Item 1. Business
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Overview
We are an intellectual property asset management company. Our principal
operations include the acquisition, licensing and enforcement of intellectual property rights that are either owned or controlled by us
or one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. We currently own, control or manage twenty-two intellectual property portfolios of which we are
currently seeking or may seek monetization with respect to twelve, which principally consist of patent rights. As part of our intellectual
property asset management activities and in the ordinary course of our business, it has been necessary for us or the intellectual property
owner who we represent to initiate, and it is likely to continue to be necessary to initiate, patent infringement lawsuits and engage
in patent infringement litigation. We anticipate that our primary source of revenue will come from the grant of licenses to use our intellectual
property, including primarily licenses granted as part of the settlement of patent infringement lawsuits.
Intellectual property monetization includes the
generation of revenue and proceeds from the licensing of patents, patented technologies and other intellectual property rights. Patent
litigation is often, and for us has been, a necessary element of intellectual property monetization where a patent owner, or a representative
of the patent owner, seeks to protect its patent rights against the unlicensed manufacture, sale, and use of the owner’s patent
rights or products which incorporate the owner’s patent rights. In general, we seek to monetize the bundle of rights granted by
the patents through structured licensing and when necessary, enforcement of those rights through litigation, although to date all of our
patent license revenues have resulted from litigation. To date all of our revenue from the licensing of our patents has resulted from
litigation commenced by us.
We intend to develop our business by acquiring
intellectual property rights, either in the form of ownership of or an exclusive license to the underlying intellectual property. Our
goal is to enter into agreements with inventors of innovative technologies for which there may be a significant market for products which
use or incorporate the intellectual property. We seek to purchase all of, or interests in, intellectual property in exchange for cash,
securities of our company, the formation or a joint venture or separate subsidiary in which the owner has an equity interest, and/or interests
in the monetization of those assets. Our revenue from this aspect of our business can be generated through licensing and, when necessary,
which is typically the case, litigation. We engage in due diligence and a principled risk underwriting process to evaluate the merits
and potential value of any acquisition, partnership or joint venture. We seek to structure the terms of our acquisitions in a manner that
will achieve the highest risk-adjusted returns possible, in the context of our financial condition. In connection with the acquisition
of intellectual property portfolios, we have granted the party providing the financing an interest in any recovery we have with respect
to the intellectual property purchased with the financing, and we expect that we will have to continue to grant such interests until and
unless we have generated sufficient cash from licensing our intellectual property to enable us to acquire additional intellectual property
portfolios without outside financing. However, we cannot assure you that we will ever generate sufficient revenues to enable us to purchase
additional intellectual property without third-party financing.
We employ a due diligence process before completing
the acquisition of an intellectual property interest. We begin with an investment thesis supporting the potential transaction and then
proceed to test the thesis through an examination of the critical drivers of the value of the underlying intellectual property asset.
Such an examination focuses on areas such as title and inventorship issues, the quality of the drafting and prosecution of the intellectual
property assets, legal risks inherent in licensing programs generally, the applicability of the invention to the relevant marketplace
and other issues such as the effects of venue and other procedural issues. If we require financing to acquire intellectual property, we
will have to satisfy our financing sources, which may be QFL or QF3, that we have the ability to monetize the intellectual property. However,
our financial position may affect our ability to conduct adequate due diligence with respect to intellectual property rights or to acquire
valuable intellectual property. This due diligence effort is conducted by our chief executive officer, who is our only full-time employee.
1
It has been necessary to commence litigation in
order to obtain a recovery for past infringement of, or to license the use of, our intellectual property rights. Intellectual property
litigation is very expensive, with no certainty of any recovery. To the extent possible we seek to engage counsel on a contingent fee
or partial contingent fee basis, which significantly reduces our litigation cost, but which also reduces the value of the recovery to
us. We do not have the resources to enable us to fund the cost of litigation. To the extent that we cannot secure counsel on a contingent
basis and cannot fund litigation ourselves, which, considering our financial position, is likely to be the case, we may enter into an
agreement with a third-party, which may be an independent third-party, such as QFL or QF3, to finance the cost of litigation. In view
of our limited cash and our working capital deficiency, we are not able to institute any monetization program that may require litigation
unless we engage counsel on a fully contingent basis, or we obtain funding from third-party funding sources. In these cases, counsel may
be afforded a greater participation in the recovery and the third-party that funds the litigation would be entitled to participate in
any recovery.
Reverse Split, Change in Authorized Common
Stock
On July 27, 2022, we amended our amended and restated
certificate of incorporation to (i) decrease the number of authorized shares of common stock from 10,000,000,000 shares to 30,000,000
shares and (ii) effect a one-for-100 reverse split whereby each share of common stock became and was converted into 0.01 share of such
common stock, with fractional shares being rounded up to the next higher whole number of shares. All share and per share information in
this Form 10-K has been retroactively restated to reflect the reverse split and change in authorized common stock.
Agreements with QF3
On March 12, 2023, we and our newly formed wholly-owned
subsidiary, Harbor Island Dynamic LLC (“Harbor”), entered into a series of agreements, all dated March 12, 2023, with QF3,
a non-affiliated party, including a prepaid forward purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), a security agreement (the
“Security Agreement”), a patent security agreement (the “Patent Security Agreement” together with the Security
Agreement, the Patent Security Agreement, and the Purchase Agreement, the “Investment Documents”). The descriptions below
and elsewhere in this Form 10-K relating to our agreements with QF3 are summaries only and are qualified in their entirety by reference
to those agreements which are filed as exhibits to this Form 10-K.
(i) Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, QF3 agreed to make available
to us a financing facility of: (a) up to $4,000,000 for operating expenses; (b) $3,300,000 to fund the cash payment portion of the purchase
of a patent portfolio from Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (“Tower”); and (c) up to an additional $25,000,000 for the acquisition
of mutually agreed patent rights that we intend to monetize. In return we transferred to QF3 a right to receive a portion of net proceeds
generated from the monetization of those patents. The terms of the Purchase Agreement are described under “QF3 Purchase Agreement.”
(ii) On March 17, 2023, we used $3,300,000 of proceeds from the
QF3 financing as the cash payment portion of the purchase of a seven-patent portfolio (the “HID Portfolio”) from Tower.
(iii) Pursuant to the Security Agreement, our obligations under
the Purchase Agreement with QF3 are secured by: (a) the value of anything received from the monetization of the intellectual property
rights covered by the Security Agreement; (b) the patents (as defined in the Security Agreement); (c) all general intangibles now or
hereafter arising from or related to the foregoing (a) and (b); and (d) proceeds (including, without limitation, cash proceeds and insurance
proceeds) and products of the foregoing (a)-(c).
(iv) Pursuant to the Patent Security Agreement, we and Harbor
granted QF3 a first priority continuing security interest in and lien upon Collateral covered by the Security Agreement. The Patent Security
Agreement is the instrument that is filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and other government agencies to perfect
QF3’s security interest in the Collateral.
QF3 Purchase Agreement
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, QF3 agreed
to make available to us a financing facility of: (a) up to $4,000,000 for operating expenses; (b) $3,300,000 to fund the cash payment
portion of the purchase of a patent portfolio from Tower and (c) up to an additional $25,000,000 for the acquisition of mutually agreed
patent rights that we would intend to monetize. In return we transferred to QF3 the right to receive a portion of net proceeds generated
from the monetization of those patents. After QF3 has a negotiated rate of return, we and QF3 shall share net proceeds equally until QF3
shall have achieved its Investment Return (as defined therein). Thereafter, we shall retain 100% of all net proceeds. Except in an Event
of Default, as defined therein, all payments by us to QF3 pursuant to the Purchase Agreement are non-recourse and shall be paid only if
and after net proceeds from monetization of the patent rights owned or acquire by us are received or are to be received.
2
Events of Default include any breach of the Investment
Documents, including non-payment, material misrepresentation, security interest compromise, criminal indictment or felony conviction of
one or our officers or directors, our current chief executive no longer serving as our chief executive or as a director, the occurrence
of any Event of Default under the Restructure Agreement with Intelligent Partners, as defined therein, and our insolvency. In addition
to all rights and remedies available under law and the Investment Documents, upon and Event of Default, QF3 may: (i) declare the Investment
Return immediately due and payable, (ii) except in the event of our insolvency, declare an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the
capital provided pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, plus a late charge, immediately due and payable, or (iii) cease making capital available
to us.
Under the agreement, QF3 may terminate capital
advances other than in an Event of Default by giving written notice to us in which case QF3’s interest in Net Proceeds shall be
an amount equal to the greater of (i) the capital advanced to us plus interest at the prime rate, on the one hand, and (ii) Net Proceeds
received by QF3 prior to the date of such termination.
Grant of Security Interests
Pursuant to the Security Agreement and Patent
Security Agreement, payment of our obligations under the Purchase Agreement with QF3 are secured by (a) the value of anything received
from the monetization of the intellectual property rights covered by the Security Agreement; (b) the patents (as defined in the Security
Agreement); (c) all general intangibles now or hereafter arising from or related to the foregoing (a) and (b); and (d) proceeds (including,
without limitation, cash proceeds and insurance proceeds) and products of the foregoing (a)-(c).
Intercreditor Agreement
In connection with the agreements with QF3, we,
Harbor, Quest Licensing Corporation (“QLC”), Quest NetTech Corporation (“NetTech”), Mariner IC Inc. (“Mariner”),
Semcon IP Inc. (“Semcon”), IC Kinetics Inc. (“IC”), CXT Systems Inc. (“CXT”), M-Red Inc. (“MRED”),
and Audio Messaging Inc. (“AMI”), collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) entered into an intercreditor agreement
with QF3 and Intelligent Partners which provides for the priority of QF3 in the collateral under the Investment Documents.
Agreements with QFL and Intelligent Partners
Set forth below is a discussion of agreements
which we entered into in February 2021 with QFL to provide us with a financing facility, funds to make a payment due to Intelligent Partners
and for working capital and an agreement with Intelligent Partners to restructure our loan agreement and related agreements. The agreement
with Intelligent Partners restated our agreements with United Wireless Holdings, Inc. (“United Wireless”) which had been assigned
to Intelligent Partners, an affiliate of United Wireless. The descriptions below and elsewhere in this Form 10-K relating to our agreements
with QFL and Intelligent Partners are summaries only and are qualified in their entirety by reference to those agreements which were filed
as exhibits to this Form 10-K.
