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Every New Venture Needs A Product And A Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

Most technical entrepreneurs I know demand the discipline of a product specification or plan, and then assume that their great product will drive a great business. Serious investors, on the other hand, look for a professional business plan or summary first, and hardly ever look at the product plan.

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Newegg Puts Muscle Behind Anti-Patent Troll Effort

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Los Angeles-based online electronics e-commerce giant Newegg said it is donating proceeds from a sale of T-shirts, to help defend what it says is a patent troll victim. Newegg said that Gwyther has been sued by Global Archery Products, which claims the arrows he is reselling infringe on its patents.

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VIZIO Signs Another Patent Licensee

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Irvine-based VIZIO , the maker of HDTVs, has signed another patent license deal, this time with Seiki Digital , the company said Tuesday. VIZIO said that Seiki has agreed to make royalty payments to VIZIO for sales of licensed products. Financial details of the license were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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VIZIO Licenses Patents To Westinghouse Digital

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Irvine-based HDTV manufacturer VIZIO said this morning that it has licensed its digital TV patent portfolio to Westinghouse Digital LLC , a manufacturer of HDTVs, settling a patent dispute between the companies. READ MORE>>.

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A heartbreaking story about time and money.

Berkonomics

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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Irvine Sensors Gains $9.5M In Patent Sale

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in cash in a deal to sell most of its patents and patent applications. According to Irvine Sensors, the deal--originally announced in December--calls for its to sell the patents to Aprolase Development Co., which will also license the patented technology back to Irvine Sensors.

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

Berkonomics

These are your candidates, because they are companies already absorbing much or all the marketing expense necessary to make sales of your invention. 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. So, there you have it.

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