Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2015

Disclosures relative to patents. Entrepreneurs should never disclose the details of a planned or current patent application to any outsiders, even with a CDA in place. Product details in the public domain can never be patented. There are many samples available from trusted sources, including this one from Entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

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. Patent attorney fees start at around $5K. Trademarks. Copyrights.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2013

On the other hand, if you intend to patent an idea, you need a signed confidentiality agreement from everyone knowing details, or you will legally lose patent rights. The format of an NDA is simple, and you can download a sample from my website. Prior to patent application. Trade secrets. Period covered.

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Ideas Demand Patents Entrepreneur 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2012

On the other hand, if you intend to patent an idea, you need a signed confidentiality agreement from everyone knowing details, or you will legally lose patent rights. The format of an NDA is simple, and you can download a sample from my website. Prior to patent application. Trade secrets. Period covered.

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Startup Patents Sample Ideas 97

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2011

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. Patent attorney fees start at around $5K. Trademarks. Copyrights.

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Social Media Media Patents IP 94

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2011

On the other hand, if you intend to patent an idea, you need a signed confidentiality agreement from everyone knowing details, or you will legally lose patent rights. The format of an NDA is simple, and you can download a sample from my website. Prior to patent application. Trade secrets. Period covered.

Patents 90

Patents Sample Ideas Entrepreneur 90

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2009

It's the same part that came out as our first engineering sample. The part tested so well, we are taking that engineering sample to production without any enhancements to our die. So there's no legal issues for us, and if they don't infringe on our patents, there's no worry for them.

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Patents Sample Technical Review Pricing 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2013

In today’s Internet world, enterprising entrepreneurs have found that they can find out and do almost anything they need, from incorporating the company to filing patents, without expensive consultants, or the cost to hiring and firing employees. Of course, every company needs these, in due time. Need expensive resources up front.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Equity 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2014

Patent Office for Trademarks. Sample potential customers. Your company name and Internet domain name should probably be the same, so check out your preferred names with your State Incorporation site, Network Solutions for the domain name, and the U.S. Favor common suffixes. com” or the standard suffix for your country.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2010

On the other hand, if you intend to patent an idea, you need a signed confidentiality agreement from everyone knowing details, or you will legally lose patent rights. The format of an NDA is simple, and you can download a sample from my website. Prior to patent application. Trade secrets. Period covered.

Startup 48

Startup Patents Sample Entrepreneur 48

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2012

Describe your technology patents and “secret sauce”. Hand out copies of the slides before the presentation for note taking, with proper cover sheet, with brochures, product samples, or other marketing material you may have. Here is how and why it works, including a customer-centric quantification of the benefits. Opportunity sizing.

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Slides Competition Sample Sales 99

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

In today’s Internet world, enterprising entrepreneurs have found that they can find out and do almost anything they need, from incorporating the company to filing patents, without expensive consultants, or the cost to hiring and firing employees. Of course, every company needs these, in due time. Need expensive resources up front.

Technical Review 95

Technical Review Startup Equity Entrepreneur 95

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

In today’s Internet world, enterprising entrepreneurs have found that they can find out and do almost anything they need, from incorporating the company to filing patents, without expensive consultants, or the cost to hiring and firing employees. Of course, every company needs these, in due time. Need expensive resources up front.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Technical Review Startup Equity 102

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2013

Patent Office for Trademarks. Sample potential customers. Your company name and Internet domain name should probably be the same, so check out your preferred names with your State Incorporation site, Network Solutions for the domain name, and the U.S. Favor common suffixes. com” or the standard suffix for your country.

Startup 104

Startup Google Customer Custom 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2011

Describe your technology patents and “secret sauce”. Hand out copies of the slides before the presentation for note taking, with proper cover sheet, with brochures, product samples, or other marketing material you may have. Here is how and why it works, including a customer-centric quantification of the benefits. Opportunity sizing.

Slides 93

Slides Competition Sample Sales 93

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Patent Office for Trademarks. Sample potential customers. Your company name and Internet domain name should probably be the same, so check out your preferred names with your State Incorporation site, Network Solutions for the domain name, and the U.S. Favor common suffixes. com” or the standard suffix for your country.

Companies 108

Companies Company Google Customer 108

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

However, some of the book’s value is lost in an audio format, as it is difficult to derive value from the book’s numerous sample contract provisions via an audio recitation versus written text. . Don’t Overemphasize Patents. I normally would advise readers to purchase the cheapest offering. Don’t Email Carpet Bomb VCs.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Writing Guide 205

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2010

Describe your technology patents and “secret sauce”. Hand out copies of the slides before the presentation, with proper cover sheet, with brochures, product samples, or other marketing material you may have. Here is how and why it works, including a customer-centric quantification of the benefits. Opportunity sizing.

Slides 94

Slides Competition Sample Sales 94

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Patent Office for Trademarks. Sample potential customers. Your company name and Internet domain name should probably be the same, so check out your preferred names with your State Incorporation site, Network Solutions for the domain name, and the U.S. Favor common suffixes. com” or the standard suffix for your country.

Companies 92

Companies Company Google Customer 92

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Once we have enough samples, and our organizer is fairly good in organizing everyone’s email, then we’ll announce our business plan. We’re going to have pending patents for our technology. Yes, we’re powered by a seed round, and funding from Start Engine LA. What is your business model? Aren’t there other apps doing the same?

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Email CTO Hire Startup Organization 63

socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2010

My partner and I, Cliff Elion, have a patent pending neck technology, which enables the guitar to be made at a very accessible price point, and also have probably more functionality and connectivity than any device in history. I also worked for the company which invented the MIDI protocol.

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Orange County Startup Slides Paramount 244

InfoChachkie

MAY 9, 2011

In order to ensure that these specifications are honored, include the “Powered By” samples in an exhibit to the partnership agreement. If there is not a valid business reason for granting one-sided terms, reject the language on the grounds that it is patently unfair.

Outsource Development 170

Outsource Development Entrepreneur Press Technical Review 170

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

This biotech company developed Xplore-PATHO as a service to test samples for the presence of pathogens – everything from bacteria and DNA virus to parasites and fungus – in a single test.

Startup 79

Startup Mentor Platform Help 79

InfoChachkie

MAY 9, 2011

In order to ensure that these specifications are honored, include the “Powered By” samples in an exhibit to the partnership agreement. If there is not a valid business reason for granting one-sided terms, reject the language on the grounds that it is patently unfair.

Outsource Development 124

Outsource Development Entrepreneur Press Technical Review 124

socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2010

One of the things we've been able to do, is we've patented a cathode where we can dial in the amount of energy, or power, or any combination we need. We've had our product sampling in several areas, and now our major customers want to see our ability to make these day-in and day-out, on a bell shaped curve. READ MORE>>.

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CalTech Technical Review Azusa Venture Capital 168