Catch Curve Announces License Agreement with Interstar Technologies and Settles Dispute with Smith Micro.ATLANTA -- Catch Curve, Inc., an intellectual property development and licensing firm, today announced that Interstar Technologies, Inc. and Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SMSI SMSI sommet mondial de la société de l'information SMSI Strong Metal-Support Interaction SMSI Simplified Message Service Interface ) have taken licenses to the AudioFAX(TM) patent portfolio. Under the license agreements, the new licensees have obtained a non-exclusive license to use the AudioFAX technology. The license with Smith Micro settles the pending patent infringement litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. between the two parties. Specific terms of the license agreements were not disclosed. The AudioFAX patents cover a broad range of inventions that incorporate fax store-and-forward technologies. These technologies are used in products and services such as fax-to-email, fax broadcasting, fax-on-demand and "real-time" fax over the Internet. Since its inception, the AudioFAX Patent Licensing Program has licensed this technology to more than 40 companies, including AT&T, MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. , Cisco, Sprint, WorldCom, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Cable & Wireless, 3Com, j2 Global Communications j2 Global Communications (Nasdaq:JCOM) is a company based in Hollywood, California that offers messaging and communications services. Its most popular service is called "eFax", which allows users to send and receive faxes via the Internet. j2 was previously called JFAX. , Mitel, Captaris, Intervoice, LogicaCMG, Siemens, Premiere Global Services (formerly PTEK), Glenayre, and Interactive Intelligence, among others. Companies interested in a license to the AudioFAX patents may contact Michael McLaughlin or Ryan Strong of IPinvestments Group at 404-962-8740, or via email at mmclaughlin@ipinvestmentsgroup.com and rstrong@ipinvestmentsgroup.com. About Catch Curve Catch Curve, Inc. is an intellectual property development and licensing company focused on communications and messaging technologies based in Atlanta, Georgia. AudioFAX is a trademark of Catch Curve, Inc. |
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