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The Importance Of Intellectual Property Protection In Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

If you have ever come up with a unique invention, you may already realize how important it is to protect your intellectual property. The United States Patent and Trademark Office understands this, and works to ensure that applications for new intellectual property are given their due and protected under US law.

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10 Key Business Plan Elements Not In A Product Spec

Startup Professionals Musings

All startups, including non-profits, need revenue to thrive, such as such as from subscriptions, retail, online, licensing, or services. They want to see revenue to share in the return. Here I recommend a 5-year projection of revenues, expenses, and funding requirements. Provide specifics on the customer business model.

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Israel Generative AI predictions for 2024

VC Cafe

billion in annualised revenue , an a myriad of new companies were born, from open source LLMs to application layer startups that were able to move fast and do much more with less. As Viola points out, there are 5 main barriers to adoption: Security, privacy, intellectual property, performance, and cost.

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Critical Patent Strategies Startups Can Use From Large Companies

Up and Running

Patent strategies are a series of steps that a company takes in order to secure and position its inventions, innovations, and/or intellectual property. A wiser strategy—especially for key revenue-potential products—includes a portfolio of patents protecting the product’s various unique functionalities and component parts.

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning– Explained

Steve Blank

For programs written for classic computers, software developers receive bug reports, monitor for security breaches, and send out regular software updates that fix bugs, increase performance and at times add new features. It has uses in threat detection – airport security, banks, and sporting events. AI in National Security.

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All About Patents: An Entrepreneur’s Guide

YoungUpstarts

On the flip side, history is riddled with brilliant minds who broke new ground, and swiftly had their inventions stolen out from under them because they failed to secure the right patent at the right time. The questions below will establish patent viability: Does my idea meet a specific demand? patent office would be your next step.

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How to Write a Business Plan for a Cannabis Company

Up and Running

Ganjapreneur recommends including polls about the increased demand for cannabis legalization. Financial Summary: Explain your business model, startup costs, revenues, and liabilities to the company. Intellectual property : List any patents you have or have pending, and mention any core technology you are licensing from another company.