Agreements with QFL
On February 22, 2021, we entered into a series
of agreements which we entered into in February 2021 with QFL, including a prepaid forward purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”),
a security agreement (the “Security Agreement”), a subsidiary security agreement (the “Subsidiary Security Agreement”),
a subsidiary guaranty (the “Subsidiary Guarantee”), a warrant issue agreement (the “Warrant Issue Agreement”),
a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) and a board observation rights agreement (the “Board
Observation Rights Agreement” together with the Security Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Subsidiary Security Agreement,
Warrant Issuance Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement and the Purchase Agreement, the “Investment Documents”) pursuant
to which, at the closing held contemporaneously with the execution of the agreements:
(i) Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, QFL agreed to make available
to us a financing facility of: (a) up to $25,000,000 for the acquisition of mutually agreed patent rights that we intend to monetize;
(b) up to $2,000,000 for operating expenses; and (iii) $1,750,000 to fund the cash payment portion of the restructure of our obligations
to Intelligent Partners. In return we transferred to QFL a right to receive a portion of net proceeds generated from the monetization
of those patents. During 2021 we requested and received $1,000,000 for working capital. The terms of the Purchase Agreement are described
under “Purchase Agreement.”
(ii) We used $1,750,000 of proceeds from the QFL financing as
the cash payment portion of the restructure of our obligations to Intelligent Partners as transferee of United Wireless pursuant to a
restructure agreement (the “Restructure Agreement”) between us and Intelligent Partners executed contemporaneously with the
closing of the Investment Documents with QFL. The payment was made directly from QFL to Intelligent Partners. The terms of the Restructure
Agreement are described under “Restructure Agreement.”
3
(iii) Pursuant to the Security Agreement, our obligations under
the Purchase Agreement with QFL are secured by: (a) the proceeds (as defined in the Purchase Agreement); (b) the patents (as defined
in the Purchase Agreement; (c) all general intangibles now or hereafter arising from or related to the foregoing (a) and (b); and (d)
proceeds (including, without limitation, cash proceeds and insurance proceeds) and products of the foregoing (a)-(c).
(iv) Pursuant to the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Subsidiary Guarantors–guaranteed
our obligations to QFL under the Purchase Agreement.
(v) Pursuant to the Subsidiary Security Agreement, the Subsidiary
Guarantors grant QFL a security interest in the proceeds from the future monetization of their respective patent portfolios.
(vi) Pursuant to the Warrant Issue Agreement, we granted QFL ten-year
warrants to purchase a total of up to 962,463 shares of our common stock, with an exercise price of $0.54 per share which may be exercised
through February 18, 2031 on a cash or cashless basis. Exercisability of the Warrant is limited if, upon exercise, the holder would beneficially
own more than 4.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of our common stock, except that by written notice to us, the holder may change
the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% provided any such change will not be effective until the 61 st
day following notice to us. The Warrant also contains certain minimum ownership percentage antidilution rights pursuant to which
the aggregate number of shares of common stock purchasable upon the initial exercise of the Warrant shall not be less than 10% of the
aggregate number of outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company (determined on a fully diluted basis). A portion of any gain from
sale of the shares, net of taxes and costs of exercise, realized prior to the completion of all monetization activities shall be credited
against the total return due to QFL pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
(vii) We agreed to take all commercially reasonable steps necessary
to regain compliance with the OTCQB eligibility standards as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 12 months from the closing
date. We regained such compliance on May 7, 2021, at which time the common stock recommenced trading on the OTCQB.
(viii) We granted QFL certain registration rights with respect to
the 962,463 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrant.
(ix) Commencing six months from the closing date, if the shares
owned by QFL cannot be sold pursuant to a registration statement and cannot be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without the Company being in
compliance with the current public information requirements of Rule 144, if the Company is not in compliance with the current public
information requirements, the Company is required to pay damages to QFL.
(x) Pursuant to the Board Observation Rights Agreement, until
the later of the date on which QFL or its affiliates (i) have received the entirety of their Investment Return (as defined in Purchase
Agreement), and (ii) no longer hold any Securities (the “Observation Period”), we granted QFL the right, exercisable at any
time during the Observation Period, to appoint a representative to attend meetings (including, without limitation, telephonic or other
electronic meetings) of the Board or any committee thereof, including executive sessions, in an observer capacity.
Purchase Agreement
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, QFL agreed
to make available to us a financing facility of: (i) up to $25,000,000 for the acquisition of mutually agreed patent rights that we intend
to monetize; (ii) up to $2,000,000 for operating expenses from which we may, at our discretion, draw up to $200,000 per calendar quarter;
and (iii) $1,750,000 to fund the cash payment portion of the restructure of our obligations to Intelligent Partners. In return we transferred
to QFL the right to receive a portion of net proceeds generated from the monetization of those patents. After QFL has a negotiated rate
of return, we and QFL shall share net proceeds equally until QFL shall have achieved its Investment Return (as defined therein). Thereafter,
we shall retain 100% of all net proceeds. Except in an Event of Default, as defined therein, all payments by the Company to QFL pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement are non-recourse and shall be paid only if and after net proceeds from monetization of the patent rights owned
or acquire by the Company are received, or to be received.
4
Events of Default include any breach of the Investment
Documents, including non-payment, material misrepresentation, security interest compromise, criminal indictment or felony conviction of
one or our officers or directors, our current chief executive no longer serving as our chief executive or as a director, the occurrence
of any Event of Default under the Restructure Agreement with Intelligent Partners, as defined therein, and our insolvency. In addition
to all rights and remedies available under law and the Investment Documents, upon and Event of Default, QFL may: (i) declare the Investment
Return immediately due and payable, (ii) except in the event of our insolvency, declare an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the
capital provided pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, plus a late charge, immediately due and payable, or (iii) cease making capital available
to us.
Under the agreement, QFL may terminate capital
advances other than in an Event of Default by giving written notice to us in which case QFL’s interest in Net Proceeds shall be
an amount equal to the greater of (i) the capital advanced to the Company plus interest at the prime rate, on the one hand, and (ii) Net
Proceeds received by the QFL prior to the date of such termination.
Grant of Security Interests
Pursuant to the Security Agreement and Subsidiary
Security Agreement, payment of the obligations of the Company under the Purchase Agreement with QFL are secured by (i) the Proceeds (as
defined in the Purchase Agreement); (ii) the Patents; (iii) all General Intangibles now or hereafter arising from or related to the foregoing;
(iv) Proceeds (including, without limitation, Cash Proceeds and insurance proceeds) and products of the foregoing and (v) the proceeds
realized by the relative patent portfolios of the Subsidiary Guarantors. The security interest in proceeds from the CXT and M-RED patents
granted to QFL is junior to the security interest held by the affiliates of Intellectual Ventures Management, LLC (collectively “Intellectual
Ventures”) granted to secure the obligations of CXT and MRED pursuant to their patent purchase agreements relating to the purchase
of intellectual property from Intellectual Ventures.
Registration Rights Agreement
Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement,
we filed a registration statement with the SEC covering 500,000 of the 962,463 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.
We are also required to file additional Registration Statements (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) on the date 60 days
after the date that we receive written notice from any Investor (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) that 60% of the Registrable
Securities held by all Investors registered under the immediately preceding registration statement have been sold. The Registration Rights
Agreement provides for us to pay damages in the event that we do not meet the required deadlines.
Intercreditor Agreement
In connection with the agreements with QFL and
the agreements with Intelligent Partners described below, we and our Subsidiaries entered into an intercreditor agreement with QFL and
Intelligent Partners which sets forth the priority of QFL in the collateral under the Investment Documents.
Agreements with Intelligent Partners
Securities Purchase Agreement and Related Agreements
with United Wireless
We, together with certain of our subsidiaries,
and United Wireless, entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 22, 2015 (the “SPA”) and related Transaction
Documents, as defined therein, pursuant to which the Company sold 500,000 shares (the “Shares”) of our common stock, par value
$0.00003 per share (the “Common Stock”) at $5.00 per share, or an aggregate of $250,000; we issued our 10% secured convertible
promissory notes due September 30, 2020 to United, and granted United an option (the “2015 Purchase Option”) to purchase up
to an additional 500,000 shares of Common Stock in three tranches at the prices as set forth therein. The 2015 Purchase Option expired
unexercised on September 30, 2020. The Shares are currently owned by Andrew C. Fitton (“Fitton”) and Michael Carper (“Carper”)
and United Wireless subsequently transferred its note and assigned all of its remaining rights under the agreements to Intelligent Partners,
which is an affiliate of United Wireless and is owned by Fitton and Carper. Our agreements with United Wireless, also included various
monetization proceeds agreements, which we refer to as MPAs, pursuant to which we granted to Intelligent Partners, as the assignee of
United Wireless, rights to the monetization proceeds from revenue generated from certain of our intellectual property, a security agreement
and a registration rights agreement.
5
At September 30, 2020, promissory notes in the
aggregate principal amount of $4,672,810 were outstanding. The notes became due by their terms on September 30, 2020, and we did not make
any payment on account of principal of and interest on the notes. As a result, Intelligent Partners had the right to declare a default
under the Notes, and, if Intelligent Partners had taken such action, it would have been necessary for us to seek protection under the
Bankruptcy Act. Subsequent to September 30, 2020, we engaged in negotiations with Intelligent Partners in parallel with our negotiations
with QFL, with a view to restructuring our obligations under the United Wireless agreements, including the Notes, so that we no longer
had any obligations under the Notes or the SPA. These negotiations resulted in the Restructure Agreement, described below, which provided
for the payment to Intelligent Partners of $1,750,000 from the proceeds from our agreements with QFL. We also made interest payments totaling
$117,780 between September 30, 2020 and February 22, 2021, the date we signed the Restructure Agreement with Intelligent Partners. One
of QFL’s requirements to provide us with a funding facility was the restructure of our obligations to Intelligent Partners so that
we no longer had any debt obligations to Intelligent Partners. Neither QFL nor any other financing source, would provide us with funding
while Intelligent Partners had a right to call a default under our notes to Intelligent Partners. As part of the restructure of our agreements
with Intelligent Partners, we amended the existing MPAs and granted Intelligent Partners certain rights in the monetization proceeds from
any new intellectual property we acquire, as describe below. Under these MPAs, Intelligent Partners participates in the monetization proceeds
we receive with respect to new patents after QFL has received its negotiated rate of return.
