Patriot: Patente, das ultimative Produkt?

Wurde mal wieder Zeit:

July 06, 2007 09:01 AM Eastern

Bull Purchases Moore Microprocessor Patent" Portfolio License

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alliacense today announced that Bull (Paris:BUL) a major information technology company that designs and develops Intel and IBM Power based servers and software, has purchased a Moore Microprocessor Patent" (MMP) Portfolio license from The TPL Group. Bull joins a roster of 17 other global system manufacturers that have purchased licenses over the past 18 months.

We welcome Bull to our outstanding roster of MMP licensees, said Mike Davis, Senior Vice President, Licensing for Alliacense. He noted that licensing activity has increased in the past few weeks as TPLs success in the recent Markman ruling has become known.

On June 15, 2007, the US District Court in the Eastern District of Texas issued a Markman ruling that confirmed the strength and broad scope of the Moore Microprocessor Patent" (MMP) Portfolio. Alliacense has established a highly successful licensing program in which royalty rates increase significantly over time as the number of licensees grows and uncertainties regarding the patented MMP technology are resolved.

About the MMP Portfolio

The Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio contains intellectual property that is jointly owned by the privately-held TPL Group and publicly-held Patriot Scientific Corporation (OTCBB TSC). The portfolio includes seven U.S. patents as well as their European and Japanese counterparts. It is becoming widely recognized that the jointly-owned patents protect fundamental technology used in designing microprocessors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors (DSPs), embedded processors and system-on-chip (SoC) devices. The MMP Portfolio is exclusively managed by Alliacense, a TPL Group Enterprise.

About Bull, Architect of an Open World

As one of the leading European IT companies, Bull delivers open, flexible and secure information systems. The group helps public and private sector customers transform their information systems, applying its know-how and expertise in three main areas:

Capitalizing on its extensive mainframe experience, Bull designs and produces robust, innovative and open servers, based on industry-standard technologies;
Building on its alliances with leading ISVs, Bull develops and implements flexible and interoperable application infrastructures which give business processes the freedom to evolve;
Bringing together recognized expertise in end-to-end IT security, Bull secures data and exchanges that are so critical in preserving customers' business integrity.
Bull has a particularly strong presence in the public, healthcare, finance, telecommunications, manufacturing and defense sectors. Its distribution network and business partners cover more than 60 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.bull.com.

About Alliacense, Managing Intellectual Property Partnerships

Alliacense is a TPL Group Enterprise executing best-in-class design and implementation of Intellectual Property (IP) licensing programs. As a cadre of IP licensing strategists, technology experts, and experienced business development/management executives, Alliacense focuses on expanding the awareness and value of TPLs IP portfolios. Founded in 1988, The TPL Group has emerged as a coalition of high technology enterprises involved in the development, management and commercialization of proprietary product technologies as well as the design, manufacture and sales of proprietary products based on those technologies and corresponding IP assets. For more information, visit www.alliacense.com.

Alliacense and Moore Microprocessor Patent (MMP) are trademarks of Technology Properties Limited (TPL). All other trademarks belong to their respective owners

Schöner Satz, der für die Zukunft hoffen lässt:

...licensing activity has increased in the past few weeks as TPLs success in the recent Markman ruling has become known.

Dieselbe Meldung mit leicht verändertem Wortlaut, diesmal von Patriot:

Patriot Scientific Signs Bull to Moore Microprocessor Patent" Portfolio

CARLSBAD, Calif. July 6, 2007
Patriot Scientific (OTCBB:PTSC) today announced that Bull (Euronext Paris: BUL.PA) a major information-technology company that designs and develops Intel- and IBM Power-based servers and software, has purchased a Moore Microprocessor Patent" (MMP) Portfolio license from Patriots licensing partner, Alliacense. Bull joins a roster of 17 other global system manufacturers that have purchased licenses over the past 18 months.

We are delighted to add European powerhouse Bull to our distinguished list of technology licensees, said President/CEO of Patriot Scientific, Jim Turley. The technology we originally developed for our own products has proven increasingly useful to other companies innovations as well.

