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Intellectual Property for Startups in the Real World

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Given that 2011 is already behind us, I’d like to take a brief time-out from the usual legal and financial wonkery to wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year. will transition to a similar system as a result of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) of 2011.) In practice, this leads many U.S. By 2013, the U.S.

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Protecting Intellectual Property: Strategies for Startups

Women Entrepreneurs Can

In the rush to get your business off the ground, you might neglect the need to protect your intellectual property. But if your intellectual property is original and differentiates you from your competition, it will be one of the most valuable parts of your business. billion in 2011. Patent Your Innovations.

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6 Ways to Profit From Your Patent

Up and Running

Between 2011 and 2016, leading banks like JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America made 947,907 transactions for patent loans. Maybe the market for your intellectual property is diminishing or the technology is becoming less relevant. Did you know that sometimes you can use your patent as collateral when seeking a bank loan?

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[Malaysia] [Event] InfoSecurity World 2012 – Combating The Rapid Rise In Cyber Threats

YoungUpstarts

2011 was a Watershed Year for Hacktivism. 2011 was described a watershed year for many organizations around the world with the rise of Hacker Activists or Hacktivism. Solutions are increasingly gaining in complexity with the rapid changes in technology. Protecting our data is an issue that should concern all of us.

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Consistent Revenue Growth At Core Of Google’s Mobile Advertising Strategy: TBR

YoungUpstarts

Google’s gross and operating margins improved sequentially in 4Q14, and even as they continue to be lower than when desktop search advertising was at its peak in 2011 and early 2012, TBR believes margin growth is of lesser importance to Google than consistently growing total revenue and gross profit between 10% and 15% year-to-year each quarter.

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How Federal Government Can Help Entrepreneurship

Feld Thoughts

The new Startup Visa Act of 2011 has plenty of improvements over the 2010 Act (which was introduced but never went anywhere) but still is stuck in Congress. Immigration Policy : Make it easy for foreigner entrepreneurs to come to the US, or for foreign students to stay in the US, and start companies.

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Forget Presidential Politics: Here’s How We Create Jobs — And How You Can Help

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America’s immigrants opened more than a quarter of all new businesses in 2011; per capita, they’re more than twice as likely to do so as people who were born here. Intellectual Property. The Startup Visa movement is aimed at a pain point that is near and dear to my heart.