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Intellectual Property for Startups in the Real World

Gust

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. I’d like to take a step back and discuss the significance of IP as a component of the overall value that founders intend to create as they grow the company.

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Five signs it’s time to get your business organized

www.greenhornconnect.com

1) You and your partners have developed IP critical to your business. Intellectual property is the most valuable asset most startups possess, so it is crucial that the startup, not the founders, own IP developed for the business. Submitted by Briancalra on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 6:16pm. October 2011. (1)

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Singapore’s ClearBridge BioMedics Raises $9 Million Series B

YoungUpstarts

. “We launched our ClearCell™ System for the cancer research market in 2011, and have built up a strong customer base across Asia, Europe and the United States,” says Chen, who added that much of the funding will go towards getting the company’s technology – of which the IP or intellectual property is leased from the National (..)

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5/25-NYC – Investing in Intellectual Capital: Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names, Litigation, Government Rights, and other Intangible Assets

David Teten

. “Jake” Geleerd is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Ocean Tomo, the global Intellectual Capital Merchant BancT firm providing financial products and services related to intellectual property. Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Location: Pillsbury Winthrop, 1540 Broadway, New York at 45th Street.

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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

Access to University’s Intellectual Property : Office of Cooperative Research. In 2011, Yale launched Yale-NUS, a sister university based in Singapore. Events and Conferences : Yale Innovation Summit , Yale Cyber Leadership Forum , Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (with focus on innovation).

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Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations - Startups.

Tim Keane

  However, I assume that the proposed business solves a real problem that people are willing to pay for and that it may be lest costly, more efficient, and IP-protected. [5] November 2011. September 2011. March 2011.   A bottom up approach has the advantage of logic. [4]   Search. Enter your Email.

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Beware The Consultant

infochachkie.com

link] Intellectual Property – Worthless To A Startup, Priceless To A Big Dumb Company | infoChachkie. [.] (IP) IP) is an ugly thing at a startup. Copyright © 2007 - 2011 infoChachkie. Works out better that way – they only get the relationships that make their attitudes into self-fulfilling prophecies.

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