On or prior to the date of the Restructure Agreement,
Intelligent Partners transferred to Fitton and Carper $250,000 of the Notes (the “Transferred Note”), thereby reducing the
principal amount of the Notes held by Intelligent Partners to $4,422,810.
On February 22, 2021, we and Intelligent Partners
agreed to extinguish the Note and Transferred Note, and terminate or amend and restate the SPA and Transaction Documents, pursuant to
a series of agreements including: a Restructure Agreement (the “Restructure Agreement”), a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock
Purchase Agreement”), an Option Grant (the “Option Grant”), an Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement (the “Pledge
Agreement”), an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), a Board Observation
Agreement (the “Board Observation Agreement”), a MPA-NA Security Interest Agreement (the “MPA-NA Security Interest Agreement”),
an Amended and Restated Patent Proceeds Security Agreement (the “Patent Proceeds Security Agreement”, an Amended and Restated
MPA-CP (the “MPA-CP”), an Amended and Restated MPA-CXT (the “MPA-CXT”), a MPA-MR (the “MPA-MR”), a
MPA-AMI (the “MPA-AMI,” and together with the MPA-CP, MPA-CXT and MPA-MR, each a Restructure MPA and together the Restructure
MPAs) and a MPA-NA (the “MPA-NA”).
(i) Pursuant to the Restructure Agreement, we paid Intelligent
Partners $1,750,000 at closing, which we received from QFL and which QFL paid directly to Intelligent Partners, and recognized a further
non-interest bearing total monetization proceeds obligation (the “TMPO”) of $2,805,000, which shall, from and after the Restructure
Date, be reduced on a dollar for dollar basis by (a) payments to Intelligent Partners pursuant to the restructure agreement, the Restructure
MPAs and the MPA-NA and (b) any election by the Intelligent Partners to pay the Exercise Price of the Restructure Option, in whole or
part, by means of a reduction in the then outstanding TMPO. Further details regarding the TMPO are provided under “TMPO”;
(ii) Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, we issued to Fitton
and Carper, as holders of the Transferred Note, a total of 462,963 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.54 per share, which
purchase price was paid by the conversion and in full satisfaction of the Transferred Note (the “Conversion Shares”).
(iii) Pursuant to the Option Grant, we granted Intelligent Partners
an option to purchase a total of 500,000 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $0.54 per share which vests immediately and
may be exercised through February 9, 2026.
(iv) Pursuant to the restructured monetization proceeds agreement,
Intelligent Partners has a right to receive 60% of the net monetization proceeds from the patents currently owned by the Subsidiary Guarantors.
The agreement has no termination provisions, so Intelligent Partners will be entitled to its percentage interest as long as revenue is
generated from the intellectual property covered by the agreement.
(v) Pursuant to the Subsidiary Security Agreement, our obligations
under our agreements with Intelligent Partners, including its obligations under the Restructure Agreement and the Restructure MPAs are
secured by a security interest in the net proceeds realized from the future monetization of the patents currently owned by the eight
subsidiaries named above.
(vi) Pursuant to the MPA-NA-Security Interest Agreement, our obligations
under the MPA-NA are secured by a security interest in net proceeds realized from the future monetization of new patents acquired until
the TMPO is satisfied, provided Intelligent Partners’ secured interest shall be limited to its entitlement in Net Proceeds under
the MPA-NA. After satisfaction of the TMPO the security interest in proceeds from new assets shall terminate.
6
(vii) We granted Intelligent Partners, Andrew Fitton and Michael
Carper certain registration rights with respect to (i) the 500,000 Shares currently owned by Fitton and Carper, which shares are included
in the registration statement that we filed; (ii) the 462,963 Conversion Shares being issued to Fitton and Carper, and (iii) the 500,000
shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Restructure Option;
(viii) Commencing six months from the closing date, if the shares
owned by Intelligent Partners cannot be sold pursuant to a registration statement and cannot be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without the
Company being in compliance with the current public information requirements of Rule 144, if the Company is not in compliance with the
current public information requirements, the Company is required to pay damages to Intelligent Partners.
(ix) Pursuant to the Board Observation Rights Agreement, until
the TMPO has been satisfied (the “Observation Period”), we granted Intelligent Partners the option and right, exercisable
at any time during the Observation Period, to appoint a representative to attend meetings of the Board or any committee thereof, including
executive sessions, in an observer capacity.
Events of Default include (i) a Change of Control
of the Company (ii) any uncured default on payment due to Intelligent Partners in an amount totaling in excess of $275,000, which is not
the subject of a Dispute or other formal dispute resolution proceeding initiated in good faith pursuant to this Agreement or other Restructure
Documents (iii) the filing of a voluntary petition for relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code by Company or any of its material
subsidiaries, (iv) the filing of an involuntary petition for relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code against the Company, which
is not stayed or dismissed within sixty (60) days of such filing, except for an involuntary petition for relief filed solely by Intelligent
Partners, or any Affiliate or member of Intelligent Partners, or (v) acceleration of an obligation in excess of $1 million dollars to
another provider of financing following a final determination by arbitration or other judicial proceeding that such obligation is due
and owing.
Registration Rights Agreement
Pursuant to a registration rights agreement, we
granted Intelligent Partners, Andrew Fitton and Michael Carper certain registration rights with respect to (i) the 500,000 Shares currently
owned by Fitton and Carper; (ii) the 462,963 Conversion Shares issued to Fitton and Carper, and (iii) the 500,000 shares of common stock
issuable upon exercise of the Restructure Option. We filed the registration statement with the SEC covering the 500,000 Shares owned by
Fitton and Carper, and the registration statement was declared effective by the SEC.
Recent Purchase of Intellectual Property from
Intellectual Ventures Entities
On January 27, 2022, we acquired, by assignment
from Intellectual Ventures Assets 181 LLC and Intellectual Ventures Assets 174 LLC, all right title and interest to four patent portfolios
consisting of fifteen United States patents and three foreign patents for a purchase price of $1,060,000. We requested and received a
capital advance in the amount of the $1,060,000 purchase price from the facility with QFL. The patents were assigned to our wholly owned
subsidiaries Tyche Licensing LLC (“Tyche”) and Deepwell IP LLC (“DIP”).
A default under the agreements with the Intellectual
Ventures affiliates could result in a default under our agreements with QFL and QF3, and, even if QFL or QF3 does not declare a default,
QFL or QF3 may be reluctant to finance our intellectual property acquisition if we are in default under any of our patent acquisition
agreements with Intellectual Venture affiliates. Further, it may be necessary for any defaulting subsidiary to seek protection under the
Bankruptcy Act if we are not able to enter into modification agreements with the Intellectual Ventures affiliates.
7
Our Organization
We were incorporated in Delaware on July 17, 1987
under the name Phase Out of America. On September 21, 1997, we changed our name to Quest Products Corporation, and, on June 6, 2007, we
changed our name to Quest Patent Research Corporation. We have been engaged in the intellectual property monetization business since 2008.
Our executive principal office is located at 411 Theodore Fremd Ave., Suite 206S, Rye, New York 10580-1411, telephone (888) 743-7577.
Our website is www.qprc.com. Information contained on or derived from our website, or any other website or any social media does not constitute
a part of this annual report.
Our Intellectual Property Portfolios
Mobile Data
The real-time mobile data portfolio relates to
the automatic update of information delivered to a mobile device without the need for a manual refreshing. The portfolio is comprised
of U.S. Patent No. 7,194,468 “Apparatus and Method for Supplying Information” and all related patents, patent applications,
and all continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, extensions, renewals, reissues and re-examinations relating to all inventions
thereof (the “Mobile Data Portfolio”).
Through December 31, 2023, we had not generated
any revenue from the Mobile Data Portfolio and we do not anticipate allocating further resources to monetization of the Mobile Data Portfolio.
Flexible Packaging – Turtle PakTM
The Turtle Pak portfolio relates to a cost effective,
high-protection packaging system recommended for fragile items weighing less than ten pounds. The intellectual property consists of two
U.S. patents, U.S. Patent No. RE36,412 and U.S. Patent No. 6,490,844, and the Turtle Pak trademark. Turtle Pak™ brand packaging
is suited for such uses as electrical and electronic components, medical, dental, and diagnostic equipment, instrumentation products,
and control components. Turtle Pak™ brand packaging materials are 100% curbside recyclable.
As the exclusive licensee and manager of the manufacture
and sale of licensed product, we coordinate the manufacture and sale of licensed products to end users; we contract for the manufacture
and assembly of the product components, and we coordinate order receipt, fulfillment and invoicing. We did not generate revenues from
the TurtlePak™ product for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Universal Financial Data System
The portfolio describes a universal financial
data system which allows its holder to use the device to access one or more accounts stored in the memory of the device as a cash payment
substitute as well as to keep track of financial and transaction records and data, such as transaction receipts, in a highly portable
package, such as a cellular device (the “Financial Data Portfolio”). The inventive universal data system is capable of supporting
multiple accounts of various types, including but not limited to credit card accounts, checking/debit accounts, and loyalty accounts.
Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Wynn Technologies Inc., acquired US Patent No. 5,859,419, from the owner, Sol Wynn. In January 2001, we filed
a reissue application for the patent, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued patent RE38,137. This reissued patent,
which contains 35 separate claims, replaces the original patent, which had seven claims. In February 2011, we entered into a new agreement
with Sol Li (formerly Sol Wynn), pursuant to which we issued to Mr. Li a 35% interest in Wynn Technologies and warrants to purchase up
to 50,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.1 per share. These warrants expired unexercised. We also agreed that Mr.
Li would receive 40% of the net licensing revenues generated by Wynn Technologies with respect to this patent, which is the only patent
owned by Wynn Technologies. On December 17, 2018, Wynn Technologies, Inc. granted an exclusive license to the Financial Data Portfolio,
including the right to enforce, to our wholly owned subsidiary, Quest NetTech. Under the agreement, Quest NetTech receives 100% of the
net proceeds, as defined by the agreement.
