M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Sony’s US Patent No. 8,000,581

Date:  Tue, 2012-06-05

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – June 5th, 2012 – M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Sony’s US Patent No. 8,000,581

Patent application US 20110274409 filed by Sony has found its way into the news media. Sony has the gall to patent the operation of pausing play in video games in order to show advertisements. But among the mockery and outrage, where are the facts?

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 Sony’s US Patent No. 8,000,581 can be found HERE.

Financial Times Article Featured In Singaporean News

Date:  Fri, 2012-05-25

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA- The article written by Richard Waters titled “Patent Wars: The Curse Of Innovation” was featured on Today. The article quotes Dr. David Martin saying that the tech wars around patents are “highly inefficient and antithetical to what patents are meant to achieve,”.

To Read The Article: http://www.todayonline.com/Commentary/EDC120516-0000008/Patent-wars–The…

M·CAM Inc. Founder and Chairman Featured in Financial Times

Date:  Mon, 2012-05-21

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA- Dr. David Martin was quoted in the Financial Times article written by Chris Nuttall. The article discussed the settlement talks between Apple and Samsung. The two companies face “two days of judge-ordered settlement talks in a San Francisco courthouse [in an] attempt to find a resolution to their rival patent claims”.

To read the entire article:http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3d069572-a24d-11e1-a605-00144feabdc0.html…

President and Chairman Both To Speak At The James Madison Museum

Date:  Fri, 2012-05-18

CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA- On May 20, 2012 both the Chairman and President of M·CAM Inc. will be speaking at The James Madison Museum. The Museum’s press release follows:

The James Madison Museum is pleased to announce special guests Dr. David E. Martin and Mr. David Pratt of M·CAM Inc, who will be presenting an intriguing lecture covering James Madison and the first national bank.

The U.S. Constitution had to prove its durability and adaptability in a variety of situations and disputes. James Madison, the “Father of the Constitution” was a key figure in many of these events and discussions.

Dr. Martin, Founding Chairman of M·CAM Inc., is a Batten Fellow of the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at UVA.

His professional qualifications include: BA, Goshen College; MS, Ball State University; PhD, University of Virginia; Fellow: UVA, Indian Institute for Management-Ahmedabad; and Lecturer: Tianjin University of Finance & Economics and the University of Notre Dame.

Mr. Pratt is the President at M·CAM Inc. He has 35 years of experience in public policy development and implementation, economic restructuring, trade credit offset structuring, technology and vendor qualification, and financial and risk management.

His professional experience and qualifications include: Officer of the U.S. Senate; Senior Vice President, Federal Affairs and Business Development for the American Insurance Association; and Financial Services Practice Leader at Columbus Newport LLC. He earned his BA at St. John Fisher College.

M·CAM is the world-wide leader in integrating intangible assets and sovereign rights into regulated capital markets. Our ethical financial structures align human innovation and creativity to global markets and value exchanges. Using our intent-based communication analysis tools, we conduct best-in-class risk and market analysis for diverse global market leaders and build financial and strategic solutions for our partners. Based in Charlottesville, M·CAM is mindful of the letter which Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1813 to Isaac McPherson saying, “He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.” (James Madison Museum)

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Unified Messaging Solutions LLC v Bank of New York Mellon

Date:  Fri, 2012-05-18

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – May 18th, 2012 – M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Unified Messaging Solutions LLC v Bank of New York Mellon et. al.

On May 7th 2012 Unified Messaging Solutions LLC (UMS), a subsidiary of Acacia Research Group LLC, yelled “Pay me!” to the financial services industry. It claimed infringement of UMS-licensed patents on web-based messaging services by The Bank of New York Mellon, Morgan Stanley, American Express Company, and the Vanguard Group. As UMS is the exclusive licensee of the asserted patents, it is interesting to trace the tangled skein of ownership of the asserted intellectual properties. Has UMS simply been given a license to litigate?

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 Unified Messaging Solutions LLC v Bank of New York Mellon can be found HERE.

M·CAM Chairman on “Virginia Insight” Discussing The Patent Economy

Date:  Thu, 2012-05-10

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA- Chairman, Dr. David Martin, was a guest speaker on May 10,2012 on WMRA Radio discussing The Patent Economy. To listen to the interview: http://www.wmra.org/post/patent-economy

————————————————— Perhaps you’ve noticed headlines about firms like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft paying hundreds of millions of dollars to buy up other companies’ patents.

Has it occurred to you to wonder why?

Two Virginia-based patent researchers say the answer is far more complicated than most people understand, and that patent law has become so convoluted it could be threatening the future of our economy.

Guests: David E. Martin, PhD – Founder and CEO of the international patent investigations firm M-cam.

