CUPERTINO, Calif. – Dec. 18, 2006 – With the venerable Schneider Electric purchasing a Moore Microprocessor Patent™ (MMP) Portfolio license today, Alliacense has underscored a successful first year in its MMP licensing efforts focused on global manufacturing giants. With European business origins dating back to 1836, Schneider Electric joins the distinguished roster of manufacturers that have this year purchased MMP Portfolio licenses from The TPL Group including HP, Casio, Fujitsu, Sony, Nikon, Seiko Epson, Pentax,Olympus, Kenwood, Agilent, and Lexmark.
“We welcome Schneider Electric as our first European MMP Portfolio licensee,” saidMike Davis, Alliacense Sr. Vice President, Licensing. “We also welcome this leading power and control specialist as our first MMP licensee in the Industrial Equipment industry segment.” He confirmed that substantial discounts are offered to first movers while subsequent licensees in the same industry category are subject to progressively higher rates.
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 US patents 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 Schneider Electric SA
Schneider Electric is the world’s power and control specialist. Through its world-class brands, Merlin Gerin, Square D and Telemecanique, Schneider Electric anticipates and satisfies its customers’ requirements in the residential, building, industry, energy and infrastructure markets With 92,000 employees and operations in 130 countries, Schneider Electric generated sales of €11.7 billion in 2005 through 13,000 distributor outlets.
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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