Gerber Scientific Purchases Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) Portfolio License
Patriot Scientific (OTCBB:PTSC) announced today that Gerber Scientific,
Inc. has purchased a Moore Microprocessor Patent™
(MMP) Portfolio license from The TPL Group. Gerber Scientific is a
worldwide leader in integrated automation solutions and related services
in several industries, including sign making and specialty graphics,
printing and packaging, apparel and flexible materials, and ophthalmic
lens processing.
Patriot’s President and CEO, Rick Goerner,
said, "There has been tremendous momentum in
the market response to our licensing program. We’ve
added nine new licensees since the December settlement of TPL’s
MMP patent infringement case in Texas and this newest addition continues
to validate the strength of our portfolio.”
The sweeping scope of applications using MMP Portfolio design techniques
continues to encourage the world’s leading
manufacturers of end user products from around the globe to become MMP
Portfolio licensees. Over 40 global companies from the U.S., Europe,
Japan, Korea and Taiwan have licensed the MMP Portfolio technologies,
including many industry leaders such as Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard,
Kenwood, Mattel, Nokia, Philips, Sony and Toshiba.
The MMP Portfolio patents cover techniques that enable higher
performance and lower cost designs, and are fundamental to consumer and
commercial digital systems ranging from DVD players, cell phones and
portable music players to communications infrastructure, medical
equipment and automobiles which today have dozens of
microprocessor-based key features and benefits.
About Gerber Scientific, Inc.
Gerber Scientific, Inc. is a leading international supplier of
sophisticated automated manufacturing systems for sign making and
specialty graphics, apparel and flexible materials, ophthalmic lens
processing, and print and packaging industries. Headquartered in South
Windsor, Connecticut, the company operates through four businesses:
Gerber Scientific Products and Spandex Ltd., Gerber Technology, and
Gerber Coburn. For more information, visit http://www.gerberscientific.com.
About Patriot Scientific
Patriot Scientific is a leading intellectual-property licensing company
that develops, markets, and enables innovative technologies that satisfy
the demands of fast-growing markets for wireless devices, smart cards,
home appliances, network gateways, set-top boxes, entertainment
technology, automotive telematics, biomedical devices, industrial
controllers and more. Headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., information
about the company can be found at http://www.ptsc.com.
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About the MMP Portfolio
The Moore Microprocessor Patent (MMP) Portfolio contains intellectual
property that is jointly owned by the privately held TPL Group and
publicly held Patriot Scientific Corporation (OTCBB: PTSC). The
portfolio includes seven U.S. patents as well as their European and
Japanese counterparts. It is becoming widely recognized that these
patents protect fundamental technology used in designing
microprocessors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors (DSPs),
embedded processors and system-on-chip (SoC) devices. The MMP portfolio
is exclusively managed by Alliacense, a TPL Group Enterprise.
Manufacturers of microprocessor-based products can learn more about how
to participate in the MMP Portfolio Licensing Program by contacting: mmp-licensing@alliacense.com.
About Alliacense
Alliacense is a TPL Group Enterprise executing best-in-class design and
implementation of Intellectual Property (IP) licensing programs. As a
cadre of IP licensing strategists, technology experts, and experienced
business development/management executives, Alliacense focuses on
expanding the awareness and value of TPL’s IP
portfolios. Founded in 1988, The TPL Group has emerged as a coalition of
high technology enterprises involved in the development, management and
commercialization of proprietary product technologies as well as the
design, manufacture and sales of proprietary products based on those
technologies and corresponding IP assets. For more information, visit http://www.alliacense.com.
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