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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.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 9, 2021

So, I was surprised and excited when one of these verbal fishing expeditions during a lunch brought up a technology the company had patented years before and forgotten. and be redirected to a screen form that would allow the user to identify themself, pay any fees required for use and agree to the terms of service. Sound familiar?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Los Angeles-based RPost , a developer of email encryption and electronic signature services, and competitor Goodmail Systems said Tuesday morning that the two have settled a patent suit and legal issues between the firms, and are now in a strategic partnership. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed.

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JANUARY 17, 2012

The firm claimed the granting of a motion for summary judgement in the US Federal Court in California will help it in its effort to convince the courts to prevent these companies from operating the services that infringe RPost patents. RPost claims it has 35 patents covering electronic signatures. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

Irvine-based Local.com has scored a patent out of its acquisition of Krillion , in April, the firm reported this morning, after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issues patent number 8,032,427 to the company. Local.com's new patent was filed in April of 2007; inventors named on the patent are Roger B.

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MARCH 10, 2010

Los Angeles-based Meetrix , a developer of an online virtual conference room service, said today that it has granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office. The patent, number 7,664,056, was issued February 16th, and covers "Media based collaboration using mixed-mode PSTN and Internet networks". READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 22, 2023

If your vision is for a product or service that fills a need in a mature industry, you may be flying against the prevailing winds as a market shrinks over time, taking your business with it. A core patent or “thicket” of patents protecting your offering? Where in industry life cycle? Are margins high enough?

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AUGUST 31, 2010

the firm said late Friday, claiming that the two firms infringe on one of its patents, U.S. According to Quest, the patent covers the extension of Windows Group Policy into Unix, Linux, Mac, and other non-Windows computer systems. Tags: quest software centrify patent legal lawsuit. and Likewise Software, Inc. , READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Carlsbad-based satellite communications operator ViaSat said yesterday that it has filed another lawsuit against Space Systems/Loral , over patent infringement. ViaSat claims that Space Systems/Loral has violated its patents related to technology it developed for its 100+ Gbps ViaSat-1 satellite. READ MORE>>.

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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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JULY 3, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Yardi , the developer of real estate and property management software, looks to have scored a win in a patent lawsuit against RealPage , a developer of cloud-based software for the rental housing industry. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Donuts , the domain name registry companies targeting the emerging generic, top-level domain name (gTLD) market, has launched a new service aimed at protecting trademarks across its portfolio of gTLDs, the company announced today. Pricing on the new service was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Carlsbad-based Isis Pharmaceuticals announced this morning that it has filed a patent infringement suit against Santaris Pharma , in the United States District Court of the Southern District of California. Isis said that Santaris is providing antisense drugs and drug discovery services, in violation of its patents.

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MARCH 10, 2020

Los Angeles-based short-form streaming media startup Quibi , founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, has sued a competitor--Interlude US Inc, which runs the interactive multimedia entertainment service Eko , saying that it has "embarked on a campaign of threats and harassment to coerce money or a licensing deal from Quibi".

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AUGUST 11, 2009

A patent lawsuit against educational software provider Blackboard , which was spawned by the acquisition of Sherman Oaks-based NTI Group last year, has been settled, according to Texas-based TechRadium. TechRadium said the move would allow each company to continue to provide mass notification technology and services to clients.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Los Angeles-based Stamps.com , which operates an Internet-based postage service, has scored a new patent, covering the firm's cryptography systems. The patent, number 7,490,065, was granted to Craig L. The patent was granted Tuesday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, according to the patent filing.

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OCTOBER 1, 2008

Oxnard-based CalAmp, a developer of wireless products and hardware, said Wednesday that it has entered into a patent license agreement with Trackn, a supplier of location-based services, for two of its patents. The patent licensing deal follows a patent infringement suit filed by CalAmp against Trackn. Patent Nos.

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JUNE 8, 2009

Los Angeles-based EdgeCast Networks , a provider of content delivery networking services, is announcing today that it has inked an intellectual property licensing agreement with Web.com. The firm said the patents date from as early as 1994. Tags: edgecast patent legal licensing web.com music content delivery network.

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AUGUST 6, 2009

The patent lawsuit filed Wednesday,/a> against popular micro-blogging site Twitter by a Texas company, TechRadium , has echoes of a lawsuit spawned by the acquisition of Sherman Oaks-based NTI Group last year. In May, TechRadium sued Blackboard over violating the same three patents, covering emergency notification and messaging services.

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JUNE 18, 2009

Burbank-based CEIVA Logic , a developer of Internet-connected, digital photo frames, said this week that a Los Angeles Federal District Court has ruled that competitor Frame Media's products infringe on one of its patents, relating to its digital photo sharing system. Patent, No., 65,442,573, owned by the company. 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. Start with a service you know and love. Don’t let your service be viewed as a commodity.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

Los Angeles-based legal filings and services site LegalZoom has settled a trademark and antitrust suit filed against the company by competitor LegalForce RAPC Worldwide , the operator of a trademark and patent filing service, Trademarkia.com , according to a legal filing from the two companies this week, according to reports.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. Start with a service you know and love. Don’t let your service be viewed as a commodity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. Start with a service you know and love. Don’t let your service be viewed as a commodity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2021

Disclosing inventions before the patent application is filed. Entrepreneurs often put off the hassle and the cost of filing a patent until first funding. Then they realize that they have talked to many people without signing non-disclosure statements, precluding a patent, or someone else has now beat them to the filing docket.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 13, 2017

If your vision is for a product or service that fills a need in a mature industry, you may be flying against the prevailing winds as a market shrinks over time, taking your business with it. A core patent or “thicket” of patents protecting your offering? Where in industry life cycle? Have you created high barriers to entry?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2022

with demands for new products and services. At present, no world patents or international patent process really exists, so you need to apply in every relevant country. Trying to get patent protection worldwide at the beginning is prohibitively expensive, so pick your geographies and timing carefully and strategically.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

A strong answer should be something like “Our product introduces a new lower-cost technology, which we have patented and trademarked, that makes us very attractive today, and will provide a wealth of additional products as we move forward.” Declare that you will offer the product or service free.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The Santa Barbara-based online services division of Citrix Systems has been sued in the Florida Southern District Court, over alleged patent infringement. Pragmatus has patent suits pending against Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn, and others over similar patent infringement claims.

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Berkonomics

JULY 16, 2015

Several times a month, I’d have lunch with one of my CEOs, and each time we’d find ourselves digging into the intellectual property developed by the company over the years, just to refresh ourselves about what the intended use was back then, and whether new developments or technologies might make these older ideas and patents relevant again.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2016

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. Start with a service you know and love. Don’t let your service be viewed as a commodity.

Services 61

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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. There is no rule as to uniformity of pay, as some advisors may be willing to serve at no cost while others are industry consultants used to receiving fair payment for services rendered.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. Start with a service you know and love. Don’t let your service be viewed as a commodity.

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JULY 19, 2011

Los Angeles-based RPost , a developer of electronic signature services, has filed a suit against Adobe and EchoSign for patent infringement, the firm said this morning. RPost sued Santa Barbara-based RightSignature and fellow electronic signature firm DocuSign in June over the same patents. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 27, 2011

Santa Barbara-based RightSignature , the provider of electronic signature services, as well as one of its customers--Farmers Insurance--has just been sued by competing electronic signature service RPost. The lawsuit Rmail Limited et al v. The lawsuit Rmail Limited et al v. Right Signature, LLC et al--was filed on Friday.

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