We welcome Bull to our outstanding roster of MMP licensees, said Senior Vice President of Licensing at Alliacense, Mike Davis. Licensing activity has increased in the past few weeks as the success in the recent Markman ruling has become known.

On June 15, 2007, the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas issued a Markman ruling that confirmed the strength and broad scope of the MMP Portfolio. Patriot and Alliacense have established a highly successful global licensing program whereby royalty rates increase over time as the number licensees grows and uncertainties regarding the patented MMP technology are resolved.

About the MMP Portfolio
The Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio contains intellectual property that is jointly owned by the publicly held Patriot Scientific Corporation (OTCBB: PTSC) and the privately held TPL Group. The portfolio includes seven U.S. patents as well as their European and Japanese counterparts. It is becoming widely recognized that these patents protect fundamental technology used in microprocessors, microcontrollers, embedded processors, system-on-chip (SoC) and digital signal processor (DSP) chips. The MMP Portfolio is exclusively managed on behalf of Patriot Scientific by Alliacense, a TPL Group Enterprise.

About Patriot Scientific
Patriot Scientific is a leading intellectual-property licensing company that develops, markets, and enables innovative technologies to address the demands in fast-growing markets such as wireless devices, smart cards, home appliances and gateways, set-top boxes, entertainment technology, automotive telematics, biomedical devices and industrial controllers. Headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., information about the company can be found at www.ptsc.com.

Copies of Patriot Scientific press releases, current price quotes, stock charts and other valuable information for investors may be found at www.hawkassociates.com. An investment profile on Patriot Scientific may be found at http://hawkassociates.com/ptscprofile.aspx.

About Bull, Architect of an Open World
As one of the leading European IT companies, Bull delivers open, flexible, and secure information systems. The group helps public- and private-sector customers transform their information systems, applying its know-how and expertise in three main areas:

Capitalizing on its extensive mainframe experience, Bull designs and produces robust, innovative and open servers, based on industry-standard technologies;

Building on its alliances with leading ISVs, Bull develops and implements flexible and interoperable application infrastructures which give business processes the freedom to evolve;

Bringing together recognized expertise in end-to-end IT security, Bull secures data and exchanges that are so critical in preserving customers' business integrity.

Bull has a particularly strong presence in the public, healthcare, finance, telecommunications, manufacturing and defense sectors. Its distribution network and business partners cover more than 60 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.bull.com.

Patriot Scientific to Buy Back Outstanding Warrants

Tuesday July 24, 9:01 am ET

CARLSBAD, Calif., July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patriot Scientific (OTC Bulletin Board: PTSC - News) today announced an agreement to repurchase all outstanding warrants for its common stock held by Lincoln Ventures, LLC. Lincoln Ventures and its affiliate Swartz Private Equity have been involved in several rounds of Patriot Scientific's funding since 1997. The agreement will retire all remaining warrants held by Lincoln and Swartz.

Patriot Scientific CEO Jim Turley said, "We plan to repurchase and retire these warrants in installments between now and October. At the conclusion of this transaction, we will have removed this significant overhang in our stock and substantially strengthened our financial position."

Turley added, "Swartz and Lincoln have been steadfast and long-term investors in Patriot Scientific. We would like to thank them for their early support and their contribution to our success."

Hmh, über die Meldung muss ich erst einmal nachdenken:

The TPL Group Files Motion to Reschedule Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) (MMP) Infringement Trial in Texas Court

Last Update: 9:01 AM ET Jul 24, 2007

CUPERTINO, Calif., Jul 24, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The TPL Group today announced it has filed a plaintiff's motion to reschedule the Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) (MMP) Portfolio infringement trial in the US District Court in the Eastern District of Texas from November 2007 to January 2008. The proposed rescheduling would allow additional discovery time for both plaintiffs and defendants to address the broad scope of infringing products manufactured by Toshiba, NEC and Matsushita/Panasonic/JVC.
"As we continue to drive for a speedy trial in the Texas Court, we have come to realize along with the defendants that there is a need for the additional discovery time because of the extremely broad scope and pervasiveness of infringing end user products," asserted Dan Leckrone, Chairman of the TPL Group.

