Suffern, N.Y. – February 17, 2011 – Steven J. Hoffman, former President and CEO of ThinkFire, Inc., an IP advisory and transactions company, has joined the Advisory Board of Directors at General Patent Corporation (GPC), a leading intellectual property (IP) firm focusing on patent licensing and enforcement, patent brokerage, IP consulting, and IP valuation.
CPI Card Group-Colorado Takes a License under Leighton’s Portfolio of “Contactless Card” Patents
General Patent’s Subsidiary, Advanced Video Technologies, Licensed Casio under Its Full Duplex Single Chip Video Codec Patent
Suffern, N.Y., December 7, 2010 − General Patent Corporation (GPC), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced today on behalf of its subsidiary, Advanced Video Technologies LLC (AVT), that it settled patent infringement lawsuits between AVT and Casio America Inc. of Denville, N.J. and Casio Computer Co. Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan.
Amaral Brings 25 Years of Patent and Trademark Litigation Experience to the Leading Contingency Patent Licensing and Enforcement Firm
Suffern, N.Y. − November 11, 2010 − General Patent Corporation (GPC), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced that Anthony Amaral, Jr. has joined the Legal Department of the company as Chief IP Counsel.
Gemalto Takes a Non-Exclusive License for Leighton Technologies’ Six-Patent Portfolio of “Contactless Cards” Patents
Suffern, N.Y. − October 20, 2010 − General Patent Corporation (GPC), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced today on behalf of its subsidiary, Leighton Technologies LLC, that Gemalto, Inc. of Arlington, Va., the U.S. subsidiary of Gemalto N.V. based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has licensed the Leighton portfolio of “Contactless Cards” patents.
Suffern, N.Y. – October 19, 2010 – Ryogen LLC, a genomic research and development company focusing on genes with applications in biomedical research, has been awarded two additional patents on human genes.
Allsafe Technologies Agrees to License Leighton Technologies’ Patent Portfolio
Suffern, N.Y. − October 12, 2010 − General Patent Corporation (GPC), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced today on behalf of its subsidiary, Leighton Technologies LLC, that it settled a lawsuit regarding Leighton’s six “Contactless Cards” patents. Allsafe Technologies, Inc. of Amherst, N.Y., agreed to settle its lawsuit with Leighton Technologies and take a license for the Leighton patents.
Two Regional Wireless Service Providers Also License DTL’s Patent
Suffern, N.Y., August 3, 2010 − General Patent Corporation (GPC), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced today on behalf of its subsidiary, Digital Technology Licensing LLC (DTL), that it has licensed DTL's cellular communications patent to Personal Communications Devices LLC (PCD).
Acticon Is Awarded Past Damages, Attorneys’ Fees and Pre-Judgment Interest
Suffern, N.Y. − July 28, 2010 − General Patent Corporation (GPC) announced today that it obtained a judgment of past damages, attorneys’ fees and pre-judgment interest in its lawsuit against C-One Technology Corporation − another victory in its patent enforcement campaign on behalf of its subsidiary, Acticon Technologies LLC (Acticon).
Alexander Poltorak and Richard Ehrlickman Are Inducted into IAM Strategy 250
Suffern, N.Y. – June 17, 2010 – Two executives in the General Patent Group of Companies, Alexander Poltorak and Richard Ehrlickman, were named among the World’s Leading IP Strategists. This list of the The World’s Leading IP Strategists is administered by Intellectual Asset Management magazine (IAM) of London, UK.