Chairman Featured on This American Life “When Patents Attack!”

Date:  Mon, 2011-07-25

Chairman, David Martin, is featured on This American Life, “When Patents Attack!”

“Why would a company rent an office in a tiny town in East Texas, put a nameplate on the door, and leave it completely empty for a year? The answer involves a controversial billionaire physicist in Seattle, a 40 pound cookbook, and a war waging right now, all across the software and tech industries.”

Listen To The Audio Here

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Intellectual Ventures v. Hynix et al

Date:  Wed, 2011-07-20

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – July 20, 2011 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on Intellectual Ventures v. Hynix et al

Intellectual Ventures’ investors hold prior art and precedent innovation which, if disclosed, could vastly alter the enforceability of patents asserted in the DRAM industry. We wonder whether their IP holdings or their equity in IV matters more.

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.

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Tomita Technologies’ U.S. Patent No. 7,417,664

Date:  Tue, 2011-07-12

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – July 12, 2011 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on Tomita Technologies’ U.S. Patent No. 7,417,664 listed in Tomita Technologies et. al. v. Nintendo et. al.

On June 22, 2011, Tomita Technologies (hereafter “Tomita”) filed suit against Nintendo over their newest handheld system, the Nintendo 3DS, claiming infringement on Tomita’s U.S. Patent No. 7,417,664 (hereafter ”˜664). The ”˜664 patent describes autostereoscopy, a technology that allows a user to see a video in three-dimensions without the use of special equipment such as eye glasses.

Very little information can be found on Tomita Technologies or its inventor Seijiro Tomita, and this is not the first time Nintendo has been sued over its technologies.

Is this a retelling of a classic Nintendo story?

Using the M·CAM DOORS™ analytic platform, an intellectual property analysis of Tomita’s ”˜664 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 ‘664 patent was examined to determine which patent(s) may provide alternatives to or alter the value of Tomita’s properties.

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 Tomita Technologies patent can be found HERE.

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Apple Inc.’s U.S. Patent No. 7,966,578

Date:  Thu, 2011-07-07

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – June 30, 2011 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on Apple Inc.’s U.S. Patent No. 7,966,578.

On June 21, 2011, Apple Computer, Inc. (hereafter “Apple”) was awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,966,578 (hereafter ”˜578) titled “Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Translating Displayed Content.” The ”˜578 patent seeks to envelop a wide array of technologies related to touch interfaces currently implemented on many smart phones and tablet computers, and adds some interesting predictions about (and protections for) the future of touch interfaces.

Over the last several decades, Apple has done an admirable job of popularizing improvements in human-computer interfaces. Its latest success, the iPad, ensconces the universality of the touch interface as a ubiquitous member of the family of interface technologies.

An intellectual property analysis of Apple’s ”˜578 patent was performed using the M·CAM DOORS™ analytic platform in order to understand its strength and defensibility in the face of prior art and precedent innovation. The innovation space around the ”˜578 was examined to determine which patent(s) may provide alternatives to or alter the value of this property.

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 Apple patent can be found HERE.

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Dolby Laboratories’ U.S. Patent No. 7,590,543

Date:  Thu, 2011-06-30

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – June 30, 2011 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on the patent holdings of Dolby Laboratories listed in Dolby International AB v. Research in Motion Limited et. al.

On June 14, 2011, Dolby Laboratories filed patent infringement lawsuits against Research in Motion, Ltd., accusing the smartphone company of employing its digital audio compression technologies in the BlackBerry and PlayBook devices.

Dolby claims that its patents sit at the core of High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding (hereafter “HE-AAC”) technology””an international standard for MPEG-4 Audio used widely in consumer electronics. According to Dolby, RIM’s unlicensed use of the technologies gives it an unfair market advantage, since “all other major smartphone manufacturers” pay licensing fees to use this same technology in their devices. However, it would appear that the alleged unfair market advantage has yet to be realized as RIM’s growing economic woes continue unabated.

Despite the pecuniary gains Dolby hopes to realize, M·CAM questions Dolby’s judgment in initiating litigation with patents of potentially dubious quality, particularly if, as Dolby claims, these patents provide immense value as core components of a ubiquitous audio standard. Using the M·CAM DOORS™ analytic platform, an intellectual property analysis of Dolby’s asserted U.S. Patent No. 7,590,543 (hereafter ”˜543) was conducted, as well as an examination of the innovation space surrounding the ”˜543 patent and its patent family members. Certain properties were identified that may potentially weaken the claims under ”˜543 and related patents, and may alter the value of Dolby’s properties.

