M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Wireless Ink Corporation v. Facebook, Inc. and Google, Inc.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – June 9, 2011 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on the patent holdings of Wireless Ink Corporation v. Facebook, Inc. and Google, Inc.

On March 9, 2011 Wireless Ink Corporation (hereafter referred to as Wireless Ink) won a first round court ruling in a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook, Inc. and Google, Inc. Wireless Ink which owns Winksite, a website and mobile social networking service. The asserted patent, US 7,599,983, claims a method, apparatus and system for management of information content for enhanced accessibility over wireless communication networks.

Using the M·CAM DOORS™ analytic platform, an intellectual property analysis of Wireless Ink’s US patent 7,599,983 patent was conducted in order to understand its strength and defensibility in the face of prior and concurrent art innovation. The innovation space surrounding the ”˜983 patent was examined to determine which patent or patents may provide alternatives to or alter the value of Wireless Ink’s patent. M·CAM’s intellectual property analysis has identified examples of uncited precedent innovation that address key aspects of Wireless Ink’s technology and thus may limit the strength and defensibility of its ”˜983 patent.

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 Wireless Ink Corporation v. Facebook, Inc. and Google, Inc. can be found HERE.