We did not generate revenue from the Financial
Data Portfolio in 2023 and 2022, and we do not anticipate allocating further resources to monetization of the Financial Data Portfolio.
8
Rich Media
The rich media portfolio is directed to methods,
systems, and processes that permit typical Internet users to design rich-media production content (i.e., rich-media applications), such
as websites. The portfolio consists of U.S. Patent No. 7,000,180, “Methods, Systems, and Processes for the Design and Creation of
Rich Media Applications via the Internet” and all related patents, patent applications, corresponding foreign patents and foreign
patent applications and foreign counterparts, and all continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, extensions, renewals, reissues
and re-examinations relating to all inventions thereof (the “Rich Media Portfolio”). In July 2008, we entered into a consulting
and licensing program management agreement with Balthaser Online, Inc., the patent owner, pursuant to which we performed services related
to the establishment and management of a licensing program to evaluate and analyze the relevant market and to obtain licenses for the
Rich Media Portfolio in exchange for management fees as well as an irrevocable entitlement to a distribution of 15% of all proceeds generated
by the Rich Media Portfolio for the remaining life of the portfolio regardless of whether those proceeds are derived from litigation,
settlement, licensing or otherwise. Our 15% distribution right is subject to reduction to 7.5% in the event that we refuse or are unable
to perform the services detailed in the agreement.
Through December 31, 2023, we had not generated
any revenue from the rich media patents.
Anchor Structure Portfolio
This portfolio, which we acquired from IV16 in
October 2015 and transferred to our subsidiary, Mariner IC Inc., consists of two United States patents which relate to technology for
incorporating metal structures in the corners and edges of semiconductor dies to prevent cracking from stresses.
In March 2016, we entered into a funding agreement
whereby a third-party agreed to provide funds to us to enable us to implement a structured licensing program, including litigation, if
necessary, for the Anchor Structure Portfolio and engaged counsel on a partial contingency basis in connection with a proposed patent
infringement action relating to the Anchor Structure Portfolio. Under the funding agreement, the third-party received an interest in the
proceeds from the settlements relating to this portfolio in 2019. The funding agreement was terminated in 2021.
We did not generate license fees from the Anchor
Structure Portfolio in 2023 or 2022, and we do not anticipate allocating further resources to monetization of the Anchor Structure Portfolio.
Power Management/Bus Control Portfolio
This portfolio, which is the second portfolio
which we acquired from IV16 and transferred to a newly-formed subsidiary, Semcon IP Inc., consists of four United States patents that
cover fundamental technology for adjusting the processor clock and voltage to save power based on the operating characteristics of the
processor and one United States patent that relates to coordinating direct bus communications between subsystems in an assigned channel.
We did not generate revenue from the Power Management/Bus
Control Portfolio in 2023 or 2022, and we do not anticipate allocating further resources to its monetization.
Diode on Chip Portfolio
This portfolio consists of three United States
patents and one pending continuation application which cover technology relating to on-chip temperature measurement for semiconductors.
As of December 31, 2023, we had not generated any revenue from the Diode on Chip portfolio.
CXT Portfolio
This portfolio consists of thirty United States
patents which cover technology relating to systems and methods of operating an accessible information database which provides for inventory
evaluation, filtering according to preferences, alternative product recommendations, and access to a database of consumer feedback/evaluation.
We did not generate revenue from the CXT Portfolio
in 2023 or 2022, and we do not anticipate allocating further resources to monetization of the CXT Portfolio.
CMOS Portfolio
This portfolio consists of eleven United States
patents and sixteen foreign patents which cover technology relating to digital image sensor technology systems and methods which PIS acquired
on January 26, 2018.
We did not generate revenue from the CMOS Portfolio in 2023 or 2022,
and we do not anticipate allocating further resources to its monetization.
9
M-RED Portfolio
This portfolio consists of sixty United States
patents and eight foreign patents which cover technology relating to processor and power management which M-RED acquired on March 15,
2019.
On April 29, 2019, M-RED brought patent infringement
suits in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Texas against MediaTek Inc. and Acer Inc. On July 16, 2019, M-Red Inc. brought
a patent infringement suit in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Texas against Panasonic Corporation. As of December 31, 2020,
all actions were settled and dismissed and revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes revenue from settlements.
In March 2021, M-RED brought patent infringement
suits in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Texas against Nintendo Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Xiaomi Corporation
et. al. In April 2021, the case against Nintendo Co., Ltd. was dismissed without prejudice. In August 2021, M-Red Inc. brought a patent
infringement suit in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Texas against OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. In September
2021, M-RED Inc. brought patent infringement suits in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Texas against ASRock Inc., Biostar
Microtech International Corp., Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd. and Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.
The actions against Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, ASRock Inc., and Micro-Star
International Co. Ltd. were resolved in 2021. The actions against Xiaomi Corporation et. al., OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.,
Biostar Microtech International Corp., and Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd. were resolved in 2022 and our revenue for the year ended December
31, 2022 includes revenue from the related settlements. We do not anticipate allocating further resources to monetization of the M-RED
Portfolio. We did not generate revenue from the M-RED Portfolio in 2023 and we do not anticipate allocating further resources to its monetization.
Audio Messaging Portfolio
This portfolio consists of five issued United
States patents and one pending application which generally relate to systems and methods for associating an audio clip with an object
which our wholly-owned subsidiary, Audio Messaging Inc. (“AMI”), acquired in May of 2020. Pursuant to an unsecured non-recourse
funding agreement, a third-party agreed to provide acquisition funding in the amount of $95,000 for the acquisition. Under the funding
agreement, the third-party funder is entitled to a priority return of funds advanced from net proceeds, as defined, recovered until the
funder has received $190,000. The Company has no other obligation to the third-party and has no liability to the funder in the event that
the Company does not generate net proceeds.
On October 8, 2021, AMI brought patent infringement suits in the U.S. District
for the Eastern District of Texas against ZTE Corporation, Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. and Beijing Xiaomi Software
Co., Ltd. Those actions were resolved in 2022, and our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 includes revenue from related settlements.
We did not generate revenue from the Audio Messaging Portfolio in 2023 and we do not anticipate allocating further resources to its monetization.
Peregrin Portfolio
Acquired in February 2021 by our wholly owned
subsidiary, Peregrin Licensing LLC (“PLL”), this portfolio consists of eight issued United States patents which generally
relate to systems and methods for processing inbound and outbound communications, such as, for example, determining the location of a
caller and routing the inbound communication to an entity in the caller’s location (the “Peregrin Portfolio”). PLL acquired
the portfolio pursuant to an agreement with Peter K. Trzyna (“PKT”) whereby PKT assigned us all right, title, and interest
in a portfolio of eight United States patents, we paid PKT $350,000 at closing and agreed that upon the realization of gross proceeds
from the Peregrin Portfolio we shall make subsequent installment payment or payments in the aggregate amount of $93,900. Thereafter, PKT
is entitled to a percentage of any gross proceeds realized.
We did not generate revenue from the Peregrin Portfolio in 2023 or 2022
and we do not anticipate allocating further resources to its monetization.
10
Taasera Portfolio
Acquired by our wholly-owned subsidiary, Taasera
Licensing LLC (“TLL”), this portfolio consists of 29 United States patents and two foreign patents which generally relate
to the field of network security (the “Taasera Portfolio”). In June 2021 seven patents were acquired via assignment from Taasera,
Inc. for the purchase price of $250,000. In August 2021 acquired a portfolio of network security patents from Daedalus Blue LLC (“DBL”)
consisting of 22 United States patents and 2 foreign patents. Original assignees of the patents acquired from DBL include International
Business Machines Corporation, Internet Security Systems, Inc. and Fiberlink Communications Corporation (“Fiberlink”). ISS
and Fiberlink were acquired by IBM in 2006 and 2013, respectively. In September 2019, IBM divested over 500 United States patent assets,
as well as a number of foreign counterparts in Asia, Europe, and elsewhere, to Daedalus Group, and affiliate of DBL. Pursuant to the acquisition
agreement, DBL is entitled to a portion of the net proceeds from monetization of the TLL portfolio.
In November 2021, TLL brought patent infringement
suits in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Texas against Trend Micro Incorporated. In March 2022, Trend Micro, Inc. filed
a complaint against TLL in the U.S. District for the Western District of Texas seeking declaratory judgement of non-infringement of the
patents in suit. In February 2022, TLL brought patent infringement suits in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Texas against
Checkpoint Software Technologies Ltd. and Palo Alto Networks, Inc. In March 2022, TLL voluntarily dismissed, without prejudice, the action
against Palo Alto Networks, Inc. In March 2022, Palo Alto Networks, Inc. filed a complaint against TLL and the Company in the U.S. District
for the Southern District of New York seeking declaratory judgement of non-infringement of the patents in suit. In May 2022, Trend Micro
Inc. filed a motion with the Panel on Multidistrict Litigation seeking to have the pending actions consolidated into a centralized multidistrict
litigation for pretrial proceedings. In August 2022, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated all actions in the U.S.
District for the Eastern District of Texas. In October 2022, TLL brought patent infringement suits in the U.S. District for the Eastern
District of Texas against Fortinet, Inc., Crowdstrike, Inc. et.al., and Musarubra US, LLC. The actions against Trend Micro Incorporated,
Checkpoint Software Technologies Ltd, Palo Alto Networks, Inc. and Crowdstrike, Inc. were resolved in 2023 and our revenue for the year
ended December 31, 2023 includes revenue from the related settlements.
Soundstreak Portfolio
Acquired through our acquisition of all of the
issued and outstanding equity interests of Soundstreak Texas LLC (“STX”) in August 2021 for a purchase price consisting of
50% of the net proceeds resulting from monetization of the patent portfolio, this patent portfolio consists of three United States patents
and one pending patent application which generally relate to streaming data (including audio or video) while also storing higher quality
versions of the same data locally. The patented technology has applications in the professional recording industry, digital audio/video
industries, the drone/remote capture industry, the teleconferencing industry, and more.