For RIM, Dolby’s litigious assertion of its technology’s value delivers another disabling blow as the smartphone company struggles against more innovative competitors. However, by attempting to assert the distinctiveness of its technology, Dolby may have inadvertently exposed weakness in its own IP position, putting an important source of revenue at risk. While RIM may suffer from the costs of litigation, the damage the lawsuit could cause to the strength of Dolby’s proprietary interests may prove far more significant.

The question stands: are Dolby’s infringement claims valid, or will potential weaknesses in its asserted patents backfire, injuring Dolby’s own portfolio?

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 Dolby patent can be found HERE.

M·CAM, Inc. releases “The Navigare” Volume 1, Number 1

Date:  Tue, 2011-06-28

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – June 28, 2011 – After great collaborative efforts from several members of the M·CAM team, M·CAM, Inc. has officially released its first edition Quarterly Newsletter entitled “The Navigare.” New to the Company, the newsletter’s primary purpose is to inform individuals who are curious about what is going on at M·CAM while focusing upon the primary components of the Company. Inside this edition you will find articles focused upon finanial risk management, Brazil’s position in regards to project finance, trade credits, and domestic content policies, meet our 2011 HIT interns, learn what The Sherwood Project is all about, discover where we’re going with our Patently Obvious reports, get the latest update on our involvement in Mongolia, and learn about some of our employees! If you would like to be notified of future releases of “The Navigare”, please send your request to DLH@m-cam.com or MLD@m-cam.com.

Intellectual Property Analysis of DataTreasury Corporation’s U.S. Patent No. 6,032,137

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – June 20, 2011 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on the patent holdings of DataTreasury Corporation.

In 1999 and 2000, DataTreasury Corporation received two business method patents covering its check-imaging technology. DataTreasury claims that it began negotiating a check-imaging joint venture with Chase Manhattan, but the bank launched a separate check image-processing venture called Viewpointe Archive Services, LLC.

DataTreasury, emboldened by what they call “iron clad patents” continued its litigious activities with renewed vigor. However, the banks weren’t just going to roll over. Just as the USPTO was revalidating DataTreasury’s patents, lobbyists representing the financial services industry advanced patent reform legislation, the latest iteration of which is the Patent Reform Act of 2011.

On March 8, 2011, the U.S. Senate approved a bill that makes significant changes to U.S. patent law, most notably a post-grant review proceeding to determine the validity of business method patents inserted by Senator Charles E. Schumer, the banking industries greatest congressional advocate. The proceeding is limited to petitioners who have been sued or charged with patent infringement. The House version, due to come up for a vote in the next few days is similar to the Senate bill, however, there are a few important differences. It limits the business method patent post-grant review solely to financial institutions. DataTreasury lobbyists are working diligently to remove Provision 18.

Using the M·CAM DOORS™ analytic platform, an intellectual property analysis of DataTreasury’s U.S. Patent No. 6,032,137 (hereafter ”˜137) was conducted in order to understand its strength and defensibility in the face of prior and concurrent art innovation. The innovation space surrounding the ”˜137 patent and its patent family members was examined to determine which patent or patents may provide alternatives to or alter the value of DataTreasury’s holdings.

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 patent holdings of DataTreasury Corporation can be found HERE.

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.

M·CAM Inc. Team Members to Help Build Greenhouse out of Recycled Glass

Date:  Mon, 2011-06-06

Charlottesville, VA & Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia –

In the Summer of 2010 M·CAM team members Dr. David Martin and Ken Dabkowski traveled to Dalanzadgad, Mongolia to visit the South Gobi Desert. During the course of their travels, they were able to interact with local Mongolian agricultural workers who expressed their desire to extend the growing season for their tree seedlings and vegetables. It wasn’t long before they began realized how M·CAM”˜s Heritable Innovation Trust Program could be valued and utilized within the country of Mongolia. Dr. Martin and Ken identified a pathway for aligning the desires of Mongolian agriculture workers with the country’s abundant resource of glass to the development of a valuable technology: by melting down glass bottles and creating greenhouses.

