SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Google bought Motorola Mobility for $12B to get access to their 17,000 patents. Nortel sold its 6000 patents for $4.5B Even IBM (the #1 in US Patents) sold over 1000 of its patents recently. How 'IP Capitalists' are beating Venture Capitalists in Innovative Companies? to Apple, Sony, Microsoft, EMC consortium.

Technology Council 100

Technology Council IP TCOSC Patents 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Key Information Systems (www.keyinfo.com) Providing IBM Storage Solutions. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Middle Market Investment Banking. Startups Made Simple.

Southern California 133

Southern California IP Orange County Glendale 133

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Key Information Systems (www.keyinfo.com) Providing IBM Storage Solutions. Cadence, Intel, IBM, Freescale, Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, LSI, X-Fab, and many other leading-edge companies, universities, and organizations will be sharing their latest technologies, products, and services in this unique Southern California event. Technology.

Advertising 113

Advertising Southern California IP VentureNet 113

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2014

In 2005, Lenovo first burst onto the scene by acquiring IBM’s PC line, namely the brand recognition of the Thinkpad line. Last week, they announced the acquisition of IBM’s x86 server business for approximately $2.3 Lenovo already has several impressive mobile phones, the K900, Vibe X and the new Vibe Z to name a few.

Google 96

Google Mobile IBM IBM 96

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

An excellent example is the initiative by Elon Musk and Tesla Motors a few years ago to give away their battery patents, to infrastructure and competitive car providers, without transactional agreements. Another partnering model example is the IBM Watson Group $1 billion investment to share cloud-based development and super-computing tools.

IBM 131

IBM IBM Startup Examples 131

socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2012

For my whole career, I've been in the technology business, working for IBM clone companies, storage companies, and then add on products for PDAs, and then working on early smartphones. I had probably spent eight months perfecting the product, and getting the design where it needed to be, and all patents filed. Patrick O'Neill.

Patents 191

Patents Ideas Design Startup 191

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2010

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yet the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Patents granted that don’t meet the criteria.

Patents 50

Patents Software Technical Advisors IBM 50

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

An excellent example is the initiative by Elon Musk and Tesla Motors a few years ago to give away their battery patents, to infrastructure and competitive car providers, without transactional agreements. Another partnering model example is the IBM Watson Group $1 billion investment to share cloud-based development and super-computing tools.

Startup 124

Startup IBM IBM Examples 124

socalTECH

JUNE 26, 2009

Providing IBM Storage Solutions. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP. Sponsoring socalTECH's Executive Moves section. Key Information Systems ([link]. Dedicated to our Clients. Advertisers. SoCal IP Law Group LLP - IP Counselors For Technology Companies. portfolio management - U.S.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon IP 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Key Information Systems (www.keyinfo.com) Providing IBM Storage Solutions. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Middle Market Investment Banking. Startups Made Simple.

Southern California 113

Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

We grew that up, and did very well, and eventually sold it to IBM. I then spent a few years at IBM as their Chief Strategy Officer in their identity management area. I was hired to head up strategy, marketing development, and product management. That was a very successful exit for everyone involved.

Orange County 245

Orange County Startup News IBM 245

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2020

I’m not suggesting that a startup should ever disclose patent details to others before filing, but I can’t imagine why a startup would not seek visibility and feedback for their idea and solution while they could still make changes with minimal cost. In my view, this paranoid approach costs them much more than the risk of being open.

Search Engine Optimization 174

Search Engine Optimization Ideas Startup Customer 174

socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2009

Key Information Systems (www.keyinfo.com) Providing IBM Storage Solutions. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Orange County Southern California IP 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

A good answer might be “We have several patents on the base technology, which is so robust that we expect to roll out new products every year for the next ten years, always staying a step ahead of our competitors.” Our patent will protect us.” Patents are worthwhile, so this answer is far better than the first five.

Patents 90

Patents Competition IBM IBM 90

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2010

A good answer might be “We have several patents on the base technology, which is so robust that we expect to roll out new products every year for the next ten years, always staying a step ahead of our competitors.” Our patent will protect us.” Patents are worthwhile, so this answer is far better than the first five.

Competition 89

Competition Patents IBM IBM 89

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

We now have a team of nine engineers and scientists, with experience from companies like IBM, Demand Media, and Google, all part of our core engineering team. I was able to put those together, taking my expertise in this area in both academia and industry, to build Watsup as it is today. Ali Khoshgozaran: That''s a great question.

USC 236

USC Southern California Organization UCLA 236

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2014

An excellent example is the initiative by Elon Musk and Tesla Motors to give away all their patents, to infrastructure providers and even competitive car makers, without transactional agreements. Another new partnering model is the IBM Watson Group $1 billion investment to share cloud-based development and super-computing tools.

IBM 100

IBM IBM Startup Examples 100

socalTECH

JULY 24, 2009

Key Information Systems (www.keyinfo.com) Providing IBM Storage Solutions. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP. Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (www.biztechlaw.com). Technology. NeoHire (www.neohire.comk). Sponsoring socalTECH's Executive Moves section. Dedicated to our Clients. Need office or Tech Space? Advertisers.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Orange County Southern California Westlake Village 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2015

An excellent example is the initiative by Elon Musk and Tesla Motors to give away all their patents, to infrastructure providers and even competitive car makers, without transactional agreements. Another new partnering model is the IBM Watson Group $1 billion investment to share cloud-based development and super-computing tools.