In August 2021, STX brought a patent infringement
suit in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Texas against Yamaha Corporation and Steinberg Media Technologies GMBH. In March
2022, STX brought a patent infringement suit in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Texas against Parrot SA, Delair SAS, Drone
Volt, SA, EHang Holdings Limited and Flyability SA. In July 2022, STX brought a patent infringement suit in the U.S. District for the
Eastern District of Texas against Fujifilm Holdings Corporation et.al.
The actions against Yamaha Corporation, Steinberg Media Technologies GMBH,
Parrot SA, Drone Volt, SA, Flyability SA and Delair SAS were resolved in 2022 and revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 includes
revenue from the related settlements. The matter against Fujifilm Holdings Corporation et. al. was resolved in 2023 and revenue for the
year ended December 31, 2023 includes revenue from the related settlement.
Multimodal Media Portfolio
Acquired by our wholly owned subsidiary, Multimodal
Media LLC (“MML”), the Multimodal Media portfolio consists of fifteen United States patents and one pending application which
generally relate to systems and methods of recording and sending interactive messages and voice messages using mobile devices, as well
as completing a communication after an incomplete call (the “Multimodal Media Portfolio”). MML advanced $642,000 at closing
pursuant to an agreement, as amended, with Aawaaz Inc. (“AI”). Under the agreement, MML retains an amount equal to the purchase
price plus any fees incurred out of net proceeds, as defined in the agreement, after which AI is entitled to a percentage of further net
proceeds realized, if any.
11
The Multimodal Media Portfolio was originally
developed by Kirusa, Inc., a communications software development company founded in 2001 by Inderpal Mumick together with other technocrats
with a dream of connecting people through the power of voice. Heralded by the invention of Voice SMS, Kirusa, Inc. was born with a vision
to revolutionize the experiences users derived from their mobile phones.
In November 2021, MML brought patent infringement
suits in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Texas against ZTE Corporation and Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp.,
Ltd. In November 2022, MML brought patent infringement suits in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Texas against Samsung Electronics
Co., Ltd. et al and TCL Technology Group Corporation et al. The actions against ZTE Corporation and Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications
Corp., Ltd. were resolved in 2023 and revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes revenue from the related settlements.
LS Cloud Storage Portfolio
The LS Cloud Portfolio consists of four United
States patents which generally relate to data sharing using distributed cache.
In March 2022, LSC brought patent infringement suits in the U.S. District
for the Eastern District of Texas against Microsoft Corporation, Google LLC, Cisco Systems, Inc. and Amazon.com, Inc. et.al. The actions
against Microsoft Corporation, Google LLC, Cisco Systems, Inc. and Amazon.com, Inc. et.al. were resolved in 2023 and we do not anticipate
allocating further resources to its monetization.
Tyche Portfolio
The Tyche portfolio consists of two United States
patents and related assets relating generally to symmetric inducting devices incorporated in integrated circuits and in particular to
an integrated circuit having symmetric inducting device with a ground shield.
In May 2022, Tyche brought patent infringement
suits in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Texas against MediaTek Inc., Realtek Semiconductor Corporation, Texas Instruments
Incorporated, Infineon Technologies AG and STMicroelectronics NV et. al. In May 2022, Tyche voluntarily dismissed, without prejudice,
the action against STMicroelectronics NV et .al. In May 2022, STMicroelectronics, Inc. filed an action for declaratory judgement of non-infringement
in the U.S. District for the Northern District of Texas, the action was dismissed without prejudice in July 2022. In September 2022, the
action against Texas Instruments Incorporated was dismissed with prejudice. The actions against MediaTek Inc. and Infineon Technologies
AG were resolved in 2023 and revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes revenue from the related settlement.
Deepwell Portfolio
Acquired in January 2022, the Deepwell portfolio
consists of 12 United States patents and related assets (“Deepwell Portfolio”). Certain of the patents relate generally to
the manufacture and operation of integrated circuits. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention relate to: 1) selectively
coupling Voltage feeds to body bias Voltage in an integrated circuit device; 2) routing body-bias voltage to the MOSFETS (metal oxide
semiconductor field effect transistors). Certain other patents in the portfolio relate generally to method
and system for conservatively managing store capacity available to a processor issuing stores including but not limited to the utilization
of a counter mechanism, whereas the counter mechanism is incremented or decremented based on the occurrence of particular events. In September
2023, Deepwell Tyche brought a patent infringement suit in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Texas against MediaTek Inc.
EDI Portfolio
In July 2022, EDI acquired, via assignment from
Edward D. Ioli Trust, all right title and interest to a portfolio of five United States patents and related applications relating to a
system and method for controlling vehicles and for providing assistance to operated vehicles (“EDI Portfolio”) for a purchase
price consisting of 50% of the net proceeds resulting from monetization of the EDI Portfolio.
12
HPE Portfolio
Acquired in July 2022 pursuant to an agreement
with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, the HPE portfolio consists of eight United States
Patents across five patent families which relate generally to systems and methods around hardware, software and system security and capabilities
(“HPE Portfolio”). We requested and received a capital advance from QFL in the amount of $350,000, which was used to make
payment of the purchase price pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement. The HPE Portfolio is held by our wholly owned subsidiary,
Flash Uplink LLC.
HID Portfolio
Acquired by Harbor in March 2023 from Tower, the
HID Portfolio consists of seven United States Patents which relate generally to the field of fabrication of semiconductor structures and
circuits. We requested and received a capital advance from QF3 in the amount of $3,300,000, which was used to make payment of the purchase
price pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement. Pursuant to the acquisition agreement, Tower is entitled to a portion of the net
proceeds, if any, from monetization of the HID Portfolio.
Koyo Portfolio
Acquired in August 2023 by our wholly owned subsidiary,
Koyo Licensing LLC pursuant to a purchase agreement with Koji Yoden for the acquisition of two United States Patents relating generally
to a user interface at a computing device with a sensitive display (“Koyo Portfolio”). Pursuant to the purchase agreement,
after recovery of the purchase price Mr. Yoden is entitled to a portion of net proceeds, if any, as defined in the purchase agreement.
Competition
We encounter and expect to continue to encounter
competition in the areas of intellectual property acquisitions for the sake of licensure from both private and publicly traded companies
that engage in intellectual property monetization activities. Such competitors and potential competitors include companies seeking to
acquire the same intellectual property assets and intellectual property rights that we may seek to acquire. Entities such as Acacia Research
Corporation, Document Security Systems, Inc., Intellectual Ventures, Quarterhill Inc., MOSAID Technologies Inc., VirnetX Holding Corporation,
Network-1 Security Solutions, Interdigital, Inc., IPValue Management Inc., Pendrell Corporation, Inventergy Global, Inc., Netlist Inc.,
Parkervision Inc., Walker Innovation, Inc., Daedalus Group LLC, Netlist Inc. and others derive all or a substantial portion of their revenue
from intellectual property monetization activities, and we expect more entities to enter the market. Most of our competitors have longer
operating histories and significantly greater financial resources and personnel than we have.
We also compete with venture capital firms, strategic
corporate buyers and various industry leaders for intellectual property and technology acquisitions and licensing opportunities. Many
of these competitors have more financial and human resources than our company. In seeking to obtain intellectual property assets or intellectual
property rights, we seek to both demonstrate our understanding of the intellectual property that we are seeking to acquire or license
and our ability to monetize their intellectual property rights. Our weak cash position and history of losses, together with our low stock
price, may impair our ability to negotiate successfully with the intellectual property owners.
Other companies may develop competing technologies
that offer better or less expensive alternatives to intellectual property rights that we may acquire and/or license. Many potential competitors
may have significantly greater resources than we do. The development of technological advances or entirely different approaches could
render certain of the technologies owned or controlled by our operating subsidiaries obsolete and/or uneconomical.
13
Intellectual Property Rights
We have twenty-two intellectual property portfolios:
financial data, mobile data, Turtle Pak, anchor structure, power management/bus control, diode on chip, rich media, CXT, CMOS, M-RED,
Audio Messaging, Peregrin, Taasera, Soundstreak, Multmodal Media, LS Cloud, Tyche, Deepwell, EDI, HPE, HID and KOYO. The following table
sets forth information concerning our patents and other intellectual property. Each patent or other intellectual property right listed
in the table below that has been granted is publicly accessible on the Internet website of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office at www.uspto.gov.
In the table below, the anchor structure portfolio is referred to as Mariner, the power management/bus control portfolio is referred to
as Semcom, the diode on chip portfolio is referred to as IC, the Audio Messaging portfolio is referred to as AMI, the Peregrin portfolio
is referred to as PLL, the Taasera portfolio is referred to as TLL, the Soundstreak portfolio is referred to as STX, the Multimodal Media
portfolio is referred to as MML, the LS Cloud portfolio is referred to as LSC, the Tyche portfolio is referred to as Tyche, the Deepwell
portfolio is referred to as DIP, the EDI portfolio is referred to as EDI, the HPE portfolio is referred to as HPE, the HID Portfolio is
referred to as HID, the Koyo Portfolio is referred to as KOYO.
