
Patent
Protection
With the potential of creating much-needed revenue streams and
erecting barriers to entry, intellectual property (IP) is no
longer just another asset in the tumultuous tech economy, but
constitutes a vital business strategy.
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Patent
Expirations and Tightened FDA Controls Spell Trouble for the
Pharmaceutical Industry
The
pharmaceutical industry has been immune to periods of economic
uncertainty in the past but now is visibly vulnerable to cycles
in product development and commercialization.
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Announcements
Orange
County Report Launch Event
Wednesday
September 18,
Conexant Systems, Newport Beach
5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
This
event marks the official launch of Larta's 2002 Orange County
Report, Raising the Curtain: The Technology Economy
of Orange County. The event will also be a networking
opportunity for corporate executives, university administration,
service professionals, entrepreneurs, and other key players
in the region (and those affected by the region).
more
information >
Larta
Venture Salon September 13
The
upcoming Venture Salon will focus on Orange County's technology
community with an advanced briefing on Larta's latest research
report, Raising the Curtain: the Technology Economy
of Orange County as well as a PwC MoneyTree update
on Venture Capital in the County.
Venture Salon Chair: Randy Lunn, Palomar Ventures
more
information >
Larta
University September 11-12: Intellectual Property
Intellectual
property can be the primary asset of a technology company,
and strategic management of IP can attract capital and monetize
revenue, and impact the long-term results of a company's success.
This workshop covers the most crucial legal and business strategies
any company should know before exposing its technology to
a competitive marketplace, including: copyrighting and trade
secrets, working with an independent contractor to develop
a product, and licensing.
more
information >
SCTVF
2002 company funding announcement
San Diego-based Maxima
has raised $7.2M for its optical wireless transmission systems
from Forrest Binkley Brown and Hamilton Apex Technology Ventures.
more
information >
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Announcements
Tie
SC Monthly Event:The Future of Telecom, and Issues of
Raising Capital
Want
to meet the founders of Stamps.com and Luminious Networks? It's
your chance to meet Dr. Mohan Ananda and Alex Naqvi talk about
how they started their companies and what's in next for them.
Dr. Ananda will talk about How to Raise Capital in Today's Economy
and Mr. Naqvi will address The Future of Telecom. SEATS ARE LIMITED!!
Register before it's too late. We closed seating few days ago,
but have re-opened it. HURRY!!!!
August 29th TiE Event @ UCLA, 6pm
more information >
JETRO
Los Angeles seeking applications for Invest In Japan Study Program
JETRO
Los Angeles office will be nominating interested candidates from
to participate in this program. The participant should be a senior
level executive decision maker who seeks to expand or establish
business in Japan. The primary criterion for inclusion in this
program is the willingness of the participant to establish an
office (small or large) or other infrastructure (repair facility,
manufacturing plant, distribution warehouse etc.) in Japan. JETRO
will arrange meetings with Japanese companies who can assist in
the investment process of the overseas companies. JETRO will also
introduce potential joint venture or technology licensing partners
as well. For more information or to request an application, send
an email
to Masaru Nishiura, Director of Business Development.
~Other
Articles
Sponsored
by:
Business,
Investment and Entrepreneurship:
Enabling innovation (Red Herring)
While not normally a wellspring of innovation, the suits on
Wall Street and Sand Hill Road remain crucial to pushing technology
forward.
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The
Declustering of America (Wall Street Journal)
The idea that New York, or any city, needs much more high-rise
office space is rooted in a deep-seated, increasingly misplaced
faith in what has become widely known as industry "clusters."
This idea suggests that high-wage economies must be rooted in
localized and specialized networks, as epitomized by Wall Street,
Hollywood and Silicon Valley.
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Digital Media :
Paper Jam (Forbes.com)
Hollywood's long-awaited digital revolution could get derailed
by a low-tech snag: an inability to figure out who owns what.
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Video-game
stocks on fire (CNN)
Bucking the general tech malaise, Electronic Arts and others are
turning in healthy gains.
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article >
Bioscience
and Nano:
Shrinking
toward the ultimate transistor (Science News)
For generations, scientists and engineers have been inventing
new materials and designs for stuffing ever more circuit components
into ever less space. Recently, scientists have created the first
experimental devices in which transistor action seems to take
place in individual atoms. The results show evidence that even
the elemental building blocks of matter have what it takes to
be circuit components.
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Telecom
and IT:
Ultrawideband Squeezes In (MIT Technology Review)
A newly approved radio technology promises wireless home electronics
and positioning systems accurate to the centimeter. But opponents
say it could also mean dead cell phones, thwarted satellite receptioneven
plane wrecks.
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This events calendar is provided as a service by Larta about
events vetted and endorsed by Larta.
August
26: Town Hall Tech Talk Live presents, John
T. Chambers President and Chief Executive Officer Cisco Systems,
Back to the Basics in the New Internet Economy
In today's volatile economic climate, companies and countries
are getting "back to the basics" of focusing on profits,
cash and productivity. Cisco System's CEO John Chambers will discuss
how the most successful organizations integrate business and technology
solutions and streamline them across their entire value chain
or ecosystem of partners. These "networked virtual organizations"
leverage a much broader network of networks to increase flexibility
and drive operational efficiency for dramatically better competitive
performance.
more
information >
August
27-29: International Satellite and Communications Exchange Conference
and Expo
The ISCe Conference offers a pre-conference program and two days
of comprehensive presentations and candid discussions from industry
and government leaders focusing on the use of satellite policy,
emerging technologies and dual-use capabilities.
more
information >
August
29: TiE Southern California presents The Future of Telecom,
and Issues of Raising Capital
Tie Southern California will have their Networking and Monthly
Meeting on the Future of Telecom and Issues
of Raising Capital on Thursday, August 29, 2002 at the Executive
Dining Room in the Anderson School at UCLA, Westwood at 6 pm.
Keynote speakers are Alex Naqvi, Founder of Luminous Networks,
and Mohan Ananda, Founder of Stamps.
more information
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September
10th: Tech Coast Life Science Innovation Conference
This
premiere and unique conference, presented by Venture Point Tech
Coast SBDC, provides essential information, strategies, and contacts
enabling life science companies and start-ups to maintain fast
growth, while minimizing the sacrifice of precious equity. The
conference's mission is to help local companies successfully access
capital for R&D from the NIH, Homeland Security, and US DoD's
SBIR Programs. This conference also connects California companies
to many other crucial technology, financial, and strategic resources
available. The conference will bring answers, tools, and resources
to capitalize on the new intellect, advances and markets that
are emerging.
more
information >
Larta's full event calendar
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