Marathon Patent Group Announces Settlement and License Agreement
ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwired - Nov 6, 2013) - Marathon Patent Group, Inc. (OTCBB: MARA) ("Marathon"), an intellectual property services and patent licensing company, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, CyberFone Systems, LLC ("CyberFone"), has entered into a license and settlement agreement with a leading technology company.
The CyberFone patent portfolio covers claims enabling methods for data transactions involving the use of data templates in the form of menus on a transaction entry device accessible to the user. The templates are executed by a forms based operating system and entail interaction with a network-based system.
The patent portfolio has a well-established history of revenue generation, demonstrating the value of the assets, as well as the widespread applicability across multiple industries. Since the licensing campaign began nearly 22 months ago, the patent portfolio has produced 37 settlement and license agreements. Ongoing infringement continues, and the CyberFone portfolio is currently being enforced against additional defendants.
The Shaked & Co Law Firm represented CyberFone Systems in the transaction.
About Marathon Patent Group:
Based in Alexandria, VA, Marathon Patent Group is a patent licensing company serving a wide range of patent owners from Fortune 500 companies to independent inventors. Marathon provides its clients advice and services that enable them to realize financial and strategic returns on their intellectual property rights. Marathon's operating subsidiaries acquire patent assets, partner with patent holders, and monetize patent portfolios through actively managed patent licensing campaigns. To learn more about Marathon Patent Group, visit http://www.marathonpg.com/.
About Shaked & Co.:
Shaked & Co. Law Offices is a leading law firm specializing in the technology commercialization arena. The firm is involved in every aspect of its clients' technology development, commercialization, licensing and investment activities. The firm represents local and international entrepreneurs, start-ups, life sciences and high-tech companies, multi-nationals, venture capital funds, angel investors, corporate investors, inventors, patent owners and licensors with respect to all of their corporate, commercial and transactional matters. The firm offers its clients integrated legal services, including corporate and commercial law, intellectual property and patent monetization and licensing, and employment law.
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