CUPERTINO, Calif. – Sept. 20, 2006 – Alliacense today announced that Kenwood Corporation has become the ninth major manufacturer in as many months to purchase from The TPL Group a license to use the Moore Microprocessor Patent™ (MMP) Portfolio. Prior MMP licensees include HP, Casio, Fujitsu, Sony, Nikon, Seiko Epson, Pentax andOlympus. According to Alliacense, Kenwood becomes the first MMP Portfolio licensee in the automotive electronics supplier market.
“As the sole manufacturer simultaneously doing business in automotive electronics, communications equipment, and home electronics, Kenwood has maintained its global leadership for more than half a century,” said Mike Davis, Alliacense Sr. Vice President, Licensing. “In welcoming Kenwood as our ninth MMP licensee this year, we applaud the company’s management for quickly recognizing the need to purchase an MMP Portfolio license, and the competitive edge that can be gained by acting sooner rather than later.”
According toDavis, MMP licensing rates have begun to increase as “first-mover” MMP Portfolio licensing berths continue to be steadily captured by global leaders. “We encourage all electronic product manufacturers to contact us regarding MMP Portfolio licensing opportunities,” he added. “As can be judged from our stellar roster of MMP licensees to date, our licensing teams remain focused on major manufacturers with senior executives who are empowered to make quick strategic business decisions.”
The MMP Portfolio patents, filed by The TPL Group in the 1980s, cover techniques that enable higher performance and lower cost designs, and are fundamental to consumer and commercial digital systems ranging from DVD players, cell phones and portable music players to communications infrastructure, medical equipment — and automobiles which today have dozens of microprocessor-based key features and benefits.
About the MMP Portfolio
Named after legendary inventor Charles “Chuck” Moore, the MMP Portfolio includes seven USpatents as well as their European and Japanese counterparts fundamental to the design of modern microprocessors, microcontrollers and system-on-chip devices. Developed in a joint venture between the TPL Group and Moore, the MMP Portfolio today is jointly owned by privately held TPL Group and publicly held Patriot Scientific Corporation (PTSC.OB).
About Alliacense
Alliacense is a TPL Group Enterprise executing best-in-class design and implementation of intellectual property 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 TPL’s intellectual property portfolios. For more information, visit www.alliacense.com.
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