News Releases

General Patent Corporation Secures Settlement with U.S. Government in Patent Lawsuit in the Court of Claims

Federal Government Takes a License under Leighton Technologies' "Contactless Cards" Patents

Suffern, N.Y., January 5, 2012 − General Patent Corporation (GPC), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced today on behalf of its subsidiary, Leighton Technologies LLC (Leighton), that it reached a settlement with the U.S. government in a lawsuit in the Court of Claims over unlicensed use of Leighton's portfolio of six "Contactless Cards" and related patents.

General Patent Corp. Reaches Settlements in Patent Infringement Lawsuit with Imation and Isonic

General Patent’s Subsidiary, Advanced Video Technologies, Licenses Isonic under Its Full Duplex Single Chip Video Codec Patent

Suffern, N.Y., May 24, 2011 - 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 a patent infringement lawsuit with Imation Corporation of Oakdale, Minn., and Isonic Corporation of New York, N.Y.

GPC Settles Patent Infringement Lawsuit with Coby Electronics Corporation

General Patent’s Subsidiary, Advanced Video Technologies, Licenses Coby Electronics under Its Full Duplex Single Chip Video Codec Patent

Suffern, N.Y., April 11, 2011 − 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 a patent infringement lawsuit between AVT and Coby Electronics Corporation of Lake Success, N.Y.

Second Edition of "Essentials of Intellectual Property" is Released

Second Edition Includes Latest Changes to Patent Law and Patent Reform Legislation

Suffern, N.Y., March 29, 2011 − General Patent Corporation (GPC), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced the publication of the Second Edition of "Essentials of Intellectual Property: Law, Economics, and Strategy," a major update to a book that was first published in 2002.