The Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio
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US Patent office again finds in favour of MMP portfolio (“MMPP”)
LONDON: The US Patent Office has again affirmed the validity of US’336, the most widely recognized patent in the Moore Microprocessor Patent (MMP) portfolio jointly owned by Patriot Scientific Corporation and the TPL Group (Cupertino, Calif.)
The ruling follows multiple validity attacks on the MMP Portfolio by several electronics industry giants from around the world
The MMP portfolio includes U.S. patents, as well as their European and Japanese counterparts, which Patriot and TPL consider fundamental to the design of modern microprocessors, microcontrollers and system-on-chip devices. Licensees include: Fujitsu, Philips, SanDisk, Nokia, NEC, Sony, Hewlett Packard, Psion, Audiovox and Lego
They are named after Charles H. Moore, chief technology officer of TPL Group, who is credited with inventing the Forth software programming language and is known for his work in the 1980s on stack-based microprocessors
The TPL group said recent “victories” significantly strengthen the MMP Portfolio patents – and also “magnify the risk for those companies without a license to the technology”
In the latest ruling, the USPTO “resoundingly rejected” re-examinations filed by NEC, Toshiba, and the Public Patent Foundation and rejected another attempted attack by HTC. This followed a similar verdict two months ago regarding a Reexamination Certificate for the US’584 “Multiple Instruction Fetch” patent over the reexaminations filed by NEC and Toshiba
In January of this year the German Patent Court confirmed the validity of another patent in the portolio, EP’730 , rejecting a “nullity action” brought by Deutsche Telecom
“This remarkable story demonstrates that the re-exam delay tactic routinely encouraged by lawyers defies business sense, since it usually backfires by strengthening the very patents under attack,” said Mac Leckrone, president of Alliacense, the TPL Group Enterprise subsidiary handling the MMP patent portfolio
“Combined with favorable “Markman” rulings in the Eastern District of Texas in 2007, and the steady addition of over 60 licensees since the launch of the Licensing Program in 2005, the MMP Portfolio continues its phenomenal ascendance as one of the most important patent portfolios in the history of electronics,” noted the company
After a series of rulings in 2007, core families belonging to microprocessor technology licensor ARM Holdings plc (Cambridge, England) were deemed non-infringing and granted exclusion from the MMP infringement trial in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas
Mike Davis, Senior Vice President of Licensing at Alliacense, added :”These developments obviously diminish any uncertainties associated with purchasing the required MMP Portfolio license, and will thus have a direct impact on the market price going forward”
ARM cleared in MMP patent appeal case http://eetimes.eu/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207603111
Philips signs up for Moore Microprocessor Patent portfolio http://eetimes.eu/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202800276
Also rather a clever hardware engineer who holds very valuable patents on a number of fundamental micro-processor innovations (MMPP, 2007). See: http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/innovation/qa-with-moores-ip-manager or Google “Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio
Q&A With: Moore’s IP Manager We talked with Mac Leckrone, who manages IP licensing for Silicon Valley’s second most famous Moore–Charles Moore, whose inventions figure in almost every modern microprocessor. In the past year, Leckrone has made a mint for his firm and for Moore by licensing Moore’s patents to a baker’s dozen of major manufacturers
ELIZABETH SVOBODA 01 APR 2007
Mac Leckrone is an intellectual property expert at Technology Partners Limited, generally known as the TPL Group, a technology development and licensing firm in Cupertino, Calif. His deal-making acumen made headlines last year when TPL started cashing in on its ownership of patents to technologies that figure in almost every microprocessor manufactured in the past decade. The asset has proved spectacularly lucrative for TPL and Patriot Scientific Corp., in Carlsbad, Calif. The companies are equal owners in a joint venture that combines their interests in a series of microprocessor patents known as the Moore Microprocessor Patent (MMP) Portfolio, named after the inventor Charles Moore. In 2006, the TPL Group sold licenses to Agilent Technologies, Casio Computer, Fujitsu, HP, Kenwood, Lexmark International, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Seiko Epson, and Sony, and earlier this year they added Funai Electric and NEC.
