M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ on the Intellectual Property of Microsoft Corporation

Date:  Thu, 2010-10-14

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ on the Intellectual Property of Microsoft Corporation

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – October 14, 2010 –– M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious™ report today on the patent holdings of Microsoft highlighted in Microsoft Corporation v. Motorola Inc., Civil Action No. 2:10–cv–01577, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Microsoft, a 10 year veteran of mobile operating systems has stumbled in the space due to the failure of its Kin phone, forcing a reorganization of its consumer product unit. In a bid to regain lost ground in the mobile phone arena, Microsoft has put its vast resources behind the new Windows Phone 7 operating system. At the dawn of its release, Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against Motorola, who has yet to commit to the Windows Phone 7 platform. Microsoft claims that the handset OEM’s Android phones infringe nine of its patents.

Using the M·CAM DOORS™ software platform, the innovation space surrounding the asserted patents was examined in order to understand their strength and defensibility in the face of prior and concurrent art innovations.

M·CAM’s Patently Obvious™ is a weekly report providing visibility into potentially 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.

The M·CAM Patently Obvious™ report on Microsoft Corporation can be found HERE