worldwide patent license agreement. The two said the deal covers use of Broadcom's patents number U.S. Patents Nos.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

According to the firm, the new patent covers its production process and fluorinated multi-layered carbon nanomaterials, which are used in its batteries. patent is number 7794880, and according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark office was filed in November of 2006. Tags: contour energy systems battery patent flourine.

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 21, 2017

acquires geofilter patent from Mobi for $7.7 Million, Hyperloop One’s Chief Marketing Officer Kimberly Salzer leaves for Ozobot, and CalTech, UCLA ranked top universities for technology transfer.

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socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2010

San Diego-based Verimatrix , a developer of digital rights management (DRM) software for the set top box market, reported Tuesday that it has settled a patent dispute with competitor Widevine Technologies. The firm said that the settlement covers litigation pending in the Eastern District of Texas, covering two Widevine patents, U.S.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Irvine-based Netlist , a developer of memory subsystems for server market, said this morning that it has added another patent to its lawsuit against Westlake Village-based Inphi Corporation. The two firms are battling in court over a number of patents covering various memory interface technologies.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2009

The firm said that it was awarded patent 7,596,218 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on September 29th, covering a system for maintaining a dynamic index for a telephone directory assistance system. The firm said the phone is applicable to smart phones, and covers an "important monetization opportunity" in the market.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

San Diego-based Somaxon Pharmaceuticals has sued a competitor, which is looking to market a generic version of its Silenor insomnia drug. According to a legal filing files in the Delaware District Court, Somaxon is suing Par Pharmaceutical and related Par Pharmaceutical Companies over its patents.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2023

First of all, I will admit that there is some risk involved with talking to any potential investors, even with an agreement, just as there is risk in all the elements of your plan, product and market opportunity. Disclosures relative to patents. Product details in the public domain can never be patented. Sharing trade secrets.

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JANUARY 23, 2009

San Diego-based SkinMedica, which develops cosmeceuticals for the skin care market, said today that it has filed a patent and trade secret action against competitors Histogen,Inc., According to SkinMedica, those firms are infringing on two patents held by the firm, U.S. Patents 6,372,494 and 7,118,746.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

International Trade Commission has taken up a complaint, filed by Santa Barbara-based Sonos , that Google has been importing and selling goods which Sonos says infringe upon its patents. The move is the latest in a big battle between Sonos and Google. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 19, 2008

Los Angeles-based j2 Global Communications, which provides online FAX and related services, announced Thursday that it has received validation of two of the firm's patents, covering the firm's FAX technology. According to the firm, the U.S. j2 said that it now owns 58 U.S. j2 said that it now owns 58 U.S. READ MORE>>

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Berkonomics

JULY 18, 2019

Patents, branding, marketing and more. In the patent world, we protect this intellectual core with what we call a “patent thicket,” aptly describing the attempt to surround the core patent with other patents that defend the core and further prevent competitors from attacking the central component of the business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2023

That doesn’t mean that entrepreneurs should ignore business and market realities, under the assumption that success is a random phenomenon. 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

First of all, I will admit that there is some risk involved with talking to any potential investors, even with an agreement, just as there is risk in all the elements of your plan, product and market opportunity. Disclosures relative to patents. Product details in the public domain can never be patented. Sharing trade secrets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2018

New technology markets and paradigm shifts have traditionally been bad bets when seeking investors, since these were known to take decades to develop, and cost lots of money. For example, consider how many years it took for the market to move from radio to television, or fully accept personal computers on every desktop.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 13, 2017

Is your market identifiable and accessible? Test yourself as to whether you can identify the size of your market niche, and whether you can overcome the many barriers to access customers within your niche. How large a total market? Email readers, continue here…] Can you dominate that market?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Camarillo-based power supply manufacturer Power-One has inked a patent license deal with analog circuit maker Linear Technology, the firm disclosed today. According to the firms, Linear Technology has entered into a non-exclusive license to Power-One's digital power technology patents. READ MORE>>

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2020

That doesn’t mean that entrepreneurs should ignore business and market realities, under the assumption that success is a random phenomenon. 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

They are also seeking to find out how you handle one of the many tough questions that a new founder will get in today’s market. He or she will assume your comment means there is no market for your product or service, or you haven’t looked. Neither speaks well for you or your startup. Proclaim your solution as a paradigm shift.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

University professors, industry gurus, lawyers familiar with patent law and former executives of competitor companies are typical recruits you might consider. How about using the names for marketing, fundraising?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2020

You may think that patents and copyrights are not required, since your products are so innovative, but you will find that competitors are quick to copy your idea if you don’t protect it. Although Elon Musk doesn’t talk about it very much, he owns over 350 patents through Tesla, just one of his many companies.

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JULY 19, 2013

Irvine-based Netlist , a publicly listed developer of memory for the cloud computing and storage market, announced Thursday that it has raised $15M in credit financing. According to Netlist, it will use the new funding to support ongoing development of its product and patent portfolio. The funding came from Fortress Investment Group.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Indio, California-based Helicoid Idustries , a startup developing advanced composite materials for use in the wind turbine, aerospace, sporting goods, auto parts, defense, and industrial market, has raised $2.4M--the first part of what looks like an ongoing $5M investment round. Helicoid is a spinout of the University of California Riverside.

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OCTOBER 12, 2017

In the order the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission cited information received from more than 20 domestic and foreign mobile phone manufacturers, saying Qualcomm used its dominant market position and ownership of patents involved in standards unfairly. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

Aspiring entrepreneurs ask me why their great idea hasn’t sold; they talk about it endlessly, and they expect others to do the development, finance, and marketing work for them. Your solution fills a real market need. Incorporate, register your domain name, trademarks, and copyrights, then patent if possible.

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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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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Newport Beach-based patent licensing firm Acacia Research has made its first move into the blockchain and cryptocurrency market, saying this morning that it has made an investment in New York-based Bitzumi.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

Patents held by startups generally have a limited ability to reduce competition. The average time required to obtain a patent is 36-to-40 months, during which there is no guarantee your adVenture will ultimately receive patent protection. Even if you are granted a patent, the scope of your claims may be significantly denuded.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

This raises a big red flag with potential investors, who conclude that no competitors means no market, or you haven’t looked, and the new startup is likely not investable. First to market, for example, is not normally a sustainable advantage for startups. Here are some of the key ones: Patent protection in place as a barrier to entry.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Los Angeles-based OnGreen , the operator of an online marketplace for green technology and clean technology businesses and projects, said Thursday that it is in a marketing partnership with the University of Southern California's Stevens Institute for Innovation. OnGreen operates its own, patent exchange marketplace, OGPX.

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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. Gilbert was the "founding father of technology transfer" at Caltech, according to the school, forming the Office of Technology Transfer in 1995. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Los Angeles-based Typo , the startup backed by Ryan Seacrest, has been ordered to pay $860,000 to BlackBerry Ltd , for selling its iPhone case, which had been found likely to infringe on BlackBerry''s patents. typo phone case patent infringement ryan seacrest blackberry electronics accessory' District court. READ MORE>>.

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