Shareholder letter vom CEO (War heute wohl kurz auf der PTSC-Homepage, ist momentan aber nicht mehr aufzufinden):

To All Friends of Patriot Scientific Corporation--

Welcome back to the second of these irregular letters to you, our shareholders and partners. The past month has been a lively one for us with many significant events affecting Patriots cash position, our progress on short-term goals, and headway on our long-term goals.

- For starters, our Markman ruling went very well. The June decision in the Eastern District of Texas was a complicated one and we're quite encouraged by the results.

- So whats a "Markman hearing?" This is a formal process that takes place before the actual trial in many patent cases. The purpose is to help speed the trial along by sorting out in advance some of the details over terminology. If you ve ever read a patent you know that the language can be confusing and hard to follow. You don't want to waste time during the trial haggling over grammar, punctuation, and technical terminology so instead you work out those issues in advance. Both sides explain their interpretation of the patent language, and the judge decides which interpretation he believes is more accurate. Thats the interpretation that will be used in the actual trial.

- I'm sure many of you saw our July 20 press release announcing that we've spun off DataSecurus. DataSecurus used to be called Multi-Domain Computers and was part of Holocom Networks, which we acquired back in 2006. I'm quite pleased with the deal and I wish the companys new management every success. Patriot will retain some equity in the business and John Burns (the president of Holocom) and I will serve on the company's board of directors. As DataSecurus grows and prospers we'll be in a position to share in the rewards.

- You've probably also seen our July 24 press release announcing that we're retiring all the outstanding warrants held by Lincoln Ventures. This eliminates the last of the warrants Swartz and Lincoln have held since becoming long-term supporters and shareholders of Patriot Scientific. I'm grateful to them for the support they gave the company when times were bleak. Now that we're through that period, I felt it was time to retire any remaining obligations and put the final polish on our balance sheet.

- In September I'll be speaking at the Arch Investment Conference in New York City. This will be a great opportunity to tell the Patriot Scientific story to institutional investors, analysts, and financial press. The conference will be webcast live and archived if you're interested in the presentations but can't attend in person.

- Our licensing business took another step forward as Bull, the big French technology corporation, became the 20th licensee of our patent technology and the 18th in as many months. As always, we have every expectation of more licensees to come.

- The nature of our licensing business requires a certain amount of privacy. I know that's frustrating for people who try to "read the tea leaves" and discern what we and our partners at TPL are doing on any given day. Certainly you all understand the need to conduct negotiations with potential licensees in confidence. Neither we nor they want to jeopardize a deal by being indiscreet. I'm sure that must be exasperating for those who feel they need a detailed play-by-play of our business negotiations, but that's not going to happen. Trust that we're working with our shareholders' best interests at heart.

- We're close to appointing a new member to our board of directors. Im a big fan of this candidate and as soon as we've crossed all the t's we'll be happy to announce this valuable new addition to our team.

- Here's to another good month!

Jim Turley
President/CEO
Patriot Scientific Corporation

TPL Moves for Partial Judgment of Non-Infringement to Remove ARM as a Defendant, and Expedite Appeal from the Court's US Patent '584 "Instruction Groups" Claim