IEEE Spectrum: How did you first become involved with Charles Moore?
https://www.fieldtechnologiesonline.com/doc/research-in-motion-agrees-to-moore-microproce-0001
| News | April 23, 2008 |
Research In Motion Agrees To Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio License
Patriot Scientific recently announced that Research in Motion Limited (RIM) and The TPL Group, the company’s partner who manages the marketing, licensing and defense of patents in the Moore Microprocessor Patent (MMP) Portfolio, have agreed to the terms of a patent license. Terms of the deal are not publicly available.
Patriot’s President and CEO, Rick Goerner, said: “We are pleased to have another customer’s validation of our ongoing licensing activities for the MMP Portfolio through TPL. Since the beginning of 2008, we have announced ten new licensees for the MMP Portfolio.”
The wide scope of licensed applications using the MMP Portfolio design techniques continues to encourage global manufacturers of end user products to become MMP Portfolio licensees. More than 40 companies from the US, Europe, Japan, Korea and Taiwan have licensed the MMP Portfolio technologies, including many industry leaders such as Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, Kenwood, Mattel, Nokia, Philips, Sony and Toshiba.
The MMP Portfolio patents utilize techniques that enable higher performance and lower cost designs and are fundamental to consumer and commercial digital systems. Today, there are dozens of microprocessor-based key features and benefits that are included in systems such as: DVD players, cell phones and portable music players to communications infrastructure, medical equipment, and automobiles.
https://www.design-reuse.com/news/19768/moore-microprocessor-patent-portfolio.html
ASUSTeK Purchases Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio License CUPERTINO, Calif. – December 22, 2008 – Alliacense today announced that ASUSTeK Computer Inc. has purchased a Moore Microprocessor Patent™ (MMP) Portfolio license from The TPL Group. ASUSTeK becomes the 52nd MMP Licensee, joining a long list of global industry leaders, which includes Hewlett Packard, Fujitsu, NEC Corporation, Sony, Nikon, Seiko Epson, Sharp, Nokia, Royal Philips, Bosch, and dozens of others who have become MMP licensees over the past three years.
“We are pleased with ASUSTeK’s decision to purchase an MMP Portfolio license rather than continue in litigation,” said Mike Davis, Sr. Vice President Licensing for Alliacense. “This agreement is a further testament to the effectiveness of Alliacense’s business oriented approach to licensing.”
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.
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.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/836564/000101968707001883/patriot_ex9901.htm
Press Release Source: TPL Group
Texas Court Ruling Confirms Strength of Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) Portfolio Monday June 18, 9:00 am ET
CUPERTINO, Calif. & CARLSBAD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The TPL Group and Patriot Scientific Corporation (OTCBB:PTSC - News) today applauded the Markman ruling of the US District Court in the Eastern District of Texas, which broadly confirmed the strength of the Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) (MMP) Portfolio jointly owned by the two companies.
According to Dan Leckrone, Chairman of The TPL Group, “The Texas Court ruling reflects well the skill of the Texas Court in dissecting and dealing with a very complex case over the past 15 months.” He noted that while the ruling overwhelmingly confirms MMP Portfolio claims against Matsushita, Panasonic, JVC, Toshiba, and NEC entities, there remains a specific, highly-technical phrase that will require further scrutiny.
Jim Turley, Patriot President and CEO, added, “The court has ruled positively and constructively on important aspects of this case in ways that broadly confirm the strength of the MMP Portfolio by definitively establishing and clarifying the meaning to be assigned to the claims of the MMP Patents. The court’s decision clearly demonstrates why 19 prestigious global companies have already purchased MMP Licenses.
A copy of the entire 28-page ruling may be found at both TPL Group and Patriot Scientific websites (www.tplgroup.net/ruling and www.ptsc.com/ruling).
The sweeping scope of products that use MMP technology continues to encourage system manufacturers 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 and Nokia have all purchased MMP Portfolio Licenses. The two earliest MMP Licensees were marquee chip makers Intel and AMD. By design, the MMP Licensing Program rewards early movers in specific industry segments by subjecting dilatory, slow-moving licensees in those same segments to progressively higher royalty rates.