Segment
Type
Number
Title
File Date
Issue / Publication Date
Expiration
Financial Data
US Patent
RE38,137
Programmable multiple company credit card system
1/11/2001
6/10/2003
9/28/2015
Mobile Data
US Patent
7,194,468
Apparatus and method for supplying information
4/13/2000
3/20/2007
4/13/2020
Mobile Data
US Patent
9,288,605
Apparatus and method for supplying information
11/12/2009
3/15/2016
4/13/2020
Mobile Data
US Patent
9,913,068
Apparatus and method for supplying information
3/15/2013
3/6/2018
7/20/2021
Mobile Data
US Application
15/877,820
Apparatus and method for supplying information
43123
5/31/2018
N/A
Turtle Pak
US Patent
6,490,844
Film wrap packaging apparatus and method
6/21/2001
12/10/2002
7/10/2021
Turtle Pak
US Trademark
74709827
Turtle pak - design plus words, letters, and/or numbers
8/1/1995
6/4/1996
N/A
Mariner
US Patent
5,650,666
Method and apparatus for preventing cracks in semiconductor die
11/22/1995
7/22/1997
11/22/2015
Mariner
US Patent
5,846,874
Method and apparatus for preventing cracks in semiconductor die
2/28/1997
12/8/1998
11/22/2015
Semcon
US Patent
7,100,061
Adaptive power control
1/18/2000
8/29/2006
1/18/2020
Semcon
US Patent
7,596,708
Adaptive power control
4/25/2006
9/29/2009
1/18/2020
Semcon
US Patent
8,566,627
Adaptive power control
7/14/2009
10/22/2013
1/18/2020
Semcon
US Patent
8,806,247
Adaptive power control
12/21/2012
8/12/2014
1/18/2020
14
Segment
Type
Number
Title
File Date
Issue / Publication Date
Expiration
Semcon
PCT Application
PCT/US2001/001684
Adaptive power control
1/16/2001
7/26/2001
N/A
Semcon
Reexam Certificate
7,100,061C1
Adaptive power control
6/13/2007
8/04/2009
N/A
Semcon
US Patent
5,978,876
System and method for controlling communications between subsystems
4/14/1997
11/02/1999
4/14/2017
IC
US Patent
7,118,273
System for on-chip temperature measurement in integrated circuits
4/10/2003
10/10/2006
4/10/2023
IC
US Patent
7,108,420
System for on-chip temperature measurement in integrated circuits
10/07/2004
9/19/2006
4/10/2023
IC
US Patent
9,222,843
System for on-chip temperature measurement in integrated circuits
9/23/2011
12/29/2015
4/10/2023
IC
US Application
16/537,200
System for on-chip temperature measurement in integrated circuits
8/09/2019
11/28/2019
N/A
Rich Media
Patent Proceeds Interest
7,000,180
Methods, systems, and processes for the design and creation of rich media applications via the internet
2/09/2001
2/14/2006
10/16/2023
CXT
US Patent
7,103,568
Online product exchange system
2/23/2004
9/05/2006
8/08/2015
CXT
US Patent
7,933,806
Online product exchange system with price-sorted matching products
9/11/2006
4/26/2011
8/08/2015
CXT
US Patent
8,024,226
Product exchange system
11/06/2006
4/26/2011
8/08/2015
CXT
US Patent
5,983,220
Supporting intuitive decision in complex multi-attributive domains using fuzzy, hierarchial expert models
11/14/1996
11/09/1999
11/14/2016
CXT
US Patent
6,463,431
Database evaluation system supporting their intuitive decision in complex multi-attributive domains using fuzzy, hierarchial expert models
6/25/1999
10/08/2002
11/14/2016
CXT
US Patent
5,940,807
Automated and independently accessible inventory information exchange system
5/28/1997
8/17/1999
5/23/2017
CXT
US Patent
6,081,789
Automated and independently accessible inventory information exchange system
1/08/1999
6/27/2000
5/23/2017
CXT
US Patent
6,601,043
Automated and independently accessible inventory information exchange system
6/26/2000
7/29/2003
5/23/2017
15
Segment
Type
Number
Title
File Date
Issue / Publication Date
Expiration
CXT
US Patent
6,011,537
System for delivering and simultaneously displaying primary and secondary information, and for displaying only the secondary information during interstitial space
1/27/1998
1/04/2000
1/27/2018
CXT
US Patent
7,133,835
Online exchange market system with a buyer auction and a seller auction
10/30/1995
11/07/2006
5/27/2018
CXT
US Patent
6,412,012
System, method, and article of manufacture for making a compatibility aware recommendation to a user
12/23/1998
6/25/2002
12/23/2018
CXT
US Patent
6,493,703
System and method for implementing intelligent online community message board
5/11/1999
12/10/2002
5/11/2019
CXT
US Patent
6,571,234
System and method for managing online message
5/11/1999
5/27/2003
5/11/2019
CXT
US Patent
6,721,748
Online content provider system and method
5/13/2002
4/13/2004
5/11/2019
CXT
US Patent
6,778,982
Online content provider system and method
2/20/2003
8/17/2004
5/11/2019
CXT
US Patent
6,804,675
Online content provider system and method
3/17/2003
10/12/2004
5/11/2019
CXT
US Patent
7,159,011
System and method for managing an online messaging board
8/16/2004
1/02/2007
5/11/2019
CXT
US Patent
7,162,471
Content query system and method
8/16/2004
1/9/2007
5/11/2019
CXT
US Patent
RE43,835
Online content tabulating system and method
2/22/2007
11/27/2012
5/11/2019
CXT
US Patent
RE45,661
Online content tabulating system and method
11/20/2012
9/1/2015
5/11/2019
CXT
US Patent
7,065,494
Electronic customer service and rating system and
6/25/1999
6/20/2006
6/25/2019
CXT
US Patent
7,340,411
System and method for generating, capturing, and managing customer lead information over a computer network
10/20/2003
3/4/2008
8/2/2021
CXT
US Patent
8,260,806
Storage, management and distribution of consumer information
6/29/2007
9/4/2012
10/17/2021
CXT
US Patent
7,487,130
Consumer-controlled limited and constrained access to a centrally stored information account
1/6/2006
2/3/2009
11/7/2021
CXT
US Patent
7,016,877
Consumer-controlled limited and constrained access to a centrally stored information account
11/7/2001
3/21/2006
2/22/2023
CXT
US Patent
7,257,581
Storage, management and distribution of consumer information
8/6/2001
8/14/2007
6/2/2023
CXT
US Patent
7,467,141
Branding and revenue sharing models for facilitating storage, management and distribution of consumer information
8/20/2001
12/16/2008
7/28/2023
16
Segment
Type
Number
Title
File Date
Issue / Publication Date
Expiration
CXT
US Patent
7,016,875
Single sign-on for access to a central data repository
10/9/2001
3/21/2006
8/19/2023
CXT
US Patent
8,566,248
Initiation of an information transaction over a network via a wireless device
11/20/2001
10/22/2013
6/17/2026
CXT
US Patent
9,928,508
Single sign-on for access to a central data repository
01/06/2006
03/27/2018
12/20/2022
CMOS
US Patent
6,624,404
CMOS image sensor having enhanced photosensitivity and method for fabricating the same
11/26/2001
9/23/2003
12/30/2019
CMOS
Korean Patent
KR10-0303774
Method for fabricating cmos image sensor
12/30/1998
7/13/2001
12/30/2018
CMOS
US Patent
6,348,361
CMOS image sensor having enhanced photosensitivity and method for fabricating the same
12/30/1999
02/19/2002
12/30/2019
CMOS
US Patent
6,184,055
CMOS image sensor with equivalent potential diode and method for fabricating the same
02/26/1999
02/06/2001
02/26/2019
CMOS
Chinese Patent
CNZL99105588.8
Complementary mos image sensor and making method thereof
02/28/1999
10/13/2004
02/27/2019
CMOS
Chinese Patent
CNZL200310104488.4
Image sensing device and its manufacturing method
02/28/1999
03/26/2008
02/27/2019
CMOS
German Patent
DE19908457.2
Photodiode used in cmos image sensing device
02/26/1999
11/28/2013
02/26/2019
CMOS
French Patent
FR2775541
Photodiode for use in a cmos image sensor and method for fabricating the same
03/01/1999
08/02/2002
03/01/2019
CMOS
French Patent
FR2779870
Photodiodes for image sensors
03/01/1999
05/13/2005
03/01/2019
CMOS
United Kingdom Patent
GB2334817
Photodiode for use in a cmos image sensor and method for fabricating the same
03/01/1999
07/01/2003
03/01/2019
CMOS
United Kingdom Patent
GB2383900
CMOS image sensor and method for fabricating the same
03/01/1999
08/20/2003
03/01/2019
CMOS
Japanese Patent
JP4390896
CMOS image sensor and manufacture thereof
03/01/1999
10/16/2009
03/01/2019
CMOS
Korean Patent
KR10-0278285
CMOS image sensor and manufacturing method thereof
02/24/1999
10/18/2000
02/24/2019
17
Segment
Type
Number
Title
File Date
Issue / Publication Date
Expiration
CMOS
Taiwanese Patent
TWI141677
CMOS image sensor with equivalent potential diode
03/22/1999
10/01/2001
03/21/2019
CMOS
US Patent
6,180,969
CMOS image sensor with equivalent potential diode
02/26/1999
01/30/2001
02/26/2019
CMOS
US Patent
6,563,187
CMOS image sensor integrated together with memory device
06/29/1999
05/13/2003
06/29/2019
CMOS
US Patent
6,949,388
CMOS image sensor integrated together with memory device
05/12/2003
09/27/2005
11/09/2019
CMOS
Korean Patent
KR10-0464955
CMOS image sensor integrated with memory device
06/29/1998
12/24/2004
06/29/2018
CMOS
US Patent
6,627,929
Solid state ccd image sensor having a light shielding
06/13/2001
09/30/2003
10/13/2018
CMOS
Korean Patent
KR10-0263473
Solid state image device and fabrication method thereof
02/16/1998
05/17/2000
02/16/2018
CMOS
US Patent
6,300,157
Solid state image sensor and method for fabricating the same
10/13/1998
10/09/2001
10/13/2018
CMOS
US Patent
7,113,203
Method and system for single-chip camera
05/07/2002
09/26/2006
05/13/2022
CMOS
US Patent
6,706,550
Photodiode having a plurality of PN junctions and image sensor having the same
10/16/2002
3/16/2004
02/26/2019
CMOS
Japanese Patent
JP4139931
Pinned photodiode of image sensor, and its manufacture
06/28/1999
6/20/2008
06/28/2019
CMOS
Korean Patent
KR10-0275123
Pinned photodiode of image sensor and manufacturing method thereof
06/29/1998
9/19/2000
06/29/2018
CMOS
