Patriot Scientific and TPL Settle Litigation

Carlsbad, CA and Cupertino, CA – October 7, 2011 /PR Newswire/ — OTCBB:PTSC Patriot
Scientific Corporation and The TPL Group today announced that they have jointly reached an
agreement to resolve and settle all claims and issues between them regarding their Joint
Venture for the commercialization of the MMP Portfolio. The agreement includes mutual
payments and mutual releases which will end the uncertainty associated with appeals and
ongoing delays within the court system, and lay a solid foundation for future cooperation
between the parties and their combined pursuit of the business of the MMP Portfolio.
About the MMP Portfolio™
The MMP Portfolio patents, filed by The TPL Group in the 1980s, include seven US patents as
well as their European and Japanese counterparts, cover techniques that enable higher
performance and lower cost designs essential to consumer and commercial digital systems
ranging from PCs, cell phones and portable music players to communications infrastructure,
medical equipment and automobiles.
The MMP Portfolio™ is widely recognized as fundamental technology. The sweeping scope of
applications using MMP Portfolio design techniques continues to encourage the world’s leading
manufacturers of end-user products from around the globe to become MMP Portfolio licensees.
Manufacturers can learn more about how to participate in the MMP Portfolio™ Licensing
Program by contacting: mmp-licensing@alliacense.com.
About Patriot Scientific
Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, Patriot Scientific Corporation provides data sharing and
secure data solutions for a connected world. Patriot Scientific addresses the expanding market
opportunities in the justice and public safety industries through its wholly owned subsidiary
Patriot Data Solutions Group, Inc. These growth activities are funded with revenues generated,
in a large part, from the Moore Microprocessor Patent™ Portfolio licensing partnership with The
TPL Group. Patriot Scientific’s integrated core intelligence solution addresses the critical
data/information sharing needs of the healthcare industry, the Department of Homeland
Security, the Department of Justice, and federal, state, and local public safety and law
enforcement agencies. For more information on Patriot Scientific Corporation, visit:
www.ptsc.com.
About The TPL Group
Founded in 1988, The TPL Group has evolved as a coalition of technology-based enterprises
dedicated to the development, management and commercialization of proprietary technology,
and the design, manufacture and sales of proprietary products based on those IP
assets. Among the advanced products that TPL brings to market are multi-core
microprocessors, memory management and control devices, advanced hearing and listening
solutions, energy efficient computing architectures, encryption storage products, subwavelength
acoustic transducers, wafer-level packaging, and solderless pcb-assembly
technology. For more information, visit www.tplgroup.net.
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