Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2019

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. Remember that ideas cannot be patented, only novel implementations. You need all these before you start looking for funding.

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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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JUNE 17, 2013

Imprimis said it is in the process of filing for a patent on those new IP assets. Imprimis said it is developing innovations based on technology from the compounding pharmacy operations of Buderer. The company did not say what segment of the market the new assets would target. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Thursday, September 17, 2009 -- Maximizing IP Value and Avoiding Common Patent Pitfalls. Come hear from experts at Knobbe Martens about offensive strategies for establishing a valuable intellectual property portfolio and for avoiding common mistakes that can harm your patent rights. See [link] (more).

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Digging through your IP closet for gold…. 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. Could your patent be older than the presumed leader? It is expensive and risky to pursue patent offenders.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 2, 2010

Thursday, April 8, 2010 -- Introduction to IP. Anyone involved in innovation--from gene therapy treatments to surfboard designs--needs to know what their IP is and how to protect it. An understanding of intellectual property is essential to companies, universities, entrepreneurs, researchers and inventors. See [link] (more).

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L.A. Business Journal

MARCH 1, 2018

more than $2 million after finding three former employees engaged in fraud and breached patent and confidentiality agreements. A Ventura County Superior Court jury awarded AeroVironment Inc.

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APRIL 7, 2010

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 -- CommNexus Presents: Copyrights and Design Patents Filling the Gaps in Your IP Strategyand#8232; and#8232; Join the Intellectual Property SIG on for an unusual opportunity to hear from experts in lesser understood IP areas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2021

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. Remember that ideas cannot be patented, only novel implementations. You need all these before you start looking for funding.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Thursday, November 4, 2010 -- CommNexus Presents: Annual IP Case Law Review. Join in a panel discussion of the cases that were decided and that have affected the landscape of patent law this past year. The result is that some patents may have a longer term than the PTO had originally indicated. See [link] (more).

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APRIL 1, 2011

Thursday, April 7, 2011 -- LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs presents: Navigating Your Way Through the IP Mine Field In today's technologically based world, Intellectual Property issues are more relevant than ever After reviewing the basics of patent, trademark, and copyright law, we will look at some modern day IP law applications including (..)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 26, 2010

Monday, February 1, 2010 -- Patent Policy  From the Hill to the Patent Office. Effective intellectual property (IP) protection is essential to the survival of start-up companies. Without strong IP protection, companies will fail to raise early stage funding and will be vulnerable to opportunistic and incumbent competitors.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Thursday, September 10, 2009 -- Do You Really Own Your IP? Strategies for Protecting and Commercializing Your Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Many companies, even those that are considered IP-savvy, have hidden problems with ownership of their valuable IP rights. See [link] (more).

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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2019

Carlsbad-based ViaSat , which develops satellite communications and other wireless networking technology, has been awarded $49.3M in a lawsuit against Acacia Communications.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 10, 2009

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 -- CommNexus presents: Venture Capitalist's Perspective on IP. John Nelson of California Capital Partners will be discussing how venture capitalists consider patents, trademarks and other forms of intellectual property in their assessments of potential investee companies, valuations and exit strategies.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

Intellectual Property (IP) is an ugly thing at a startup. However, to a Big Dumb Company (BDC), a startup’s IP is a thing of beauty. How can IP be worthless to a startup yet very worthwhile to a BDC? Because IP has intrinsic value, but only in the right hands. Yet, it does nothing to help you execute your business model.

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socalTECH

JULY 23, 2013

Newport Beach-based patent and IP licensing firm Acacia Research announced this morning that it has named a new VP to to head up its efforts in Asia. Seki was most recently Chief IP Officer and General Manager, Intellectual Property Division for Renesas Electronics. He also had served at Hitachi Ltd. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

According to Faraday Future, it has named Jeff Risher as the company's Vice President of Product, Technology, and IP Strategy. Risher was previously at Apple-- where he was involved with a high profile battle with a patent troll --and also had served at Abbott Laboratories, Latham & Watkins, and Rutan & Tucker in Orange County.

