M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on potential public-domain patent alternatives to the patent portfolio held by Corps of Discovery, LLC

Date:  Fri, 2010-02-26

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on potential public–domain patent alternatives to the patent portfolio held by Corps of Discovery, LLC

Charlottesville, VA –– M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious™ report today on the patent portfolio held by Corps of Discovery, LLC, a non–operating patent licensing entity. Focused on patents regarding network management, this report identifies potential public–domain alternatives that are available for incorporation into media products and services without cost or licensing restriction.

Corps of Discovery, LLC possesses intellectual property concerning broadband network management. These intellectual properties describe methods of network management using distributed systems and Quality of Service (QoS) embodiments, resulting in cost savings and additional efficiencies for network providers. While it is not transparent to the market what commercial intent Corps of Discovery, LLC has for these patents, it is reasonable to assume that they will pursue sales or licensing models.

The market’s demand for rapid transmission of ever–increasing volumes of data will only continue to grow over time. In light of this reality, the ways in which digital data is directed, shaped, and rerouted across various networks is critical in maximizing the utilization of available bandwidth. In pursuing this goal, it is imperative that this innovation space, like all others, consider publicly available innovations when designing content delivery platforms and media mechanisms. The use of public domain which translates to significantly cheaper costs, should aid the effort to encourage widespread public adoption, minimize licensing costs, and overcome other existing barriers to entry entrenched in such an active and vibrant technology area.

M·CAM’s Patently Obvious™ is a weekly report highlighting unconsidered alternatives, including art in the public domain, to patent holdings across a variety of technology areas.

M·CAM, Inc. is a global, full–service intellectual property and rights (IP&R) and intangible asset financial services firm. We provide the technical and financial systems that allow public and private markets to use IP&R and IA for regulated transactions in banking, securities, insurance, and public innovation investment and technology procurement. From our pioneering work in creating the world’s first standards–based innovation collateralization financial products for banking and securities to our work in grassroots innovator enablement and patent quality assurance programs, M·CAM provides the mechanism to balance the interests of public and commercial sectors to support and build thriving economies.

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