Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Announces New Small Business Matching Grant Program 02/02/2010
Posted by Morse, Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Life Sciences.Tags: grant, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, small business
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The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) has announced the launch of its new Small Business Matching Grant (SBMG) Program. The program is designed to support early-stage life sciences companies and grow employment opportunities, promote manufacturing and commercialization, and stimulate innovation across the Commonwealth.
The primary objective of the SBMG is to provide grants to commercialization-ready life sciences companies that have received at least the equivalent of a Phase II small business innovation research (SBIR) or small business technology transfer (STTR) grant from federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Defense (DOD), etc. Grants will provide “matching” support – capped at $500,000 per company — to Phase II or Post Phase II SBIR or STTR grants already received by applicant companies.
MLSC is targeting an FY ‘10 investment of $3 million in the Small Business Matching Grant Program.
For more information on the program, please visit the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.
SiriusXM Radio Tradin’ Paint Hosts Interviews iRacing CEO 02/02/2010
Posted by Morse, Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Client News.Tags: iRacing, NASCAR, SIRIUS
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Last week Tony Gardner, President and CEO of iRacing, was interviewed by SIRIUS radio program Tradin’ Paint. Tony discussed everything NASCAR fans should know about iRacing how they can become part of the action. He also described the upcoming NASCAR iRacing Drivers World Championship, which features the 50 top-rated oval drivers currently racing in iRacing’s Pro Series and will include NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Please click here to listen to the full Tony Gardner interview.
MPAY Announces 2009 Record-Breaking Sales Growth 01/29/2010
Posted by Morse, Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Client News.Tags: MPAY, payroll service
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Late last week, MBBP client MPAY, Inc. reported record-breaking sales growth for 2009. MPAY is a nationwide leader in providing software and services to independent payroll providers and businesses. Two of their products, Payentry.com™ and TimeForce@Payentry.com™ were extremely successful for the company in 2009. Payentry.com™, a web-based payroll product, increased over 22% in check totals and TimeForce@Payentry.com™, MPAY’s time and labor management offering, experienced a 143% growth in employees listed in their system last year.
Geoffrey Duke, president and CEO of MPAY, is extremely proud of his company’s acheivement saying:
It was an incredibly successful year for MPAY, our software licensees and BPO partners. The growth of our integrated payroll and labor management web products during the ongoing economic downturn is a testament to the value and convenience they provide to employers and their employees all across the country.
Congratulations MPAY!
Please visit MPAY, Inc. for more information on their products and services.
FableVision’s Peter Reynolds To Lead Creativity Workshop 01/28/2010
Posted by Morse, Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Events.Tags: creativity workshop, FableVision, professional development
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Barnstable High School and FableVision invite education professionals to join FableVision CEO and Founder Peter Reynolds for a Make Your Mark with Cape Cod & the Islands workshop on February 24th. Reynolds, along with highly skilled educators will aid participants in exploring ways to infuse creativity into their classroom to make learning more fun.
For more information on the event, please visit FableVision.
If you would like to learn more about FableVisions Professional Development Programs, please visit Make Your Mark.
MBBP Makes Boston Business Journals Area’s Largest Law Firms List 01/28/2010
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Every year, the Boston Business Journal releases the Book of Lists which contains lists of top companies on a variety of different industries such as accounting firms, mutual funds and family owned businesses. MBBP landed 56th out of 100 on the area’s largest law firms list with 32 Massachusetts lawyers!
For more on the Book of Lists, please visit the Boston Business Journal.
SwitchGames User Trading Reaches 100,000 Items 01/26/2010
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MBBP client SwitchGames, a free peer to peer video game trading community, has reached its 100,000 traded items milestone in less than a year. The relatively new company provides users with a quick and safe way to trade their used video games with others without having to pay a fee which allows users to get better deals on their games. SwitchGames founder Jason Crawford believes that at the current rate of growth, his company will soon surpass eBay as the biggest site for used games sales.
Congratulations SwitchGames!
MBBP represents SwitchGames in IP and Financing Matters.
Implant Sciences Receives $6 Million Contract for Portable Explosive Detector 01/21/2010
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The Government of India has awarded Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCBB:IMSC) with a contract totalling over $6 Million for its Quantum Sniffer™ QS-H150 Portable Explosives Detectors and associated support. The Quantum Sniffer™ QS-H150 can collect and sense explosive particulates and vapors without physical contact and in real time. The Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) plans to use the Quantum Sniffer™ in Force Protection and Public Safety applications throughout the country.
Congratulations Implant Sciences!
For the full press release, please visit Implant Sciences.
