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The Patent Process
On July 12, the CSUF Startup Incubator had a guest speaker to discuss the topic of patents. Austin Bonderer, a patent lawyer, visited the Incubator in order to present potential patent landmines that small businesses and startups should be aware of. He specifically addressed an answer to the question “What happens after you have your…
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Patent Landmines for Entrepreneurs and Startups @ CSUF Startup Incubator
On Wednesday, July 12 at 6pm at the CSUF Startup Incubator (Placentia) we will be hosting a can’t miss seminar by Patent Attorney Austin Bonderer. If you have any questions about your intellectual property then you owe it to yourself to attend. Please register by going to the event page. Your intellectual property is what…
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Trade Secret Protection – Key Points for Entrepreneurs to Know
During Stephen LaCount’s talk titled Intellectual Property and the Entrepreneur at the CSUF Irvine campus Stephen went over a lot of interesting topics; topics that are immediately valuable to the entrepreneurs that were there. One of the parts of his talk that I liked in particular was his information on trade secret protection. Here are…
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Join CSUF Entrepreneurship this Wednesday at the CSUF Irvine Campus for a Special Event
This Wednesday at 6pm at the CSUF Irvine campus we are thrilled to have lawyer and professor Stephen LaCount come in to give a talk titled Intellectual Property and the Entrepreneur. I am sure that this will be a fascinating event with a lot of great information that entrepreneurs can use to bolster their…
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Intellectual Property and the Entrepreneur – CSUF Startup Incubator
Usually, the most valuable thing that young companies own is their intellectual property. This is the portfolio of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets that a company creates and there can be a tremendous amount of value there. Unfortunately, too many businesses do not fully utilize their intellectual property. That’s where a good lawyer like…
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Daily Titan Covers Patent Talk at CSUF Startup Incubator
On Wednesday, patent attorney and friend of the Center for Entrepreneurship and CSUF Startup Incubator David Jafari gave a great talk on patents titled: 10 Rules Everyone Should Know About Patents. David has given this talk in the classroom but this was the first time that he gave this talk at the CSUF Startup Incubator…
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Patent It and Grow Rich! @ CSUF Startup Incubator
Today at 6pm at the CSUF Startup Incubator in Placentia we welcome patent attorney John Connors to speak about patents and how they are a vitally important aspect of every startup, whether they know it or not. To get a ticket and please go to our event page. Guiding Entrepreneurs, Inventors, and Developers through the…
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CSUF Patent Troll Seminar – Full Video
At this seminar, panelists Roger N. Behle (IP litigator at Foley, Bezek, Behle & Curtis, LLP), Jerry Conrey (Principal at Conrey Insurance Brokers) and Dr. Robert Kovacev (Professor of Finance at CSUF) discussed: The role of a patent troll and how to identify one Other intellectual property threats Current and pending legislation designed to address…
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Patent Trolls in the 19th Century?
As strange as it sounds, “patent trolls” are not just a 21st century problem. It turns out this type of predator was also present in the late 1800s. Back then the trolls were called “patent sharks” and they were just as crafty as present day patent trolls. Circa 1860 the US Patent Office made a…
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Top 10 Patent Troll Facts
Apple is the number one patent troll victim with 171 patent troll lawsuits from 2009 to 2013. The number of patent suits filed by Patent Assertion Entities (Patent Trolls) has tripled in the last two years. Small and medium businesses represented 90% of the defendants sued. Patent litigation is very expensive; the average suit in…