The network for the project began expanding as Ken contacted Bill Hess, a glass engineer from Afton, VA. Soon after, the project caught the interest of students from the University of Virginia (Jefferson Public Citizens Group). Glass samples were shipped from Mongolia to the M·CAM offices to test. Under the direction and guidance of Bill, the students had the ability to participate in melting and testing glass samples as well as welding a test model greenhouse.

In the Fall of 2010, Ken attended Professor Bob Swap’s course entitled “Development on the Ground” through the University of Virginia. This course allowed students to assemble and collaborate on globally imperative projects. Ken Dabkowski introduced this group of students to the Mongolia greenhouse challenge which sparked enthusiasm and interest. The group applied for a Jefferson’s Public Citizen’s Grant which was approved and awarded in February of 2011. In the Spring of 2011, the group tested technology and finalized plans. For the next month, the same team will be in Mongolia working to build the green house. At the end of the month they will be joined by M·CAM’s 2011 Heritable Innovation Trust Internship Team.

For more information about Greenhouse Project: www.globalinnovationcommons.org. For more information on the 2011 Heritable Innovation Trust Internship Program, www.heritableinnovationtrust.org

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Oasys Water, Inc. and Modern Water, Inc.

Date:  Mon, 2011-06-06

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – June 6, 2011 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on the patent holdings of Oasys Water, Inc. and Modern Water, Inc.

The future security of the world’s freshwater supply is uncertain at best. With the world’s burgeoning population pushing the demand threshold of a limited freshwater supply, it is projected that one-third of all humans will face severe and chronic water shortages by the year 2025.

Companies around the world are making significant investments in the development of such technologies. Oasys Water and Modern Water are two companies presenting technologies that claim to improve upon existing water desalination processes. Both companies have patented a process to produce potable water that uses forward, or “manipulated,” osmosis.

While the proposed technological improvements by Oasys’ and Modern Water have the potential to reduce the financial and energy costs of desalination, M·CAM’s intellectual property analysis reveals significant un-cited precedent innovation that raise the question as to whether their systems provide true innovation over existing osmotic systems. Much of this precedent innovation was found in the public domain.

Investors and consumers alike may find cause to call into question both the moral and economic efficacy of enforcing patents that protect technologies otherwise freely available in the public domain, particularly in the context of a global crisis of basic necessities like potable water. Systems like the Global Innovation Commons (GIC) that harness these open-source innovations are proving more attractive as platforms especially capable of addressing international problems.

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 Oasys Water, Inc. and Modern Water, Inc. can be found HERE.

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on MacroSolve, Inc. and Lodsys, LLC

Date:  Fri, 2011-05-27

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – May 27, 2011 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on the patent holdings of MacroSolve, Inc. and Lodsys, LLC

In anticipation of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference next month, attention should be directed to the number of patent infringement lawsuits filed against Apple, Google, and Microsoft application developers in the $10 billion mobile app market.

In March and April of this year, MacroSolve filed ten patent infringement cases against small app developers of the Apple iOS and Android platforms in the Eastern District of Texas.

On May 13th, Lodsys, LLC, targeted several Apple iOS development companies with patent assertion letters, claiming infringement on Lodsys’ U.S. Pat. No. 7,222,078. While Apple has a license to the patent, Lodsys claims developers using the software do not.

The question stands: are the MacroSolve and Lodsys patents strong enough to assert against app developers, or could weaknesses in these patents limit the strength of the infringement claims?

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 MacroSolve, Inc. and Lodsys, LLC can be found HERE.

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Intellectual Ventures’ Patent Infringement Lawsuits

Date:  Fri, 2011-05-20

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – May 20, 2011 – Intellectual Ventures’ Nathan Myhrvold told Business Week in July 2006 that he didn’t think suing people was a good idea. Apparently, his investors – including universities receiving government funding, private equity funds, and corporations – decided that his returns were not coming fast enough. Or maybe, he was just marketing one story on his way to his real business plan. Back in 2006, his position was summarized in the following manner.

“Myhrvold adamantly rejects the idea that suing people will become a mainstay of his business operation. “Litigation is a huge failure,” he says. It’s “a disastrous way of monetizing patents.”

Times have changed. However, M·CAM’s commitment to patent quality is as clear today as it was when he and his investors first started Intellectual Ventures. And, given Intellectual Ventures’ recent cases, we thought the public may want to know a bit more about what’s ”˜under the hood’.

Today M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on the patent infringement lawsuits filed by Intellectual Ventures in December, 2010.

