CUPERTINO, California – June 26, 2009 – Alliacense today announced that PNY Technologies® Inc. has purchased a license to the CORE Flash™ Patent Portfolio from The TPL Group.
“PNY becomes the fifth company to purchase a CORE Flash Portfolio License this year, joining a distinguished roster of eleven global systems manufacturers that have become CORE Flash Licensees,” said Bruce Sanderson, Vice President, Licensing for Alliacense. “The continued growth and momentum of the CORE Flash Program is unquestionable and we encourage other prospective licensees to move quickly on the remaining licensing opportunities.”
The extensive scope of applications using CORE Flash Portfolio design techniques continues to encourage the world’s leading providers of end user products and services from around the globe to become CORE Flash Portfolio licensees. Eleven global companies from the US, Europe, Japan, and Taiwan have licensed the CORE Flash Portfolio technologies.
About the CORE Flash Portfolio
The CORE Flash Portfolio contains intellectual property that was developed and productized by The TPL Group’s OnSpec Division. The portfolio includes 25 U.S. and international patents and 14 patent applications. CORE Flash Portfolio innovations protect key aspects of flash memory management and control, including software, firmware, hardware, and mechanical designs.
About PNY Technologies
Established in 1985, PNY Technologies® Inc. is a leading manufacturer and supplier of memory upgrade modules, high capacity flash memory cards, USB flash drives, as well as consumer and professional workstation graphics cards. The company’s photography, mobility, 3D gaming and business solutions are widely available from major retail, e-tail and wholesale outlets internationally. Headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., PNY maintains facilities in North America (Santa Clara, Orange County, CA; Miami, FL; Parsippany, NJ) Europe (Benelux, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom,) Asia (Taiwan, China) and Latin America. www.pny.com
About Alliacense
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 TPL’s 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.
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