Mary Margaret Frank, PhD – Specialist in tax policy and the economic impact of tax and patent law policy. Associate Professor, Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. (SOURCE- WMRA)

M·CAM Chairman Quoted In Financial Times Article

Date:  Thu, 2012-05-10

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA- Dr. David Martin was quoted in the Financial Times article written by Richard Waters. The article focused on the escalating courtroom battles over intellectual property and how they are placing a mounting burden on the technology sector. Martin was quoted saying that the patent battles are “highly inefficient and antithetical to what patents are meant to achieve”.

To read the entire article: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/5564b9f6-99b9-11e1-8fce-00144feabdc0.html…

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Yahoo! v Facebook v Yahoo! v Facebook

Date:  Fri, 2012-05-04

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – May 4, 2012 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on Yahoo! v Facebook v Yahoo! v Facebook

On April 27, 2012, in response to Facebook’s counterclaim, Yahoo! asserted two additional advertising patents against Facebook. Yahoo! also asked for invalidation of the asserted Facebook patents, and claimed most of the patents were bought from non-operating entities for the purpose of retaliation. Both parties may be interested in knowing that neither was the first to the online advertising race, as there are thousands of patents, with tens of thousands of similar claims, that overlap Yahoo!’s recent patent assertions.

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 Yahoo! v Facebook v Yahoo! v Facebook can be found HERE.

Commons: For A new Policy Beyond Market and State

Date:  Thu, 2012-05-03

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA- Commons: For a New Policy Beyond Market and State will be released in German in April by Transcript Publishers. David Bollier and Silke Helfrich plan on presenting the book at the McPlanet Conference in Berlin on April 21st. The formal German book launch will be on Monday May 7th in the heart of Berlin at the Heinrich Boll Foundation. The English edition, will be published in September by Levellers Press. Both books will be published under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. The book contains 73 essays on almost everything from commons-based abundance and free software to hand enclosures and P2P urbanism. It shows a remarkable international diversity of commons projects, activism and theoretical thought.(School of Commoning) Dr. Martin, founder of M-CAM Inc, contributed to the book, writing a chapter about Open Innovation and The Global Innovation Commons.

For more information on this book: http://bollier.org/blog/just-published-new-german-anthology-commons

M·CAM Chairman Joins Iconic Brand Pioneer Jimmy Smith and IPG Chairman Michael Roth for Presentation at the Cannes Lions Festival

Date:  Mon, 2012-04-30

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA- Currently, the world’s largest tech companies are known for creating ingenious devices and software. What many of the tech giants aren’t known for is content. In Hollywood, the great movie studios and television networks are known for creating volumes of entertaining content, but not the creation of game changing tech products.

Amusement Park Entertainment merges those two worlds. The maestros of transmedia storytelling create properties that live at the intersection of entertainment and technology, making the experience richer, more engaging and unique for the consumer and the brand.

Jimmy Smith, Chairman, CEO and CCO of Amusement Park Entertainment; Michael Roth, Chairman and CEO of Interpublic Group; and Dr. David Martin, Chairman and CEO of M·CAM, discuss how they’ve partnered up in their joint quest to put advertising in Alcubierre drive and make branded storytelling across multiple media platforms a must for brands

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Pragmatus AV

Date:  Fri, 2012-04-27

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – April 27, 2012 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on Pragmatus AV

On April 18, 2012, the U.S. International Trade Commission announced an investigation into a patent infringement complaint filed by patent licensor Pragmatus AV against ASUS, HTC, LG, Pantech, RIM and Samsung concerning mobile phones and tablets. The five patents in the complaint had been previously purchased and owned by Intellectual Ventures (“IV”). In addition, five of the six defendants have previously signed licensing agreements with IV.

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 Pragmatus AV can be found HERE.

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on MIPS Technologies, Inc.

Date:  Mon, 2012-04-23

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – April 23, 2012 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on MIPS Technologies, Inc.

On April 13, 2012, news surfaced that processor designer MIPS Technologies had hired Goldman Sachs to help identify potential buyers for the firm. Considering MIPS is a company that derives its revenue from licensing and royalties, this sale would include a nearly 600 count patent portfolio. Potential buyers would be very well-advised to perform rigorous diligence on the MIPS intellectual properties to “right-size” the transaction.

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 MIPS Technologies can be found HERE.

M·CAM Visited The University of Tennessee to participate in the 2012 Industry Affiliate Workshop

Date:  Fri, 2012-04-20

Dr. David E. Martin along with Colleen Martin and Colin Thomas attended the 2012 Industry Affiliate Workshop at the University of Tennessee on April 20, 2012. Mr. John Boswell was the Keynote speaker. Dr. David Martin was also a speaker at the Workshop along side a long list of others. Please Follow the link below for more details about the 2012 Industry Affiliate Workshop.

http://cisml.utk.edu/IAWorkshop/2012

Dr. Martin Discusses Google, Oracle, Twitter and More on Bloomberg

Date:  Thu, 2012-04-19

CHARLOTTESVILLE- April 19, 2012- Yesterday Dr. David Martin, founder and chairman of M·CAM Inc was interviewed on Bloomberg West by Jon Erlichman regarding Google, Oracle, Twitter and much more!

