NeoMedia Enters 100th IP Agreement
IP Portfolio Continues to Garner Respect for Patent Rights from Mobile Marketing Industry
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Boulder,
Co.—March 9, 2015 -- NeoMedia Technologies, Inc.
(OTC BB: NEOM), the industry’s innovator in global mobile barcode solutions, has
now reached it 100th IP agreement in its ongoing patent licensing
program.
“Reaching this
milestone is a true testament to the strength of our IP and the respect that
those in the mobile industry have for patents,” said NeoMedia CEO Laura
Marriott. “As an operational company and a patent owner, we have the unique
opportunity to offer services to those in the industry, encompassing our core
IP, something few other providers are able to offer. According to statistics
released by Chetan Sharma Consulting, in 2014, 24 percent of the patents
granted by the USPTO were mobile related.”
According to Sharma’s US Mobile Market Update Q4 2014, the US mobile market continues to be the
biggest market by revenue growing 21 percent to almost $400B. “Mobile
continues to be THE media channel for brands and agencies to connect and engage
with consumers,” added Marriott.
“NeoMedia is rightfully
proud of entering it 100th IP agreement,” said David Berten, a
Partner at Global IP Law Group, a firm that has been representing NeoMedia in
its licensing campaign. “The company is
committed to growing the implementation of QR Code technology, and licensing
use of the technology to others while continuing to offer the industry’s most
reliable product is one way to do that. ”
NeoMedia’s barcode services and IP have
powered mobile marketing campaigns by some of the world’s most recognizable
consumer brands, including the leaders in technology, science, food and beverage,
consumer packaged goods and financial services. NeoMedia has 15,000+ customers
using its barcode creation services (NeoSphere® and QodeScan®) and its barcode
reader, NeoReader® has 70+ million installations and is available free of
charge in all major app stores.
A partial listing of those with IP
agreements in place with NeoMedia can be found at http://www.qode.com/solutions/ip_licensing/customers.
About NeoMedia
NeoMedia
Technologies, Inc. is a pioneer in QR technology and a leader in mobile barcode
solutions that enable the barcode ecosystem worldwide. Its solutions have
transformed 70+ million mobile devices with cameras across 193 countries into
barcode scanners through its barcode scanning app, NeoReader, enabling a range
of practical and engaging applications. With its suite of products, services
and extensive IP portfolio encompassing over 60 patents, NeoMedia is the only
company able to offer customers a mobile barcode solution, fully supported by
its IP portfolio. NeoMedia’s current
customers include global brands, agencies, retailers and handset
manufacturers. The company has over 100 IP
license agreements in place with some of the industry’s most prominent companies.
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