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JUNE 8, 2009

According to EdgeCast, the IP deal grants the firm a license for more than thirty issued and pending patents, covering display and delivery of rich media; automated hosting and server management; load balancing; dynamic DNS, and other technology. The firm said the patents date from as early as 1994. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

Santa Monica-based interactive video technology developer Fuisz Media and IP licensing firm Intellectual Ventures said yesterday that the two are in a intellectual property licensing agreement. Financial details of the patent licensing deal were not announced. recognition video licensing patent ventures intellectual media fuisz'

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The deal appears to be significantly driven by the technology and IP licensing portfolio and efforts of TiVo, with the companies said the combined firm will have more than 10,000 patents and applications between them, making what they say will be one of the largest licensing companies in the world. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

MARCH 15, 2019

Wireless giant Qualcomm notched a win Friday in its ongoing multijurisdictional war with smartphone maker Apple as a federal jury in San Diego unanimously backed its patent infringement case.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

How 'IP Capitalists' are beating Venture Capitalists in Innovative Companies? 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. to Apple, Sony, Microsoft, EMC consortium.

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MARCH 5, 2012

Newport Beach-based Acacia Research , the technology patent licensing firm, said today that it has named two VPs. Acacia Research acquires patents, aggressively pursuing technology firms for IP licensing and patent infringement. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 29, 2011

Introduction to Intellectual Property (IP) Law: Identify Your IP Issues and Protect Your Business During our Intellectual Property overview you will learn about the various forms of intellectual property, such as patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. Email Ingrid.Goodman@lacdc.org.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2013

Imprimis said the IP includes a provisional patent application, related to an ophthalmic compound for intraoperative ocular injection of anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial agents. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2010

A Pasadena-based company, founded by Caltech Ph.D's, is suing Google for patent infringement, based on its Google Street View feature, according to IP law firm Christie, Parker & Hale LLP. Tags: vederi google caltech patent legal lawsuit street view.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2017

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. Remember that ideas cannot be patented, only novel implementations. You need all these before you start looking for funding.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Newport Beach-based Acacia Research , the patent portfolio and licensing firm, said today that it has named David Rosmann as Senior Vice President. Rosmann has previously served as Vice President, Intellectual Property Litigation at Broadcom Corporation, where he managed the firm's IP litigation efforts for over ten years.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The court ruled that Cupertino, CA-based Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) infringed a Qualcomm patent that relates to a way to extend a smartphone’s battery life by enabling it to use power more efficiently.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

Tom O'Toole and Brandon Villery will cover issues on licensing, due diligence, NDA, different types of IP (trade secret, patent, trademark, copyright), etc. They will emphasize IP licensing and IP licensing issues of importance to entrepreneurs. See https://www.123signup.com/event? 123signup.com/event?

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

Costa Mesa-based Emulex , a developer of storage networking products, said today that it has signed a deal with Alacritech, a developer of TCP/IP offload technology, which will give it access to Alacritech's patent portfolio. Tags: emulex alacritech tcpip offload patent license. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

No longer solely the provenance of hippie or outlaw types, the U.S. cannabis industry has become more sophisticated and tech-enabled as it has come out of the shadows over the past decade. Michigan voters pushed the state to joined the ranks of nine others last fall in approving adult use of recreational marijuana.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2010

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most people think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least seven items that should be in your IP portfolio. Remember that ideas cannot be patented, only novel implementations. Patent attorney fees start at around $5K. Trademarks. Copyrights.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Intellectual property (IP) is essential to the growth and survival of start-up companies. Speakers include Robert Stoll, Commissioner, United States Patent and Trademark Office. Tuesday, November 9, 2010 -- PTO's Proposed Three-Track Examination Process. See [link] (more).

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 26, 2011

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR IDEAS and ADD VALUE TO YOUR COMPANY; Our speaker is MARK GOLDSTEIN, Attorney at Law, SoCal IP Law Group LLP. Mark is an Intellectual Property authority who counsels individuals on obtaining patent protection for their products and trademarks, slogans and names in the United States and internationally.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Questions of IP. In general, the way it works is that individual inventors are named as inventors on the patents, and then the IP would be licensed back by spin-off companies to further develop the technology, according to Monti. The hospital itself has had two patents issued to it. “We The Program. “My

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