Patent Agency Santa Cruz, CA - Soquel Group

Westinghouse Solar Appoints Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mark Kalow to Board of Directors

Administrator — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:00:17 +0000

Westinghouse Solar, Inc. , a designer and manufacturer of solar power systems, today announced the addition of RFK Jr. and Mark Kalow to their Board of Directors, expanding the size of the Board to eight members. Westinghouse stated that it expanded its Board to include Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Soquel Group Managing Director Mark Kalow to add depth in the areas of solar policy and intellectual property.

Extensive Mobile Technology Patent Portfolio Purchased by Google

Administrator — Thu, 19 May 2011 12:00:02 +0000

In a competitive bid, Google purchased an extensive mobile technology patent portfolio created by Soquel Group for Modu Ltd. Soquel Group functioned as an in-house patent agency for Modu from its inception in 2006 through its sale in 2011, building a portfolio of over 100 patents covering a broad spectrum of mobile devices, communications and technologies. The Modu patents generally relate to a small modular communicator, about the size of a credit card, that attaches to a variety of electronic devices, referred to as “jackets” for the communicator, and provides the jackets with wireless communication functionality. Managing Director Marc Berger acted as Soquel Group’s account manager and principal investigator for the Modu portfolio.

Robert Blumberg to speak as part of University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) Research to Revenue speaker series

Administrator — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:30:38 +0000

Robert Blumberg will give two presentations as part of the Research to Revenue speaker series being co-sponsored by UCSC’s Baskin School of Engineering and the Center for Entrepreneurship. The talks, targeted towards professors, graduate students and researchers, will address topics such as patenting at the University and legal issues associated with startups that support UCSC entrepreneurial & commercialization efforts.

Mark Kalow to moderate Financial Roundtable panel at upcoming 6Sight Conference

Administrator — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:17:35 +0000

Mark Kalow will be moderating the Financial Roundtable panel at the upcoming 2010 6Sight Conference to be held Wednesday November 17th at the Sainte Claire Hotel, San Jose, CA

Mark Kalow elected to Board of Directors of Dogfish Software

Administrator — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:05:51 +0000

Mark Kalow has been elected to the Board of a Seattle start-up, Dogfish software. Dogfish was founded by members of the American Greetings/Photoworks engineering team.

Dogfish provides a range of engineering services, including UI/UX development, and database backends. Dogfish has also developed iPad and iPhone apps.

Works with Rope Partner to Patent Wind Energy Device

Administrator — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:40:11 +0000

On behalf of client Rope Partner, Soquel Group filed a patent on a device to better enable rope access technicians to maintain and repair wind turbines. Working from fixed ropes, technicians currently face a variety of hurdles when repairing wind turbines. The new device stabilizes, positions and reduces risk for rope access technicians.

Implements Cloud Access Docket Management

Administrator — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:12:50 +0000

Soquel Group has implemented a cloud-based docket management system that tracks actions associated with ongoing patent and trademark cases, and stores and manages related data items. The new system provides Soquel Group staff instant access to data, ensures that no deadlines or maintenance fees are missed, and provides an online docket backup. The new system provides Soquel Group clients online access to their dockets.

Brokers Sale of Telecom Portfolio

Administrator — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:29:27 +0000

Soquel Group today announced the sale of a portfolio of DSL and wireless patents by a leading telecom vendor. Soquel Group acted as broker for the sale, preparing a complete buyer’s package including a comprehensive evidence of use analysis, and negotiating the terms of sale on behalf of the seller.

Sponsors and Awards Most Commercial Prize

Administrator — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:18:35 +0000

At the annual Jack Baskin School of Engineering’s Senior Design Contest, held this year on June 11, 2010, Soquel Group sponsored and awarded the Most Commercial prize to a senior student engineering team.

Obtains Innovative E-Commerce Patent for SHOP.COM

Administrator — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:53:15 +0000

Working with Soquel Group, SHOP.COM has obtained a patent for its innovative eGifts gift-giving technology that allows consumers to send a personalized set of gift choices to a recipient. “This patent further expands our intellectual property portfolio,” said Ken Goldstein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SHOP.COM. “Pioneering innovation in e-commerce remains a key strategy for SHOP.COM as we continue to build momentum in creating a more personalized, community-focused online media network. We always want to advance comparison shopping to be more engaging, useful, and fun.”