Taiwanese Patent
TWI133257
Photodiode having a plurality of PN junctions and image sensor having the same
06/30/1999
5/28/2001
06/29/2019
CMOS
US Patent
6,489,643
Photodiode having a plurality of PN junctions and image sensor having the same
06/28/1999
12/03/2002
06/28/2019
M-RED
US Patent
6,853,259
Ring oscillator dynamic adjustments for auto
08/15/2001
2/08/2005
08/15/2021
M-RED
US Patent
7,068,557
Ring oscillator dynamic adjustments for auto
01/25/2005
6/27/2006
08/15/2021
M-RED
US Patent
7,209,401
Ring oscillator dynamic adjustments for auto
05/02/2006
4/24/2007
08/15/2021
M-RED
US Patent
6,221,682
Method and apparatus for evaluating a known good die using both wire bond and flip-chip interconnects
05/28/1999
4/24/2001
05/28/2019
M-RED
US Patent
RE43,607
Method and apparatus for evaluating a known good die using both wire bond and flip-chip interconnects
05/31/2007
8/28/2012
12/31/2019
18
Segment
Type
Number
Title
File Date
Issue / Publication Date
Expiration
M-RED
US Patent
6,177,843
Oscillator circuit controlled by programmable logic
05/26/1999
1/23/2001
05/26/2019
M-RED
US Patent
6,628,171
Method, architecture and circuit for controlling and/or operating an oscillator
01/23/2001
9/30/2003
05/26/2019
M-RED
US Patent
6,831,690
Electrical sensing apparatus and method utilizing an array of transducer elements
12/07/1999
12/14/2004
12/07/2019
M-RED
US Patent
7,511,754
Electrical sensing apparatus and method utilizing an array of transducer elements
10/26/2004
3/31/2009
02/07/2022
M-RED
US Patent
6,498,399
Low dielectric-constant dielectric for etchstop in dual damascene backend of integrated circuits
09/08/1999
12/24/2002
09/08/2019
M-RED
US Patent
6,744,311
Switching amplifier with voltage-multiplying output
04/23/2002
6/01/2004
04/23/2022
M-RED
US Patent
6,646,465
Programmable Logic Device Including Bi-Directional Shift Register
02/07/2002
11/11/2003
02/07/2022
M-RED
US Patent
6,721,310
Multiport non-blocking high capacity atm and packet switch
11/02/2001
4/13/2004
11/02/2021
M-RED
US Patent
6,456,183
Inductor for Integrated Circuit
02/24/2000
9/24/2002
02/24/2020
M-RED
US Patent
6,838,970
Inductor for Integrated Circuit
07/26/2002
1/04/2005
09/30/2020
M-RED
US Patent
6,459,135
Monolithic Integrated Circuit Incorporating An Inductive Component And Process For Fabricating Such An Integrated Circuit
03/15/2000
10/01/2002
03/15/2020
M-RED
US Patent
6,388,322
Article comprising a mechanically compliant bump
01/17/2001
5/14/2002
01/17/2021
M-RED
US Patent
6,458,411
Method of making a mechanically compliant bump
10/05/2001
10/01/2002
01/17/2021
M-RED
US Patent
6,506,648
Method of fabricating a high-power RF field effect transistor with reduced hot electron injection and resulting structure
09/02/1998
1/14/2003
06/27/2019
M-RED
US Patent
6,735,422
Calibrated DC compensation system for a wireless communication device configured in a zero intermediate frequency architecture
10/02/2000
5/11/2004
10/02/2020
M-RED
US Patent
6,674,998
System and method for detecting and correcting phase error between differential signals
12/21/2000
1/06/2004
10/02/2020
M-RED
US Patent
6,891,440
Quadrature oscillator with phase error correction
12/21/2000
1/06/2004
08/08/2022
M-RED
US Patent
6,763,228
Precision automatic gain control circuit
12/21/2001
7/13/2004
10/03/2021
19
Segment
Type
Number
Title
File Date
Issue / Publication Date
Expiration
M-RED
US Patent
6,748,200
Automatic gain control system and method for a ZIF architecture
04/04/2003
6/08/2004
10/02/2020
M-RED
US Patent
RE42,799
Packet acquisition and channel tracking for a wireless communication device configured in a zero intermediate frequency architecture
06/27/2008
10/04/2011
01/22/2023
M-RED
US Patent
6,560,448
DC compensation system for a wireless communication device configured in a zero intermediate frequency architecture
10/02/2000
5/06/2003
08/29/2021
M-RED
US Patent
6,448,910
Method and apparatus for convolution encoding and viterbi decoding of data that utilize a configurable processor to configure a plurality of re-configurable processing elements
03/26/2001
9/10/2002
03/26/2021
M-RED
US Patent
7,127,588
Apparatus and method for an improved performance VLIW processor
12/05/2000
10/24/2006
03/17/2022
M-RED
US Patent
6,757,752
Micro Controller Development System
01/14/2002
6/29/2004
01/14/2022
M-RED
US Patent
6,509,646
Apparatus For Reducing An Electrical Noise Inside A Ball Grid Array Package
05/22/2000
1/21/2003
05/22/2020
M-RED
US Patent
6,365,970
Bond Pad Structure And Its Method Of Fabricating
12/10/1999
4/02/2002
12/10/2019
M-RED
US Patent
6,912,601
Method of programming PLDs using a wireless link
06/28/2000
6/28/2005
05/11/2022
M-RED
US Patent
6,496,054
Control signal generator for an overvoltage-tolerant interface circuit on a low voltage process
05/09/2001
12/17/2002
05/09/2021
M-RED
US Patent
6,194,279
Fabrication method for gate spacer
06/28/1999
2/27/2001
06/28/2019
M-RED
US Patent
6,281,554
Electrostatic discharge protection circuit
03/20/2000
8/28/2001
03/20/2020
M-RED
US Patent
6,657,263
MOS transistors having dual gates and self-aligned interconnect contact windows
06/28/2001
12/02/2003
03/24/2020
M-RED
US Patent
6,461,908
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device
04/10/2001
10/08/2002
04/10/2021
M-RED
US Patent
6,737,995
Clock and data recovery with a feedback loop to adjust the slice level of an input sampling circuit
04/10/2002
5/18/2004
04/18/2022
M-RED
US Patent
6,747,522
Digitally controlled crystal oscillator with integrated coarse and fine control
05/03/2002
6/08/2004
05/17/2022
M-RED
US Patent
6,275,116
Method, circuit and/or architecture to improve the frequency range of a voltage-controlled oscillator
06/08/1999
8/14/2001
06/08/2019
20
Segment
Type
Number
Title
File Date
Issue / Publication Date
Expiration
M-RED
US Patent
6,608,763
Stacking system and method
09/15/2000
8/19/2003
05/24/2021
M-RED
US Patent
6,404,043
Panel stacking of BGA devices to form three-dimensional modules
06/21/2000
6/11/2002
06/21/2020
M-RED
US Patent
6,472,735
Three-dimensional memory stacking using anisotropic epoxy interconnections
04/05/2001
10/29/2002
06/27/2020
M-RED
US Patent
6,544,815
Panel stacking of BGA devices to form three-dimensional modules
08/06/2001
4/08/2003
06/21/2020
M-RED
US Patent
6,566,746
Panel stacking of BGA devices to form three-dimensional modules
12/14/2001
5/20/2003
06/21/2020
M-RED
US Patent
6,878,571
Panel stacking of BGA devices to form three-dimensional modules
12/11/2002
4/12/2005
04/30/2021
M-RED
US Patent
6,627,984
Chip stack with differing chip package types
07/24/2001
9/30/2003
07/24/2021
M-RED
US Patent
6,908,792
Chip stack with differing chip package types
10/03/2002
6/21/2005
02/21/2022
M-RED
US Patent
6,205,524
Multimedia arbiter and method using fixed round-robin slots for real-time agents and a timed priority slot for non-real-time agents
09/16/1998
3/20/2001
09/16/2018
M-RED
US Patent
6,157,978
Multimedia round-robin arbitration with phantom slots for super-priority real-time agent
01/06/1999
12/05/2000
09/16/2018
M-RED
US Patent
6,117,750
Process for obtaining a layer of single-crystal germanium or silicon on a substrate of single-crystal silicon or germanium, respectively
12/21/1998
9/12/2000
12/21/2018
M-RED
US Patent
6,429,098
Process for obtaining a layer of single-crystal germanium or silicon on a substrate of single-crystal silicon or germanium, respectively, and multilayer products obtained
09/11/2000
8/06/2002
12/21/2018
M-RED
US Patent
6,134,176
Disabling a defective element in an integrated circuit device having redundant elements
11/24/1998
10/17/2000
11/24/2018
M-RED
US Patent
6,366,998
Reconfigurable functional units for implementing a hybrid vliw-simd programming model
10/14/1998
4/02/2002
10/14/2018
M-RED
US Patent
6,401,217
Method For Error Recognition In A Processor System
07/22/1998
6/04/2002
07/22/2018
M-RED
US Patent
6,169,028
Method for fabricating metal interconnected structure
01/26/1999
1/02/2001
01/26/2019
M-RED
US Patent
6,190,981
Method for fabricating metal oxide semiconductor
02/03/1999
2/20/2001
02/03/2019
M-RED
US Patent
6,130,823
Stackable ball grid array module and method
02/01/1999
10/10/2000
02/01/2019
21
Segment
Type
Number
Title
File Date
Issue / Publication Date
Expiration
M-RED
US Patent
6,208,004
Semiconductor device with high-temperature-stable gate electrode for sub-micron applications and fabrication thereof
08/19/1998
3/27/2001
08/19/2018
M-RED
US Patent
6,479,362
Semiconductor device with high-temperature-stable gate electrode for sub-micron applications and fabrication thereof
02/14/2001
11/12/2002
08/19/2018
M-RED
Korean Patent
KR10-0796825
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device
04/03/2001
6/24/2009
04/03/2021
M-RED
British Patent
GB0930382
Process for obtaining a layer of single crystal germanium or silicon on single crystal silicon or germanium substrate respectively, and multilayer products thus obtained
12/09/1998
8/21/2002
12/09/2018
M-RED
Italian Patent
IT0930382
Process for obtaining a layer of single crystal germanium or silicon on single crystal silicon or germanium substrate respectively, and multilayer products thus obtained
12/09/1998
8/21/2002
12/09/2018
M-RED
Korean Patent
KR10-0633947
Method of fabricating a high power rf field effect transistor with reduced hot electron injection and resulting structure
08/17/1999
10/04/2006
08/17/2019
M-RED
French Patent
FR2791470