MIT Enterprise Forum NE Games SIG to Host Game Companies and the VC’s that Fund Them 01/20/2010
Posted by Morse, Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Events.Tags: new england games sig, video games, Vivox
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Registration is now open for the MITEF New England Games SIG and New England Venture Capital Association event: A Meeting of the Minds: Game Companies and the VC’s that Fund Them. The event will feature a panel of venture capitalists and executives from companies in the game industry (including MBBP client Vivox) who will discuss their perspectives on the current state of the game industry. Wade Roush, chief correspondent for Xconomy.com, will moderate the event while helping to answer a number of questions for attendees. MBBP is one of the sponsors of this event and our own Michael Cavaretta is founder and chair of the New England Games SIG.
Featured Panelists:
- Jim Crowley, President and CEO of Turbine, Inc.
- Alex Finkelstein, General Partner at Spark Capital
- Dayna Grayson, Principal of North Bridge Venture Partners
- Nabeel Hyatt, Founder and CEO of Conduit Labs
- Austin Westerling, Partner at Charles River Ventures
- Rob Seaver, Founder and CEO of Vivox, Inc.
To register for the event, please click here.
For more information on the event, please visit the NE Games SIG blog.
Williams FW31 to be Available Virtually to Race For 2010 01/19/2010
Posted by Morse, Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Client News.Tags: iRacing, racing simulator, Williams F1
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iRacing has announced the digital addition of the Williams FW31 Grand Prix Car to their inventory in 2010. iRacing has already taken steps towards building a virtual version of the 2009 AT&T Williams FW31 as it will be available for all members of the iRacing simulation service. Tom Potter, Williams F1’s Commercial Alliances Manager, is excited about this partnership. He stated:
More people travel into space than are afforded the opportunity to drive a current Formula One car. The annual Philips global promotion with AT&T Williams uniquely offers that opportunity and iRacing has already shown it is a superb form of preparation to stand the best chance of winning the competition.
Please visit iRacing for more information.
Cincom Systems v. Novelis Corp: What happens to a license in a statutory merger? 01/19/2010
Posted by Morse, Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Attorney News.Tags: Cincom Systems, IP Licensing, Novelis Corporation
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By: Howard Zaharoff
Most contracts are assignable, unless they say otherwise. But intellectual property licenses – including software licenses – are an exception: not assignable unless they say otherwise.
This doesn’t mean every change of control is a problem; but Cincom Systems v. Novelis Corp. (6th Cir. 2009) reminds us that a statutory merger that results in a new entity using technology that was originally licensed to the merged entity may be deemed a transfer which, if done without licensor permission, can get the successor in trouble.
To learn more, please view full article.
For more on IP licensing, please contact Howard Zaharoff.
Michael Cavaretta Makes a 2010 Prediction of the Video Game Industry 01/13/2010
Posted by Morse, Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Attorney News.Tags: boston, predicition, video game industry
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Attorney Michael Cavaretta was recently featured in a Boston Business Journal article on Boston’s 2010 economic outlook. Local business leaders gave their predictions of the economy in the upcoming year, and Michael was included with a quote on the (hopefully bright) future of the video game industry:
I predict that video game sales will be up this year over last, helped not just by the continuing sales of this year’s smash hit, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, but also a number of blockbuster releases already announced, and the continued growth of casual and social network games. I also predict that sales of rhythm based games such as Harmonix’s Rock Band will be off this year, but sales of downloadable content (i.e. songs) for such games will continue to grow. Finally, I predict the continued growth of digital distribution. Perhaps OnLive, which is essentially video games being accessible on a cloud computing model, will be released in 2010.
For the full article, please see the Boston Business Journal.
For specific questions please contact Michael Cavaretta.
Robert Shea to Speak at SBANE Seminar 01/13/2010
Posted by Morse, Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Events.Tags: employment law, SBANE, small business
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In February, the Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE) HR Committee is presenting ”2010 Legal Update” seminar to bring employers up to speed on recent developments in employment law. This seminar will cover topics such as complying with wage-hour and independent contractor rules, utilizing non-compete, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements, and modifications to the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Three speakers, including MBBP Employment Attorney Robert Shea, will lead the discussion through an interactive format.
The seminar is to be held Thursday, February 11 and runs from 7:30-10:00. To register for the event, please visit SBANE.
For questions regarding Employment Law, please contact Robert Shea.
EnerTrac Sensors Monitor Home Heating Oil 01/12/2010
Posted by Morse, Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Client News.Tags: EnerTrac, funding, sensors
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MBBP client EnerTrac, has found a low-cost yet effective way for home-heating oil distributors to keep track of oil levels in tanks. EnerTrac developed a sensor that sends information to an interface that business owners can use to make their delivery methods more efficient, saving them 30-40% on delivery costs.
EnerTrac is now looking for $1 million in funding to expand their business to be able to offer their sensors to medium and large-scale distributors.
Please visit EnerTrac for more information on the oil monitoring system.
Mass High Tech offers the full article.