CUPERTINO, Calif., Aug 08, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- In a further move to simplify and streamline the Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) (MMP) Portfolio infringement trial in the US District Court in the Eastern District of Texas, The TPL Group today announced that it will ask the Court to enter a partial judgment of non-infringement as to certain products. Accordingly, the proposed partial judgment will:
-- Stipulate that "instruction groups" claim elements of the accused claim of US Patent 5,784,584 (US '584) be deemed non-infringed for the purpose of this trial, based on the Court's claim interpretation, thereby allowing appeal from this claim interpretation ruling to be initiated immediately, rather than waiting until the end of trial.
-- Stipulate that all accused ARM core families (ARM7, ARM9, ARM9E, ARM10E, ARM11), as well as the ARM Cortex microprocessor core family, are non-infringed under the Court's claim interpretation of "instruction groups," thereby removing ARM as an intervener in the Texas Court trial.
Other moves initiated by The TPL Group to streamline the trial include:
-- Using selected semiconductor devices to represent groups or families of chips and/or end user products so that the infringement evidence completed on one semiconductor device can be applied to many devices and/or end user products.
-- Filing (and being granted on August 7, 2007) a motion for continuance of the trial to January 2008, thereby allowing 60 more days for additional discovery time needed for the extremely broad scope and pervasiveness of infringing end user products, thereby paving the way for very clear and succinct presentations to the jury during the upcoming trial.
As a result of these moves by TPL, the trial will focus on two US patents in the MMP Portfolio (5,809,336 and 6,598,148 ), both of which encompass several claims against accused products manufactured by the defendants.
"We expect our streamlining efforts to be very helpful to all involved, especially the Court and Jury in reaching their decision at the five-day trial," said Dan Leckrone, Chairman of The TPL Group. "We are confident we will prevail." He confirmed that TPL is pursuing damages for past infringement, penalties for willfulness, and an injunction prohibiting further operations in the US.
Markman Ruling Perspective
The June 18th Markman ruling broadly confirmed the strength of MMP claims including the very significant affirmation of US 5,809,336 as applied to both modern PLL-based and non PLL-based systems. Following the ruling, Leckrone asserted, "The ruling reflects well the skill of the Texas Court in dissecting and dealing with a very complex trial over the past 15 months." At that time he noted that there was a specific phrase that would require further scrutiny, and that phrase, disclosed today, is "instruction groups" as it relates to "multiple instruction fetch" techniques protected by US '584.
Accelerating US '584 Appeal Process
Commenting on the proposed partial judgment relative to US '584, Leckrone said, "We continue to believe that the claim construction for 'instruction groups' deserves more scrutiny than the Court could give it during the Markman hearing due to time and space constraints. While the proposed partial judgment we are seeking agrees to a judgment of non-infringement on this claim construction for the Texas Court trial, it will allow us to seek reversal of this interpretation in the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit immediately. Otherwise, TPL would have had to wait for the end of the Texas Court trial in order to have the interpretation reviewed by the Court of Appeals."
Despite the Texas Court trial, the sweeping scope of applications using MMP design techniques continues to encourage manufacturers of end user products from around the globe to become MMP licensees. Since January 2006, HP, Casio, Fujitsu, Sony, Nikon, Seiko Epson, Pentax, Olympus, Kenwood, Agilent, Lexmark, Schneider Electric, NEC Corporation, Funai Electric, SanDisk, Sharp Corporation, Nokia and Bull have all purchased MMP Portfolio licenses.
About the MMP Portfolio
The Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio contains intellectual property that is jointly owned by the privately-held TPL Group and publicly-held Patriot Scientific Corporation (PTSC). The portfolio includes seven U.S. patents as well as their European and Japanese counterparts. It is becoming widely recognized that the jointly-owned patents protect fundamental technology used in designing microprocessors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors (DSPs), embedded processors and system-on-chip (SoC) devices. The MMP Portfolio is exclusively managed by Alliacense, a TPL Group Enterprise.
About The TPL Group
Founded in 1988, Technology Properties Limited (The TPL Group) has emerged as a global coalition of high technology enterprises involved in the development, management and commercialization of Intellectual Property (IP) assets as well as the design, manufacture and sales of proprietary products based on these same IP assets. Among the advanced products that The TPL Group enterprises continue to bring to market are system-on-chip solutions for distributed digital media processing applications. For more information, visit .
SOURCE: The TPL Group

Der 10K-Report für das Fiskaljahr 2007 (06/06-05/07) ist pünktlich! veröfffentlicht worden:

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/ed…42/patriot_10k-053107.htm

Nettogewinn pro Aktie: etwa 6 US-Cents. Damit liegt das aktuelle KGV bei etwa 8. Die letzten Lizenznehmer haben dabei wohl folgende Summen an Phoenix Digital gezahlt:

13,420,000 Sandisk
8,720,000 Sharp
20,950,000 Nokia
500,000 Bull

Kurzes Update zum laufenden Gerichtsverfahren: Es hat eine Verschiebung um zwei Monate gegeben, so dass das Trial statt im November im Januar 2008 stattfinden wird. ARM (die dem Verfahren gegen die Japaner freiwillig beigetreten waren) sind nun wohl wieder draußen. Vermittlungsgespräche zwischen den Parteien (Mediation) sollen vom 25. bis 27. September stattfinden.

