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Verdezyne Gains Patent

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Carlsbad-based Verdezyne , the venture backed developer of biofuels technology, said today that it has been granted a United States Patent. The firm said the patent, No. The organisms are used in converting its feedstocks into ethanol and other products. The patent was filed on March 11, 2011. According to the U.S.

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FindTheBest Launches Campaign Against Patent "Troll"

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Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest , the products review startup headed by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O''Connor, has a new mission in life: fight patent trolls. FindTheBest has launched a major lawsuit in New York, looking to take down a "patent troll" which had demanded that the startup pay the company for violating a patent.

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How the Patent Reform Act will Impact Your Business

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Tuesday, November 1, 2011 -- How the Patent Reform Act will Impact Your Business. On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (the "Act"), which will substantially affect the way that patents are procured and enforced in the United States. patent law. See [link] (more)

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Financing with grants, not equity or debt

Berkonomics

The company created a product that could 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 AI expert system created by the best minds in many medical specialties. How refreshing!

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You Need A Strategic Process For Long-Term Survival

Startup Professionals Musings

Market change happens too frequently these days, and organizations need to quickly change course just to survive. Thorough analysis with appropriate models and instruments is needed to really understand what is not possible for the organization and the environment in which it is active. An effective and inspiring process.

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10 Ways Leaders Must Change As The Business Matures

Startup Professionals Musings

It can come from experience, or from training in a prior company, and it can even be self-taught from the Internet by smart entrepreneurs, just like they learned the skill of establishing a company, negotiating a contract, or filing a patent. Organize your work before you begin. Inspire, Motivate, and Bring Out the Best in Your People.”

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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.

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