M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Personal Voice Freedom, LLC v. magicJack LP

Date:  Mon, 2012-07-02

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – July 2nd, 2012 – M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Intellectual Property Analysis of Personal Voice Freedom, LLC v. magicJack LP.

On November 9th 2010, Personal Voice Freedom (PVF) filed an infringment suit against YMAX Corp. as well as its subsidiaries magicJack LP and TigerJet Network Inc. In an effort to fight off the case, magicJack filed for a reexamination of the asserted patent, US 7,336,654 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in November of 2011. The patent was reissued with amended claims and magicJack has subsequently appeared to enter a settlement agreement with PVF.

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 Personal Voice Freedom, LLC v. magicJack LP HERE.

Dr. David Martin Discussed Apple Ruling on Bloomberg West

Date:  Mon, 2012-06-25

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA- Dr. David Martin discussed the Apple patent ruling last evening.

“David Martin, chairman and founder of M*CAM Inc., talks about a U.S. trade agency’s decision to review a judge’s findings that Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPad tablet computers infringe on a patent own by Google Inc.’s Motorola Mobility unit. He speaks with Cory Johnson on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Bloomberg)

For more on the case: http://www.pcworld.com/article/258240/us_judge_dismisses_apple_patents_l…

To View The Bloomberg Video: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/apple-patent-suit-deemed-uncceptable-mart…

M·CAM Inc. releases the “The Navigare” (2nd Quarter 2012)

Date:  Fri, 2012-06-22

M·CAM Inc. released its 5th edition of “The Navigare” today. This volume highlights our growing presence in the media and on Capitol Hill, an introduction to our 2012 Heritable Innovation Trust interns, an over-view of our newly implemented year-long internship program, and a report on David Martin’s recent participation in the SWIIS2012 conference! To read more about this productive second quarter, check out the PDF version or you can view it directly by clicking HERE.

Chairman And Founder To Speak At The Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity

Dr. David Martin Comments on US Patent System Reform in the Financial Times

Date:  Thu, 2012-06-14

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA- Dr. David Martin was quoted in the Financial Times article written by Richard Waters, “US reform: Overhaul ‘fails to address system’s weaknesses”.

After a legislative effort dating back to the middle of the last decade, the US Congress succeeded last year in passing the first reform to the country’s patent system for more than 50 years.

Yet, while there was general agreement that an overhaul was badly needed, the law that was eventually passed did little to fix what is widely seen as the current system’s chief weakness: that it leads to the issuing of too many patents that lack real innovation and that clog up the legal system once their holders seek to enforce them against alleged infringers.

“But, while that creates an avenue for weeding out weak patents, it relies on the public to police the system, says David Martin, chairman of M-Cam, a patent licensing company. It does nothing to make sure only high-quality patents are issued in the first place.”

To read the entire article: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c9aeab12-b3bf-11e1-8b03-00144feabdc0.html…

Dr. David Martin Comments on the Smartphone IP Wars in Financial Times

Date:  Thu, 2012-06-14

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA- Dr. David Martin was quoted in the Financial Times Article written by Richard Waters, “Smartphones: Cases with high risks for all sides”.

When a promising technology market emerges, it is not unusual for the patent lawsuits to fly.

New industries such as the telegraph and radio were born amid heated disputes over who owned the rights to exploit these promising inventions, points out Hector Gutierrez, Microsoft’s deputy general counsel in charge of intellectual property.

Yet, even by the standards of the patent battles of the past, the war that has raged in the early years of the smartphone industry has seemed extreme.

“David Martin, chairman of M-Cam, a patent research firm, says earlier legal wars in this market have been resolved by arriving at a broad consensus, in which the main combatants agree to share.”

To Read The Entire Article: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9412e39c-b3bf-11e1-8b03-00144feabdc0.html…

Chairmain Speaks at SWIIS2012 Conference in Waterford, Ireland

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co.

Date:  Mon, 2012-06-11

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – June 11th, 2012 – M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Intellectual Property Analysis of Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co.

In the global Battle Royale of Apple and Samsung at the International Trade Commission, Administrative Law Judge Thomas Pender should receive an honorable mention as being the quirkiest judge. Referencing a scatological joke from a Cheech and Chong album , Judge Pender’s quote reflects the growing frustration of the courts with two multinational corporations who simply can’t play nice. However, what was meant as harmless commentary could overturn his decision.

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 Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. HERE.

Financial Times Features Adam Tepper on M·CAM’s Intangible Asset-based Tier 1 Bank Capital Structures

Date:  Mon, 2012-06-11

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA- Adam Tepper, Head of Corporate Development at M·CAM, was featured in the Financial Times article written by Brooke Masters, “Banks Eye Intangible Assets As Collateral”.

Several US banks want to tap the value of the intellectual property holdings of their borrowers as a way of trimming their capital requirements, which are to be made tougher under Basel III rules.

Under the terms of many loans, banks have the right to seize a borrower’s patents and trademarks as part of a foreclosure proceeding. But these intangible assets cannot generally be counted towards the loan’s security for regulatory capital assets because they are considered too difficult to value.

Now some banks “faced with tougher safety rules that begin to take effect in January ” are exploring whether they can use the assets to reduce their estimates of expected losses in case of a default, in turn reducing the risk weight of the loan and overall capital requirements.

“There is now awareness that these types of assets are fungible and transferable,” said Adam Tepper, global head of corporate development at M·Cam, a US finance company that is working on a couple of proposed structures involving intellectual property. “We’re giving the insurance companies a pathway to provide new capital to banks,” he said.

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Chairman Dr. David Martin Interviewed on BBC World Service- Business Daily

Dr. Martin To Participate In SWIIS Conference In Ireland

Date:  Thu, 2012-06-07

CHARTLOTTESVILLE, VA & IRELAND- Dr. David Martin will participate in the 2012 International Stability and Systems Engineering (SWIIS) event during June 11-13th.

SWIIS 2012 is a premium international event that covers all areas related to the Theory, Development, Applications, Experiences and Evaluation of international stability, systems engineering and technology applications. It gathers fellow students, researchers and practitioners in these fields from all around the world.

SWIIS 2012 is organised in conjunction with the 2nd International Systems Engineering & Systems Management Conference (SESEM 2012).

SWIIS 2012 is a cross disciplinary event. At the event they will discuss International and Public Policy, Case Studies of Technology Transfer and Social Change, Globalisation and International Stability, and Knowledge Society vs. International Stability as well as much more.

To learn more about SWIIS 2012- http://www.swiis2012.com/index.html

Chairman Featured on Bloomberg TV’s “The Last Word”

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.