Startup 100

Startup IBM IBM Examples 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Key Information Systems (www.keyinfo.com) Providing IBM Storage Solutions. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Middle Market Investment Banking. Startups Made Simple.

Orange County 113

Orange County Southern California IP Glendale 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2011

By Ernst Gemassmer Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Proctor and Gamble and others derive more than half of their revenues from international activities. However, the financial benefit may exceed the risk of losing partial patent protection. We have heard that there are significant tax advantages in doing business offshore.

Startup 91

Startup Offshore Patents Outsource Development 91

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

I’m not suggesting that a startup should ever disclose patent details to others before filing, but I can’t imagine why a startup would not seek visibility and feedback for their idea and solution while they could still make changes with minimal cost. In my view, this paranoid approach costs them much more than the risk of being open.

Marketing 105

Marketing Startup Search Engine Optimization Ideas 105

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2011

Competing with IBM, Microsoft, and other large companies is a very difficult task. That’s probably the soft way of saying, we don’t have a patent or any “secret sauce” for a competitive advantage. Usually the reason the big companies are no threat is that the market is too small. We have the first-mover advantage.”

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Funding Innocal Competition 108

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

He has served on advisory committees for Microsoft, IBM, Novell, and Cisco. He also has product strategy and business development experience in the areas of video-on-demand services and RF CMOS components. Maneesh has published papers in several technical journals and is the holder of three U.S.

Orange County 106

Orange County Miramar Startup Tech Coast Angels 106

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 11, 2011

Co-creator of the Lotus Share platform, which powers the new Lotus Connections Files and Wikis components at IBM. 8 patents pending, and world programming finalist. Early designer of Paypal. Josh Woods: Senior Engineer at BetterWorks.

Santa Monica 72

Santa Monica Yammer Geni Southern California 72

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2010

Competing with IBM, Microsoft, and other large companies is a very difficult task. That’s probably the soft way of saying, we don’t have a patent or any “secret sauce” for a competitive advantage. Usually the reason the big companies are no threat is that the market is too small. We have the first-mover advantage.”

Innocal 96

Innocal Entrepreneur Competition IBM 96

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2014

I’m not suggesting that a startup should ever disclose patent details to others before filing, but I can’t imagine why a startup would not seek visibility and feedback for their idea and solution while they could still make changes with minimal cost. In my view, this paranoid approach costs them much more than the risk of being open.

Startup 101

Startup Search Engine Optimization Ideas Customer 101

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

An excellent example is the initiative by Elon Musk and Tesla Motors a few years ago to give away their battery patents, to infrastructure and competitive car providers, without transactional agreements. Another partnering model example is the IBM Watson Group $1 billion investment to share cloud-based development and super-computing tools.

Competition 60

Competition IBM IBM Startup 60

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 1, 2015

IBM has announced today a solution to this problem called Bluemix Local. Bluemix Local is a new accelerated hybrid cloud that protects sensitive workloads seamlessly across public, private and on-premises environments utilizing a new patented technology called Relay. ” IBM gave this example.

IBM 40

IBM IBM Technical Review Patents 40

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

In addition to holding eight Internet technology patents in online advertising and market research, Burr was named one of the “25 Top Unsung Heroes of the Net,” by Interactive Week, one of the “21 people leading us into the 21st Century” by Response Magazine, and one of the “Top 50 IT executives at xSPs” by InfoWorld.

Venture Capital 89

Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

By Ernst Gemassmer Most of us have read that Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Proctor and Gamble and others derive more than half of their revenues from international activities. However, the financial benefit may exceed the risk of losing partial patent protection. Products must be adapted to local conditions and regulations.

Offshore 48

Offshore Startup Patents Outsource Development 48

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2016

I’m not suggesting that a startup should ever disclose patent details to others before filing, but I can’t imagine why a startup would not seek visibility and feedback for their idea and solution while they could still make changes with minimal cost. In my view, this paranoid approach costs them much more than the risk of being open.

Startup 60

Startup Search Engine Optimization Ideas Customer 60

Xconomy

MAY 30, 2016

X: I read an article from 1998 that you were quoted in—it sounded like Stanford’s Niels Reimers helped MIT reorganize its patenting and licensing office in 1986 to make it more like Stanford’s model. It basically helped invent the ultra-filtration field. Then it got acquired by Millipore. LN: Right, he came on a sabbatical year.

Startup 67

Startup Compton Research Technology 67

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Watson, IBM Founder. If we had stayed on the sidelines, waiting for less market uncertainty, we would have lost the opportunity to file the landmark medical robotic patents that eventually motivated Intuitive Surgical to purchase Computer Motion for approximately $150 million. Phoenix Effect. “If Measure Thrice, Cut Once.

Company 257

Company Companies Startup Study 257

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Our customers are some of the world's largest, most diverse organizations on the planet, such as IBM, HP and Dell. According to the National Center for Women & Information Technology, mixed-gender teams produce patents that are cited up to 42% more often. The Power of a Diverse Workforce.

Company 100

Company Companies Santa Barbara Education 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2018

One thing I often tell founders when they talk about how many patents they have is, Patents are great if you have a lot of money, to defend or prosecute them, but operational execution usually wins.

Capital 113

Capital Venture Capital News Patents 113

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2013

Competing with IBM, Microsoft, and other large companies is a very difficult task. That’s probably the soft way of saying, we don’t have a patent or any “secret sauce” for a competitive advantage. Usually the reason the big companies are no threat is that the market is too small. We have the first-mover advantage.”

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Startup Social Network IBM 111