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JANUARY 26, 2012

Irvine-based RFaxis , the semiconductor startup headed by Mike Neshat, reported Thursday that the firm has just received four patents for its technology. The firm said it now has had more than 30 patents filed for its architecture of its RF, front-end integrated circuits. The firm did not details the patents, however, the U.S.

Patents 140

Patents Report Startup Technology 140

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Goleta-based Transphorm , the developer of Gallium Nitride (GaN) power conversion technology, reports that it has scored two patents covering its technology. The first patent names James Honea and Yifeng Wu as inventors, and was initially filed in August of 2013. The second patent application was filed on May 3, 20`13.

Patents 138

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD is reporting this morning that it has been issued a patent in Europe, for the company''s XL Cinema System. The company said European Patent No. The company said European Patent No. The company says it now has more than 60 patents issued around the world.

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JULY 9, 2012

San Diego-based Novatel Wireless , the maker of the MiFi mobile hotspot products, reported this morning that it has gained a patent covering that product and its other products. The patent filing shows that the patent was awarded to Slim S. The patent was issued on June 26th, and was originally filed on August 28, 2006.

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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.

Patents 133

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Orange-based M86 Security , a developer of web security software, reported today that it has received a U.S. Patent for its malware detection technology. The patent, number 7,607,171, is entitled "Virus detection by executing e-mail code in a virtual machine" and names Walter L. Tags: security patent legal avinti.

Patents 133

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Irvine-based Allergan is reporting this morning that it has won a patent infringement case against Exela PharmSci, Inc., Allergan said the court has ruled that all five patents owned by Allergan are valid and enforceable. Allergan said the court has ruled that all five patents owned by Allergan are valid and enforceable.

Patents 133

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

El Segundo-based iRise , a developer of visualization products used for prototyping corporate software projects, reports today that the firm has settled a patent infringement lawsuit filed against Axure Software Solutions. iRise had sued Axure in June of 2008 over patent infringement. The firm said the that the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 25, 2014

Carlsbad-based satellite and wireless networking systems and services firm ViaSat reported late last yesterday that it has been awarded $283M in damages, as part of a patent infringement and breach of contract case. The two have been locked in the patent infringement and breach of contract lawsuit since February of 2012.

Patents 138

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

Costa Mesa-based Emulex reported Thursday afternoon that it has been ordered to pay $387,922 to Irvine-based Broadcom , in a partial verdict in a patent infringement lawsuit. District Court for the Central District of California, which found that certain serial/deserializers used by Emulex infringed upon patents owned by Broadcom.

Patents 140

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

A new report released today by Next 10 , a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy group, says that Southern California--and California, as a whole--leads the green innovation, cleantech venture capital, and energy market. The report was compiled by research firm Colaborative Economics.

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

Irvine-based Broadcom Corporation reports this morning that it has scored a win in a patent infringement suit it filed against Emulex , where it had accused Emulex of infringing on two of its patents. Emulex had not issued any statements about the patent suit as of early this morning. READ MORE>>.

Patents 124

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MARCH 29, 2012

Carlsbad-based GenMark Diagnostics , the developer of molecular diagnostics testing systems, reported this morning that it is in a licensing agreement with PerkinElemer. GenMark said it has been granted a non-exclusive license to PerkinElmer's microfluidics patent portfolio. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Patents 124

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MARCH 19, 2018

Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder 's parent company, Match Group , has sued Tinder competitor Bumble in the Texas Western District Court oer patent infringement, alleging that Bumble is virtually identical to Tinder. it is suing Bumble over both patent infringement and stealing trade secrets. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 13, 2015

San Diego-based ID Analytics reported today that it has been granted a U.S. patent on the company''s identity manipulation detection system and method. The patent, U.S. Patent Number 13/494,976, was granted on December 23, 2014, and names Stephen Coggeshall, Wenzhoung Zhou, and Viktoria Rojkova as inventors. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 27, 2009

Aliso Viejo-based Smith Micro Software , reported Thursday that the firm has gained a new patent covering its compression technology. According to the filing, the inventors on the patent were Yaakov Gringeler and Darryl Lovato. The patent was granted on March 10th, and was originally filed by the firm in January of 2005.

