Editor’s Note: This post original appeared on TechCrunch. While perusing the latest patent lawsuit filings on PriorSmart this week, I was drawn to a series of cases filed by a small company called PersonalWeb against RackSpace (possibly for hosting GitHub), Nexsan, Facebook, Apple, Yahoo, Microsoft, and
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March 20 2012 Startup Patent Report includes Like.com, Box, Zynga, Zillow & 38 Studios
We missed last week, so hopefully this lengthy startup patent report will make up for it. For the week of Tuesday, March 20, 2012, there were 5,414 U.S. patents issued by the USPTO. There are a number of notable patents issued this week, including ones to Like.com (Google), Box.net, Zynga, Zillow, TopCoder, Cleversafe, 38 Studios, [&hellip
Startup Patent Report for March 6, 2012
The first week of March saw a total of 5,333 patents issued by the USPTO. Here are some of the most interesting ones. This week’s patent report includes Actimagine, Whaleback Systems, Livestream, Redseal Systems, PopCap Games, BitGravity, Jumptap, Rapleaf and icue
Guest Post: Mobile Apps and Trademarks – a Startup Weekend experience
This is a guest Post from Margaret Theranger, student at the Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University, based on her experience at Startup Weekend Philadelphia law clinic last fall. Recently, I attended Startup Weekend Philadelphia, a 54-hour startup event for entrepreneurs to meet and form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. The [&hellip
Startup Patent Report for week of February 28, 2012
For the week of Tuesday, February 28, 20122, there were 5,271 patents issued by the USPTO. Below are nine interesting patents issued to small businesses. These patents are assigned to Rebit, Cross Loop, Zoombak, Roundbox, MeLLmo, Talari Networks, Perceptive Pixel and OnLive
Startup Patent Report (Patents issued Feb 14, 2012)
For the week of February 14, 2012, there were 5,272 patents issued in all. Below are six of those patents that caught my attention. Most of the companies presented below are younger, independent, companies. RingCube, acquired by Citrix systems last year, was included to illustrate the effect a strong IP portfolio can have in making [&hellip
Trademark Registration and which symbol to use on websites, blogs or mobile apps?
A quick refresher on registered and unregistered trademarks for those with websites and mobile apps. Are you using the proper symbols with your marks
IP as an exit strategy
For any entrepreneur starting their company, the reward for a lot of hard work is typically a great new product that hopefully leads to customers, sales and wealth. Of course, the end goal also often includes an exit strategy. Generally, the exit strategy has been to be acquired or to have a successful IPO. The [&hellip
America Invents Act and the Lean Startup
One of the biggest debates leading up to the passage of the America Invents Act, the patent reform law that was signed by president Obama in October, 2011, was its effect on small businesses. Many worried that the first to file provisions of the new patent act would disadvantage small businesses by forcing them to [&hellip