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 Intellectual Ventures’ infringement lawsuits can be found HERE.

M-CAM Provides Consultative Support for Mineral Development in Papua New Guinea.

Date:  Wed, 2011-05-18

M-CAM Inc. has been requested to provide consultation on the 1992 Mining Act of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. The public comment period closed on April 22, 2011. M-CAM’s consultation submission has been shared with the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) and has become part of the dialogue regarding the re-opening of mineral development projects in the region. More information about the Bougainville President John Momis’s position on redevelopment *(President Speech Madang below). International views on Bougainville Development are covered in BCL’s Peter Taylor’s Comments *(Peter Taylor’s Speech below)

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Progressive’s U.S. Patent No. 7,124,088

Date:  Mon, 2011-05-16

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – May 16, 2011 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on the patent holdings of Progressive Corporation listed in Progressive Casualty Insurance Company v. Allstate Insurance Company et. al.

On January 12, 2011, Progressive Casualty Insurance Company filed a patent infringement lawsuit against a group of its competitors. The suit claims that Allstate, Liberty Mutual and Safeco have all infringed on Progressive’s U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,124,088 (hereafter ”˜088) and 6,064,970. The patents in question describe and protect an online insurance policy system and vehicle monitoring system. Two weeks after the lawsuit was filed using patent ”˜088, a continuation of this patent 7,877,269 (US ”˜269) was granted to Progressive, containing largely similar claims.

Using the M·CAM DOORS™ analytic platform, an intellectual property analysis of Progressive’s ”˜088 patent was conducted in order to understand its strength and defensibility in the face of precedent commercial products, prior art, and concurrent innovation. The innovation space surrounding the ”˜088 patent and its patent family members was examined to determine which patent(s) may provide alternatives to or alter the value of Progressive’s properties.

The question stands: are Progressive’s infringement claims valid, or will potential weaknesses in its asserted patents backfire and injure Progressive’s portfolio?

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 Progressive patent can be found HERE.

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Apple Inc.’s U.S. Patent No. 7,469,381

Date:  Fri, 2011-05-06

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – May 6, 2011 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on the patent holdings of Apple Inc. listed in Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et. al.

On April 15, 2011, Apple Inc. filed a lawsuit accusing Samsung of infringing ten of its patents. Apple claims that Samsung infringes the ten patents with its Samsung Captivate, Continuum, Vibrant, Galaxy S 4G, Epic 4G, Indulge, Mesmerize, Showcase, Fascinate, Nexus S, Gem, Transform, Intercept, and Acclaim smart phones and the Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet. The asserted patents cover a broad range of hardware, software and design elements related to mobile devices. The lawsuit marks Apple’s latest action in what many see as a war on Android based hardware.

Using the M·CAM DOORS™ analytic platform, an intellectual property analysis of Apple’s U.S. Patent No. 7,469,381 (hereafter ”˜381) was conducted in order to understand its strength and defensibility in the face of prior and concurrent art innovation. The innovation space surrounding the ”˜381 patent and its patent family members was examined to determine which patent(s) may provide alternatives to or alter the value of Apple’s properties.

The question stands: are Apple’s infringement claims valid, or will potential weaknesses in its asserted patents backfire and injure Apple’s portfolio?

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 Apple patent can be found HERE.

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Ecosphere Technologies, Inc.’s Ozonix® Cavitational Reactor Technology

Date:  Fri, 2011-04-22

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – April 22, 2011 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on the patent holdings of Ecosphere Technologies, Inc.

Ecosphere Technologies is a company potentially well-positioned to participate in the growing frackwater treatment market. Its patented Ozonix water treatment process is one of the few mobile frackwater treatment systems that does not use evaporation to treat water, but instead utilizes advanced oxidation and ultrasound technology. Its subsidiary, Ecosphere Energy Services, LLC, provides water recycling services to the natural gas industry through its mobile EcosFrac technologies, helping to reduce hauling and disposal costs to energy companies.

Ecosphere’s capabilities are supported and enabled by its portfolio of patented technologies. Ecosphere owns three US patents which describe and protect its Ozonix “cavitational reactor technology”””a process for treating contaminated water combining other technologies such as ozone, hydrodynamic cavitation, acoustic cavitation, and electro-chemical decomposition, in sequence.