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MARCH 17, 2015

Santa Ana-based Iteris , which develops traffic management and monitoring equipment, reported late Monday that it has settled a patent infringement lawsuit that had been filed against the company by Wavetronix. iteris patent litigation wavetronix lawsuit legal settlement' READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

Beverly Hills-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD reports that it has won a patent infringement ation against competitor MasterImage, after a U.S. According to RealD, the US ITC has reached an initial determination, which concludes that RealD's patents were valid and infringed by MasterImage. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 21, 2018

Vista-based Sound United , the parent firm of audio brands Denon, Marantz, Polk Audio, Definitive Technology, HEOS, Boston Acoustics and ClasseAudio, says it has settled all of the patent infringement litigation between the company and Santa Barbara-based Sonos. Terms of the settlement are confidential. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 22, 2015

Pasadena-based Green Dot , the prepaid debit card provider, reported Tuesday that it has been issued U.S. Green Dot said the patent relates to its use of geolocation for creating customized user experiences, as well as for risk management and fraud prevention. The patent names Samuel H. Potter, and Thomas B. READ MORE>>.

Patents 100

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MARCH 23, 2009

Costa Mesa-based Irvine Sensors reports this morning that it will gain $9.5M 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.,

Patents 100

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MAY 1, 2014

reported yesterday that it has been granted five new, U.S. patents, bringing its total patents to 15. Details on the new patents were not announced. the new patents cover everything from business scoring to ts verification and reputation products. Los Angeles-based Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Irvine-based NGD Systems reported this morning that it has received two new patents for its solid state drive (SSD) technology. Both patents were developed by Vladimir Alves, the company's Chief Technology Officer, and Joao Alcantara. The company says it now has 14 patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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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.

Patents 113

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Among other updates the firm added to its S-1 filing, the firm reported it now has eight patents granted--up from five--for its intellectual property, and an additional sixteen pending in the United States and other jurisdictions.

Demand 194

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JUNE 7, 2013

San Diego-based Daylight Solutions , which develops infrared laser, molecular detection and imaging systems, reported this week that it has inked a license agreement with Corning. daylight solutions corning laser technology patent licensing' Financial details of the licensing deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

Patents 157

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FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Typo , the Los Angeles startup backed by Ryan Seacrest which is developing a BlackBerry-like keyboard for the iPhone, has struck back against the patent lawsuit filed against the firm by BlackBerry. According to reports , Typo has submitted arguments to a California court against an injunction preventing sales of its keyboard.

Patents 147

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

San Diego-based Qualcomm reported today that it has received $12.4M in attorney's fees, from Gabriel Technologies , which had sued Qualcomm over patent infringement claims. Gabriel had sued Qualcomm in October of 2008 over patents.

Patents 138

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JULY 8, 2013

Newport Beach-based patent licensing firm Acacia Research Corporation reported late Friday that it has shuffled its CEO. executive property intellectual licensing patent research acacia' Ryan will be replaced by Matthew Vella, who is currently President of the company. Ryan became CEO of Acacia in 1997. READ MORE>>.

Research 138

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JULY 22, 2010

Irvine-based Masimo , a developer of medical pulse oximetry systems, reported today that it has settled a lawsuit with Hygia Health Services, which reprocesses used medical equipment. Tags: masimo medical device pulse oximetry hygia legal lawsuit patent. Terms of the settlement were confidential.

Patents 133

Patents Competition Design Report 133

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

San Diego-based life sciences firm Illumina reports today that it has countersued Life Technologies , after Life and Applied Biosystems sued the firm in September over patent infringement. Illumina said that it has denied the allegations of patent infringement, and sued Life and Applied Biosystems over its own patents.

Technology 113

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

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.

Patents 82

Patents IBM IBM Email 82

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MAY 25, 2010

The VCR Plus+ codes, originally developed by Pasadena-based Gemstar-TV Guide , are officially disappearing, according to numerous reports from newspapers, who say that Rovi--which now owns the VCR Plus+ technology--has stopped issuing the codes.

Guide 145

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MARCH 19, 2012

Irvine-based Broadcom has been granted a permanent injunction against Costa Mesa-based Emulex , in a patent infringement suit, covering a number of Emulex's Fibre Channel switch products, the two firms separately reported this morning. Patent Nos. 7,058,150 and 7,471,691.

Patents 133

Patents .Net Report Product 133

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MARCH 19, 2013

Agoura Hills-based wireless gateway developer Nomadix reported Tuesday that it has reached a settlement with Wayport, Inc., over a patent infringement case. According to Nomadix, the settlement includes a license to AT&T, under Nomadix patents relating to Internet access technologies. over its patents back in 2009.

Agoura Hills 113

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

Recognizing the tens of billions of dollars that the Southern Californian region leaves on the table, because it hasn’t taken its rightful place in the American technology industry, a new group called the Alliance for Southern California Innovation has just released a report to analyze how SoCal can work to assume its pole position.

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Sinemia releases unlimited plan with limits; Fandango wins patent dispute over streaming services; Chatsworth Products receives awards

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