M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Intellectual Property Analysis of Google’s IBM Patent Acquisition

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – August 4, 2011 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on Intellectual Property Analysis of Google’s IBM Patent Acquisition

An analysis using the M·CAM DOORS™ platform was performed on Google’s 1,029-patent acquisition from IBM. A breakdown of these patents by U.S. classification code reveals the top technology spaces that Google may be hoping to defend itself in, specifically U. S. classification for database processing, data file management and multi computer data processing which describe Google’s core technologies and technologies for the cloud computing market. In addition, a commercial analysis using the M·CAM proprietary unstructured data mining algorithm shows that 40% of the newly acquired IBM patents appear to be inadequate to protect Google and its corporate activities, and may even be a liability.

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 the Intellectual Ventures’ patents can be found HERE.