The question stands: is Ecosphere’s patent-backed Ozonix technology investment worthy, or could weaknesses give rise to potential problems down the road?

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 Ecosphere Ozonix can be found HERE.

M·CAM, Inc. debuts its first Visually Animated Short Film Production

Date:  Wed, 2011-04-20

M·CAM, Inc. debuted its first visually animated short film production on Monday, April 18th, 2011 during the Annual Shareholders meeting. While the entire M·CAM, Inc. team engaged in the creation of the film, Dylan Korelich, an Analyst at M·CAM, Inc. directed the film and collaborated with Ken Dabkowski to develop a narrative.

The film is centered upon M·CAM’s unique perspective regarding assessing creativity, intangible assets, Integral Accounting, and the definition of value. It accentuates many of the unique characteristics of M·CAM; “Rather, we take into account all values in a manner which allows for transformative engagement and improved productivity. At our core, our goal is to expand the network of value by identifying unexpected relationships and unlikely value chain participants.”

M·CAM, Inc invites you to observe how our business is differentiated from others.

http://www.m-cam.com/company_info

M·CAM Partner Monkey Creative Labs Featured on “Your Story”

Date:  Wed, 2011-04-20

A story regarding M·CAM’s newest partner, Monkey Creative Labs, was published on Monday, April 18th, 2011 on “Your Story”. Monkey Creative Labs was founded by a former M·CAM, Inc. intern, Sharadha Ramakrishnan, June 15th, 2010.

Sharadha Ramakrishnan born in Palghat and raised in Muscat, Oman, India came to the United States during her 10th semester at PSG College of Technology in Coimbatore, India, for an internship at M·CAM in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was during the time she spent at M·CAM she realized she wanted to fire up a business all of her own.

Monkey Creative Labs is a business “built on the foundations of a need to break boundaries.” The intentions of the company are to build a society which will embrace alliances and relationships while disregarding competition therefore expanding the amount of accessible human creativity. Sharadha hopes in 5 years her business will be demolishing boundaries such as geography and ethnicity and Monkey Creative Labs products will be able to bring the world closer through making information and technology readily available and relevant.

Read the entire story here: http://yourstory.in/entrepreneurs/tech-entrepreneurs/5706-yourstory-rece…

To find out more about Monkey Creative Labs please visit http://www.monkeycreativelabs.com/ or find them on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Monkey-Creative-Labs/.

M·CAM Chairman Presents to “Designing for Social Change” Conference at UVA

Date:  Fri, 2011-04-01

M·CAM Chairman David Martin participated as a speaker and panelist for the Designing for Social Change Conference at the University of Virginia. Sponsored by the Student Entrepreneurs for Economic Development (SEED) organization, the conference focused on how to bring innovation and creativity into designing a more sustainable and desirable future. More information can be found at:

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Imperium (IP) Holdings’ U.S. Patent No. 7,109,535

Date:  Thu, 2011-03-31

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – March 31, 2011 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on the patent holdings of Imperium (IP) Holdings highlighted in Imperium (IP) Holdings, Inc. v. Apple Inc. et. al.

On March 18, 2011, Imperium (IP) Holdings filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas accusing seven companies of infringing five of its patents. Imperium claims that LG, Kyocera, Nokia, Motorola Mobility, Apple, Sony and RIM have all committed infringement by manufacturing, selling or importing cell phones. The asserted patents all relate to image sensors and, in particular, photodiodes. Each of the five patents came to ESS Technology, Inc. as part of its 2003 acquisition of Pictos Technologies, Inc. from Conexant Systems, Inc. In June of 2008, ESS announced that it had “merged with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Imperium Master Fund, Ltd., a fund managed by Imperium Partners Group, LLC.” One month later the USPTO recorded a transfer of 79 patents from ESS to Imperium (IP) Holdings.

Using the M·CAM DOORS™ analytic platform, an intellectual property analysis of Imperium (IP) Holdings’ U.S. Patent No. 7,109,535 (hereafter ”˜535) was conducted in order to understand its strength and defensibility in the face of prior and concurrent art innovation. The innovation space surrounding the ”˜535 patent and its patent family members was examined to determine which patent(s) may provide alternatives to or alter the value of Imperium (IP) Holdings’ properties.

The question stands: are Imperium’s infringement claims valid, or will potential weaknesses in its asserted patents backfire and injure Imperium’s portfolio?

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 Imperium patent can be found HERE.