Patriot Scientific Reports Fiscal 2007 Net Income $23.7M or $0.06 Diluted EPS

Wednesday August 15, 8:45 am ET

CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patriot Scientific Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: PTSC - News) today filed its 10-K annual report for its fiscal year ending May 31, 2007. The company reported net income of $23.7 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, for the fiscal year 2007, as compared to net income of $28.7 million and $0.07 per diluted share for the previous fiscal year.

"I'm extremely pleased with the results," said Jim Turley, CEO of Patriot Scientific. "Our equity earnings through our affiliate company grew dramatically to $49 million, up from $27.8 million in fiscal 2006. Our cash position improved dramatically -- up 5 times from the previous year -- and stockholders' equity has nearly doubled, to more than $20 million. Our IP portfolio is proving enormously valuable, our cash position is stronger than ever, we have no debt, and we're ready to continue building on this success."

Ein Interview (Audio) mit CEO Jim Turley:

http://www.wallst.net/audio/audio.asp

Research Report von Dutton Associates:

http://www.jmdutton.com/resear…ts/ptsc_report_082807.pdf

Ich schmeiß' mich weg:

Patriot Scientific Announces Licensing Agreement with the LEGO Group

Wednesday August 29, 4:10 pm ET

Patent Portfolio Isn't Just for Computers

CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patriot Scientific (OTC Bulletin Board: PTSC - News) announced today that the LEGO Group has purchased a license to the Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) (MMP) portfolio. Marking its 75th year in business this month, LEGO has emerged as the world's sixth largest manufacturer of toys, including the MindStorms(TM) programmable robots.

"We're delighted with the idea that our technology has enabled LEGO to develop such wonderful educational toys," said Patriot Scientific CEO Jim Turley. "It highlights just how far computer technology has come, that it now appears in everything from playthings to personal computers. Our patented technology is truly ubiquitous. Coincidentally, our company's headquarters is across the street from LEGOLAND(TM) California, so LEGO is near to us in the literal sense as well."

LEGO becomes the 21st licensee of the company's fundamental patent portfolio and the fourth in Europe, after Nokia (Finland), Bull (France), and Schneider Electric (Germany). Previously announced licensees include such global corporations as Intel, AMD, Hewlett Packard, Casio, Fujitsu, Sony, Nikon, Seiko Epson, Pentax, Olympus, Kenwood, Agilent, Lexmark, NEC Corporation, Funai Electric, SanDisk and the Sharp Corporation.

About Patriot Scientific

Patriot Scientific is a leading intellectual-property licensing company that develops, markets, and enables innovative technologies that satisfy the demands of fast-growing markets for wireless devices, smart cards, home appliances, network gateways, set-top boxes, entertainment technology, automotive telematics, biomedical devices, industrial controllers and more. Headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., information about the company can be found at www.ptsc.com.

An investment profile on Patriot Scientific may be found at www.hawkassociates.com/ptscprofile.aspx. Copies of Patriot Scientific press releases, current price quotes, stock charts and other valuable information for investors may be found at www.hawkassociates.com and www.americanmicrocaps.com. To receive free e-mail notification of future releases for Patriot Scientific, sign up at www.hawkassociates.com/email.aspx.

About the LEGO Group

The LEGO Group is a privately held, family-owned company based in Billund, Denmark. It was founded in 1932 and today is one of the world's leading manufacturers of play materials for children. The LEGO Group is committed to the development of children's creative and imaginative abilities through its products, which can be purchased in more than 130 countries, and its employees are guided by the motto adopted in the 1930s by founder Ole Kirk Christiansen: "Only the best is good enough." For more information, visit www.LEGO.com.