Oracle Lawsuit Against Google, Apple-Samsung Talks Video: David Martin, chairman and founder of M*CAM Inc., talks about the trial in Oracle Inc.’s lawsuit claiming Google Inc. stole some of the intellectual property behind its Android operating system. Martin also discusses the settlement conference between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in their patent dispute. He speaks with Jon Erlichman on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg)http://www.bloomberg.com/video/90904445/

Twitters Patent Strategy Video:David Martin, chairman and founder of M*CAM Inc., talks about Twitter Inc.’s patent strategy. Twitter published a draft of an “Innovator’s Patent Agreement,” an effort to ensure that engineers and designers can maintain control over their own intellectual property. Martin speaks with Jon Erlichman on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg)http://www.bloomberg.com/video/90905191/

Chairman to Be Interviewed on Bloomberg West discussing the Oracle v. Google Patent Lawsuit

Chairman to Be Interviewed on Bloomberg West discussing the Oracle v. Google Patent Lawsuit

Date:  Wed, 2012-04-18

CHARLOTTESVILLE- April 18, 2012- Dr. David Martin will be interviewed this evening at 6pm on Bloomberg West. He will be discussing the Oracle V. Google Patent Lawsuit.

More on Bloomberg West- http://www.bloomberg.com/tv/shows/bloomberg-west/

M-CAM President Quoted In Wall Street Journal Discussing Google/Oracle Patent Lawsuit

Date:  Tue, 2012-04-17

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA- April 16, 2012- M-CAM Inc President was quoted in the Wall Street Journal discussing the Google v. Oracle Patent Lawsuit.

“David Pratt, the president of patent analysis firm M-Cam Inc., says the patent’s impending expiration is irrelevant to the trial, because the only time period that matters is that between when Google was notified it might be infringing and the present.

More important, Mr. Pratt says, several technology giants including Microsoft Corp. MSFT +1.18% and International Business Machines Corp. IBM +1.53% are likely taking a keen interest in the trial. That is because those companies have patents similar to those being asserted by Oracle, and therefore are likely interested in how much value Oracle can wring from them in court.

“It’s a benchmarking process,” Mr. Pratt says.”

To Read The Entire Article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270230435660457734214356466324…

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc.

Date:  Thu, 2012-04-12

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – April 12, 2012 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc.

On March 27, 2012, Graphics Properties Holdings, the remnant of Silicon Graphics Inc., launched a patent infringement suit against Apple, HTC, LG, RIM, Samsung, and Sony. Despite its non-operating status and troll-like activities, Graphics Properties does hold a decent patent portfolio (read: it’s not perfect, but they do hold early priority to widely used display technologies). What does this mean to these defendants, half of which are already suing each other over patent infringement? Well, let’s just say a price-fixing investigation on e-books doesn’t hold an “e-candle” to the potential of halting production of ANYTHING with a digital screen.

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 Graphics Properties Holdings can be found HERE.

M·CAM Provides Expertise on Microsoft/AOL Patent Deal

Date:  Tue, 2012-04-10

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA- April 10, 2012- Over the past year M·CAM has become a primary source for nationally recognized journalists. Yesterday, Dr. David Martin spoke with various news outlets regarding the Microsoft/AOL Patent negotiations.

Interview on Bloomberg West: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/90174911/

Interview with Steve Lohr of The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/technology/microsoft-to-buy-aol-patent…

Article on Bloomberg Businessweek:http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-04-10/aol-sanofi-rosetta-stone-goo…

Article on The Wall Street Journal:http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/04/09/analyzing-microsofts-patent-play-…

Other sources, which have used Dr. Martin’s quotes, include but are not limited to The Washington Post, TechRadar, InsiderMonkey, The Bulletin.

If you would like to schedule an interview with Dr. Martin regarding a topic of your interest email us at info@m-cam.com.

Dr. David Martin Discussed AOL Patent Sale on Bloomberg West

Date:  Mon, 2012-04-09

April 10, 2012- Dr. David Martin was interviewed yesterday, April 9, on Bloomberg West at 6:00pm EST. He discussed key patents in the AOL Patent Sale.

“Peter Hardigan, vice president of IP Navigation Group and David Martin, chairman of M*CAM Inc., talk about AOL Inc.’s agreement to sell more than 800 of its patents and related patent applications to Microsoft Corp. They speak with Cory Johnson on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg)”

To Watch The Video: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/90174911/

More information on Bloomberg West: http://www.bloomberg.com/tv/shows/bloomberg-west/