socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2018

Venice, California-based Snap has been sued by BlackBerry Ltd. , in a patent infringement suite filed with the U.S. District Court, Central District of California (Los Angeles)--the result of a patent litigation push by BlackBerry Ltd. as it seeks new revenue sources. The lawsuit, BlackBerry Ltd.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2017

Venice, California-based Snap, Inc. , the parent company of Snapchat , has been sued in a patent infringement suit, by a company called Vaporstream. Snap Inc), and cites a number of patents which were granted to Vaporstream in July of 2005 for Vaporstream's secure messaging products. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Venice, California-based startup Vyng , which develops software which turns calls from friends into cute "video ringtones" that show up on your lock screen when a friend calls, has raised $4M in a funding round, the company said on Thursday. Paul Kats is the CEO and co-founder of Vyng. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

a patented e-commerce platform for wine aficionados, raised $15 million in a Series B capital round led by Beverly Pacific Holdings Inc., in Venice in the mix on the institutional side. Glendale-based Drinks Holdings Inc., with Walnut-based Shea Ventures and Stable Road Capital Advisors Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

The patents Overture held became known in small circles as Google’s ’361 problem as outlined here. The monetization engine of the Internet that powers the most profitable business perhaps in history was invented and perfected in Los Angeles and is what you now know as Google Ad Words. acquired Overture for $1.63

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