About the MMP Portfolio
The Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio contains intellectual property that is jointly owned by the publicly-held Patriot Scientific Corporation 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 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.
https://www.design-reuse.com/news/18638/microprocessor-patent-portfolio.html
Bosch Purchases Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio License CUPERTINO, Calif. – July 10, 2008 – Alliacense today announced that Robert Bosch GmbH has purchased a Moore Microprocessor Patent™ (MMP) Portfolio license from The TPL Group. Bosch is the world’s largest auto parts supplier, and also manufactures and sells a wide range of consumer tools and appliances as well as industrial and trade products and services.
“The 21st century global marketplace is rapidly evolving based on technology adoption, and Bosch has made its way to the forefront by enabling newer and more usable product features that bring sophisticated benefits to their customers,” said Andre-Pascal Chauvin, Vice President, Licensing for Alliacense. “Bosch’s purchase of an MMP license is a tremendous validation of the strength and broad scope of the MMP Portfolio.”
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. Over 40 global companies from the US, Europe, Japan, Korea and Taiwan have purchased MMP Portfolio licenses, including many industry leaders such as Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, Kenwood, Mattel, Nokia, Philips, and Sony.
“By acting quickly to purchase a MMP license, Bosch will enjoy a real cost advantage over slower-moving competitors,” said Joe Minville, Vice President of Automotive and Heavy Equipment Licensing for Alliacense. “By removing potential financial liabilities and supply chain interruptions, Bosch has demonstrated its deep commitment to the satisfaction and well-being of their customers.”
The MMP Portfolio patents, filed by The TPL Group in the 1980s, cover techniques that enable higher performance and lower cost designs. These patents are fundamental to dozens of microprocessor-based key features and benefits in contemporary consumer and commercial products ranging from DVD players, mobile phones and portable music players to automobile systems, communications infrastructure and medical equipment.
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: PTSC). The MMP Portfolio includes seven U.S. patents as well as their European and Japanese counterparts. It is widely recognized that the MMP Portfolio protects fundamental technology used in microprocessors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors (DSPs), embedded processors and system-on-chip (SoC) devices. Manufacturers of microprocessor-based products can learn more about how to participate in the MMP Portfolio Licensing Program by contacting: mmp-licensing@alliacense.com.
https://www.design-reuse.com/news/17155/moore-microprocessor-patent.html
TEAC Corporation Purchases Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio License CUPERTINO, Calif. – November 16, 2007 – Alliacense today announced that TEAC Corporation has purchased a Moore Microprocessor Patent™ (MMP) Portfolio license from The TPL Group. With its headquarters in Tokyo, TEAC is an innovator and worldwide leader in the development and manufacturing of audio, video and data recording technologies.
“TEAC Corporation has always been known to produce the highest quality, most technically advanced products available,” said Rick Schuette, Vice President, Intellectual Property for Alliacense. “This license agreement is a great validation of the role that MMP Portfolio technologies have played in advancing a broad range of successful companies who are leaders in their respective fields.”
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, Bull, LEGO, Denso Wave and Philips have all purchased MMP Portfolio licenses.
https://www.design-reuse.com/news/20336/moore-microprocessor-patent.html
Unisys Corporation Purchases Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio License CUPERTINO, Calif.– March 23, 2009 – Alliacense today announced that Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS - News) has purchased a Moore Microprocessor Patent™ (MMP) Portfolio license from The TPL Group. Unisys Corporation is a worldwide information technology (IT) services and solutions.
“Unisys is a widely respected leader in integrating the latest technologies into solutions that benefit its customers,” according to Carl Silverman, Vice President, Licensing for Alliacense. “We welcome Unisys to the rapidly growing list of more than fifty MMP licensees.”
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. Over 50 global companies from the US, Europe, Japan, Korea and Taiwan have licensed the MMP Portfolio technologies.
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.