M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on WiLAN Inc. and MOSAID Technologies

Date:  Thu, 2011-09-08

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – September 8, 2011 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on WiLAN Inc. and MOSAID Technologies

WiLAN has launched a C$480 million hostile takeover bid for MOSAID Technologies. While WiLAN’s management has described the potential transaction as creating a “very valuable” company, their combined patent portfolios warrant close scrutiny. Over half of MOSAID’s portfolio and nearly sixty percent of WiLAN’s portfolio appear to be impaired, a combination of which runs the risk of creating a whole that has less value than its individual parts.

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 WiLAN Inc. and MOSAID Technologies can be found HERE.