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Catch Curve Secures Three More Licensees to AudioFAX
Portfolio and Launches Infringement Suit Against
Smith Micro Software
Atlanta, Ga.-January 19, 2006-Catch Curve, Inc., an intellectual property development and licensing firm, today announced that Data Fabrication, Inc. (ClickFax), Send2Fax, LLC, and SS8 Networks, Inc., have taken licenses to the AudioFAX™ patent portfolio. Under the license agreements, the new licensees have obtained a non-exclusive license to use the AudioFAX technology. Specific terms of the license agreements were not disclosed.
Catch Curve also announced today that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit under the AudioFAX portfolio against Smith Micro Software, Inc. Catch Curve is seeking monetary damages for past infringement and an injunction to prohibit Smith Micro from continuing to infringe against the AudioFAX patents.
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 over 35 companies, including AT&T, MCI, Cisco, Sprint, WorldCom, NEC, Cable & Wireless, 3Com, j2 Global Communications, 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. For more information about Catch Curve, visit www.catchcurve.com.
Contact
Michael W. McLaughlin
IPinvestments Group
mmclaughlin@ipinvestmentsgroup.com
404-962-8740
AudioFAX is a trademark of Catch Curve, Inc.
