Strategically focused patent portfolio development is a key process in protecting intellectual property and one that may enable a smaller player to have relatively large leverage in an industry, because it can obtain an asset of value to a competitor.
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David Hanson is retaining his political development portfolio, Mr Hain said.
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Having launched a development platform for real-time analytics applications and a fully integrated ultrasonic signal conditioner for automotive parking distance applications, TI added to its existing industrial portfolio new product development in the LED division last month.
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It has been empty for more than 10 years, and is now part of a portfolio of former Regional Development Agency assets owned and managed by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
The Non-Strategic Assets Portfolio segment offers commercial residential development loans, cross-border leases, consumer brokered home equity loans, retail mortgages, non-prime mortgages, and residential construction loans.
Given the intrinsically high likelihood of failure, long-term survival requires the ability to advance a portfolio of products through clinical development, something that typically only fairly large companies can afford to do.
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Oversee and coordinate the programme and staff of the Special Projects Unit to ensure proper management of all ongoing programmes and projects, the development of a portfolio of new initiatives, maintenance of relations with existing donors, and expansion of the donor support base.
This transaction creates a stable platform for long term growth and allows Finavera to recycle capital and fund the ongoing development of its remaining portfolio of projects.
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The mobile portfolio combines security, analytics and app development software, with cloud-based services and mobile professional services.
Offshore wind could become a major player in the UK renewables portfolio, but this would "require massive development in a relatively narrow timeframe, " he said.
During the quarter, we also strengthened our offering portfolio through the acquisition of a premiere software development company that specializes in big data, analytics and advanced applications.
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With a portfolio of 26 operating mines and advanced exploration and development projects, Toronto-based Barrick Corporation is the largest gold mining company in the world.
The firm hires former Wall Street bankers on a project basis to consult with the portfolio companies of private equity firms and advise corporate development teams.
"We are impressed with Syncroness' portfolio, which includes designing and managing the complete development-to-production process for a range of successful consumer products, " says Rebecca Hough, director of sales and marketing for Evatran.
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One of the largest solar project developers in North America, First Solar, bought a small project development firm in 2007 and a fat portfolio of unfinished projects from a struggling solar company in 2009.
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As a nonprofit, it takes no equity in its portfolio companies and gives companies a platform that promotes corporate development by providing resources such as stipends, office space, legal support and direct mentorship.
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This patent portfolio is derived from over a decade of research, development, and testing, and covers methods for increasing spectrum utilization (network capacity), expanding coverage, improving uplink transmission speeds at the cell edge, and improving device battery life.
"Samsung's development of core technologies and strengthening our intellectual property portfolio are keys to our continued success, " the spokesman said.
To that end it has, partly through acquisitions, amassed a portfolio of more than 40 drugs, either approved or under development, aimed at such ills as Alzheimer's and Crohn's disease.
The IEEE-SA has a portfolio of over 900 active standards and more than 500 standards under development.
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During that time the regional development agency acquired, at taxpayers' expense, an impressive portfolio of property right across the Midlands, valued at many millions of pounds.
Lord Newby pointed out that economic development is a devolved responsibility in Wales (where Plaid Cymru held the portfolio between 2007 and 2011).
"The deal is perfectly aligned with CNOOC's long-term strategy of achieving growth through the exploration and development of offshore fields and achieving geographic diversification of the company's portfolio, " Fu said.
Combined with Housing Development Finance Corp, those two names make up around 10% of our portfolio .
"After evaluating our position in the games market, we've decided to shift LucasArts from an internal development to a licensing model, minimising the company's risk while achieving a broader portfolio of quality Star Wars games, " it read.
Quirky, a crowd-sourced social product development platform, announced with some fanfare a program to give inventors access to its huge patent portfolio.
The acquired portfolio spans several states and consists of a total of 12, 049 beds, including 366 beds currently under development at an existing property.
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It owns one of the world's largest vehicle fleets, operates a leading global fleet management business, and offers a portfolio of product solutions including charging stations, circuit protection equipment and transformers that touch every part of electric vehicle infrastructure development.
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