SBANE’s Robert Baker Interviewed On Tools to Help Small Businesses 01/12/2010
Posted by Morse, Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Client News.Tags: boston, SBANE, small business
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On January 10, The Boston Globe interviewed Robert Baker, President of MBBP client the Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE), in regards to small businesses. He discussed the mission of his company and how SBANE can help small companies not just survive but grow despite the troubled economy.
Please see The Boston Globe online for the full article.
Click here to see what SBANE can do for your small business.
Blue Fang Games Receives Editor’s Choice Award 01/11/2010
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The Children’s Technology Review (CTR), a monthly consumer report dedicated exclusively to children’s technology products, has awarded its Editor’s Choice Award to World of Zoo, a hands-on interactive game developed by MBBP client Blue Fang Games. The award is given to only the highest quality children’s interactive media products. World of Zoo allows children to create their own successful zoo by building relationships and caring for many different animals in a virtual world on multiple platforms.
Congratulations Blue Fang Games!
Please visit World of Zoo online for a closer look.
Viximo Welcomes New CEO 01/11/2010
Posted by Morse, Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Client News.Tags: video games, viximo
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MBBP client Viximo hired Dale Strang as its new CEO. Viximo provides white-label virtual goods selling software for media publishers, including micro-payments, virtual currency, analytics and virtual-goods content. With over 13 years experience in the industry, Strang previously held an executive position at IGN Entertainment, a company known for its online reviews of new videogames, and led the company to more than 300% revenue growth in two years.
We look forward to seeing him put his expertise to work for Viximo!
For more information on Viximo’s new CEO, please read the full article at Mass High Tech.
Rap’s RZA Shows Off iZotope iDrum App 01/08/2010
Posted by Morse, Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Client News.Tags: iZotope, music licensing
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Hip-hop producer and rapper RZA, from the Wu-Tang Clan, has released a branded edition of MBBP client iZotope’s popular iDrum application. The iDrum application for the iPhone allows users to combine pre-recorded beats and loops to compose original music with much more control than was possible in previous music making programs. For artists like RZA, the ability to release elements of music through iDrum provides them with an opportunity to promote their music in a new format and to increase sales at a time when the music business is struggling. The RZA iDrum edition has been extremely popular and iZotope plans to work with more artists in the future.
For the full article, please see the Wall Street Journal Blog – Digits.
Allegro Diagnostic to Launch Lung Cancer Test by 2011 01/06/2010
Posted by Morse, Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Client News.Tags: Allegro Diagnostics, bioinformatics, medical diagnostics
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MBBP Client Allegro Diagnostics will begin marketing a “microarray-based test” for early-stage lung cancer. Allegro CEO Dan Rippy intends to offer a test called BronchoGen as a unique service through its clinical laboratory. BronchoGen is an 80-gene biomarker assay that can detect and rule out the presence of cancer cells. This screening will complement bronchoscopy, a procedure in which a clinician examines a patients airways with a scope in order to rule out the presence of cancer. Rippy hopes BronchoGen will be available by the end of 2010.
For the full article, please see GenomeWeb Daily News.
For more information on BronchoGen, please visit Allegro Diagnosics.
Newton Peripherals Introduces Mogo Talk for BlackBerry 01/05/2010
Posted by Morse, Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Client News.Tags: Newton Peripherals, Mogo, mobile computing
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Newton Peripherals Mogo Talk Bluetooth was introduced to solve the problem of storing and charging the Bluetooth when not in use. It’s design was made specifically for iPhone users. MBBP client Newton Peripherals is now introducing the Mogo Talk headset that custom fits the BlackBerry platform. They will be displaying the new design at International CES in Las Vegas, NV January 7-10.
For more information on Mogo Talk, please visit Newton Peripherals.
Martinez, Levy and Connolly are Elevated to Senior Attorney 01/04/2010
Posted by Morse, Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Client News.Tags: attorneys, massachusetts, mbbp
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We are pleased to announce that Joseph Martinez, Daniele Levy and Scott Connolly have become Senior Attorneys within our firm.
Joseph Martinez concentrates his practice in the areas of general corporate and securities law. He will continue to represent clients in connection with company formations, venture capital and other private equity transactions (representing both issuers and investors), mergers and acquisitions, and the formation of private equity funds.
Daniele Levy will continue practicing corporate and securities law with an emphasis on advising public companies on reporting and disclosure obligations and corporate governance matters. She also represents both issuers and investors in venture capital transactions, and assists clients with general corporate matters.
Scott Connolly represents and advises corporations, financial institutions, and non-profits in all aspects of employment law. He will continue to assist employers with managing the hiring process, employee discipline and terminations, compliance with state and federal employment laws, and drafting personnel policies, employee handbooks, and employment-related agreements such as non-competition, non-solicitation and severance agreements and employment contracts.
Congratulations Joseph, Daniele and Scott!