Monolithic Integrated Circuit Comprising An Inductor And A Method Of Fabricating The Same
03/23/1999
6/01/2001
03/23/2019
M-RED
French Patent
FR2790328
Inductive Component, Integrated Transformer, In Particular For A Radio Frequency Circuit, And Associated Integrated Circuit With Such Inductive Component Or Integrated Transformer
02/26/1999
4/20/2001
02/26/2019
M-RED
Japanese Patent
JP4846167
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device
04/03/2001
10/21/2011
04/03/2021
M-RED
Japanese Patent
JP5051939
Electric sensor device, method for generating electric signal from array of converter element
12/05/2000
8/03/2012
12/05/2020
AMI
US Patent
8,280,014
System and method for associating audio clips with
11/29/2006
10/02/2012
11/08/2030
AMI
US Patent
9,088,667
System and method for associating audio clips with
09/06/2012
7/21/2015
06/30/2027
AMI
US Patent
10,033,876
System and method for associating audio clips with
06/02/2015
7/24/2018
11/29/2026
AMI
US Patent
10,348,909
System and method for associating audio clips with
06/18/2018
7/09/2019
11/29/2026
AMI
US Patent
10,938,995
System and method for associating audio clips with
05/23/2019
3/02/2021
11/29/2026
22
Segment
Type
Number
Title
File Date
Issue / Publication Date
Expiration
AMI
US Patent Application
17/162,354
System and method for associating audio clips with objects
01/29/2021
5/20/2021
N/A
PLL
US Patent
7,761,371
Analyzing a credit counseling agency
07/19/2007
7/20/2010
10/19/2020
PLL
US Patent
7,827,097
System for transferring an inbound communication to one of a plurality of credit-counseling agencies
10/19/2000
11/02/2010
10/23/2024
PLL
US Patent
7,860,785
Communication system to automatically refer an inbound communication
07/19/2007
12/28/2010
10/19/2020
PLL
US Patent
8,209,257
System for transferring an inbound communication to one of a plurality of credit-counseling agencies
11/01/2010
6/26/2012
11/27/2020
PLL
US Patent
8,725,630
Method of processing a phone call
06/25/2012
5/13/2014
10/19/2020
PLL
US Patent
9,948,771
Using an interactive voice response apparatus
05/12/2014
4/17/2018
12/23/2022
PLL
US Patent
10,230,840
Method of using an apparatus processing phone call routing
05/12/2014
3/12/2019
01/05/2022
PLL
US Patent
10,735,582
Apparatus processing phone calls
03/11/2019
8/04/2020
10/19/2020
TLL
US Patent
8,327,441
System and method for application attestation
02/17/2012
12/04/2012
02/17/2032
TLL
US Patent
8,776,180
Systems and methods for using reputation scores in network services and transactions to calculate security risks to computer systems and platforms
07/27/2012
7/08/2014
08/22/2032
TLL
US Patent
8,850,517
Runtime risk detection based on user, application, and system action sequence correlation
01/15/2013
9/30/2014
01/15/2033
TLL
US Patent
8,850,588
Systems and methods for providing Mobile security based on dynamic Attestation
07/27/2012
9/30/2014
08/11/2032
TLL
US Patent
8,990,948
Systems and methods for orchestrating runtime operational integrity
07/27/2012
3/24/2015
01/12/2033
TLL
US Patent
9,027,125
Systems and methods for network flow remediation based on risk correlation
07/27/2012
5/05/2015
09/02/2032
TLL
US Patent
9,092,616
Systems and methods for threat identification and remediation
07/27/2012
7/28/2015
01/25/2033
TLL
US Patent
7,565,549
System and method for the managed security control of processes on a computer system
07/03/2007
7/21/2009
01/03/2023
TLL
US Patent
7,673,137
System and method for the managed security control of processes on a computer system
01/03/2003
3/02/2010
06/12/2028
23
Segment
Type
Number
Title
File Date
Issue / Publication Date
Expiration
TLL
US Patent
8,150,958
Methods, systems and computer program products for disseminating status information to users of computer resources
05/05/2004
4/03/2012
09/06/2031
TLL
US Patent
8,955,038
Methods and systems for controlling access to computing resources based on known security vulnerabilities
08/16/2012
2/10/2015
06/13/2026
TLL
US Patent
9,608,997
Methods and systems for controlling access to computing resources based on known security vulnerabilities
02/10/2015
3/28/2017
06/13/2026
TLL
US Patent
9,923,918
Methods and systems for controlling access to computing resources based on known security vulnerabilities
03/27/2017
3/20/2018
06/13/2026
TLL
Korean Patent
20,090,075,861
On demand virus scan
12/04/2007
N/A
N/A
TLL
US Patent
8,572,738
On demand virus scan
12/07/2006
10/29/2013
11/08/2030
TLL
US Patent
6,842,796
Information extraction from documents with regular expression matching
07/03/2001
1/11/2005
05/28/2022
TLL
US Patent
6,928,549
Dynamic intrusion detection for computer systems
07/09/2001
8/09/2005
08/29/2023
TLL
US Patent
8,180,941
Mechanisms for priority control in resource allocation
12/04/2009
5/15/2012
10/27/2025
TLL
US Patent
8,055,996
Lightweight form pattern validation
11/13/2003
11/08/2011
10/06/2027
TLL
US Patent
8,086,835
Rootkit detection
06/04/2007
12/27/2011
06/19/2030
TLL
US Patent
8,127,356
System, method and program product for detecting unknown computer attacks
08/27/2003
2/28/2012
12/11/2028
TLL
US Patent
8,135,958
Method, system, and apparatus for dynamically validating a data encryption operation
11/22/2005
3/13/2012
09/05/2030
TLL
US Patent
8,140,853
Mutually excluded security managers
07/01/2008
3/20/2012
12/31/2030
TLL
US Patent
8,171,533
Managing web single sign-on applications
09/29/2008
5/01/2012
03/02/2031
TLL
US Patent
8,819,419
Method and system for dynamic encryption of a URL
04/03/2003
8/26/2014
10/22/2032
TLL
US Patent
9,118,634
Dynamic encryption of a universal resource locator
07/02/2014
8/25/2015
04/03/2023
TLL
US Patent
9,628,453
Dynamic encryption of a universal resource locator
06/10/2015
4/18/2017
04/03/2023
TLL
US Patent
9,860,251
Dynamic encryption of a universal resource locator
01/30/2017
1/02/2018
04/03/2023
TLL
US Patent
8,769,126
Expanded membership access control in a collaborative environment
06/24/2004
7/01/2014
07/03/2028
24
Segment
Type
Number
Title
File Date
Issue / Publication Date
Expiration
TLL
European Patent
EP2727042
Rules based actions for mobile device management
07/02/2012
4/06/2016
07/02/2032
TLL
US Patent
9,071,518
Rules based actions for mobile device management
07/02/2012
6/30/2015
07/02/2032
TLL
US Patent
7,631,354
System security agent authentication and alert
12/30/2004
7/06/2006
07/18/2027
STX
US Patent
7,592,532
Method and Apparatus for Remote Voice-over or Music Production and Management
09/27/2005
9/22/2009
04/25/2026
STX
US Patent
9,635,312
Method and Apparatus for Remote Voice-over or Music Production and Management
12/11/2015
4/25/2017
09/27/2025
STX
US Patent
10,726,822
Method and Apparatus for Remote Digital Content Monitoring and Management
04/24/2017
7/28/2020
09/27/2025
STX
US Patent
11,372,913
Method and Apparatus for Remote Digital Content Monitoring and Management
07/27/2020
6/28/2022
09/27/2025
MML
US Patent
7,725,116
Techniques for combining voice with wireless text short message services
11/25/2006
5/25/2010
09/17/2026
MML
US Patent
7,929,949
Interactive multimodal messaging
02/03/2009
4/19/2011
02/03/2029
MML
US Patent
8,107,978
Addressing voice SMS messages
03/27/2008
1/31/2012
03/27/2028
MML
US Patent
8,688,150
Methods for identifying messages and communicating with users of a multimodal message service
08/12/2005
4/01/2014
02/16/2029
MML
US Patent
9,185,227
Sender driven call completion system
12/12/2013
11/10/2015
12/12/2033
MML
US Patent
9,520,851
Predictive automatic gain control in a media processing system
03/12/2015
12/13/2016
06/09/2035
MML
US Patent
9,532,191
Multi-modal transmission of early media notifications
05/17/2013
12/27/2016
05/17/2033
MML
US Patent
9,686,324
System and method for establishing communication links between mobile devices
02/27/2014
6/20/2017
05/01/2034
MML
US Patent
10,552,030
Multi-Gesture Media Recording System
10/11/2013
2/04/2020
07/05/2035
MML
US Patent
10,884,609
Multi-Gesture Media Recording System
01/07/2020
1/05/2021
10/11/2033
MML
US Patent
11,294,562
Multi-Gesture Media Recording System
12/10/2020
4/05/2022
10/11/2033
MML
US Patent
11,567,653
Multi-Gesture Media Recording System
03/22/2022
1/31/2023
10/11/2033
25
Segment
Type
Number
Title
File Date
Issue / Publication Date
Expiration
MML
US Patent
11,822,779
Multi-Gesture Media Recording System
01/30/2023
11/21/2023
10/11/2033
MML
US Application
18/473,328
Multi-Gesture Media Recording System
09/25/2023
1/11/2024
N/A
MML
US Patent
8,161,116
Method and system for communicating a data file over a network
05/24/2004
4/17/2012
08/28/2026
MML
US Patent
8,504,633
Method and system for communicating a data file
04/12/2012
8/06/2013
05/24/2024
LSC
US Patent
6,549,988
Data storage system comprising a network of PCs and method using same
01/22/1999
4/15/2013
01/22/2019
LSC
US Patent
8,225,002
Data storage and data sharing in a network of heterogeneous computers
03/05/2003
7/17/2012
01/22/2019
LSC
US Patent
9,811,463
Apparatus Including an I/O Interface and a Network Interface and Related Method of Use
02/23/2017
11/07/2017
01/22/2019
LSC
US Patent
10,154,092
Data Sharing Using Distributed Cache in a Network of Heterogeneous Computers
01/15/2016
12/11/2018
01/15/2016
EDI
US Patent
9,786,163
Automated highway system
04/05/2016
10/10/2017
10/10/2021
EDI
US Patent
10,026,310
Automated highway system
09/09/2016
7/17/2018
04/05/2036
EDI
US Patent
10,297,146
Automated highway system
07/16/2018
5/21/2019
04/05/2036
EDI
US Patent
10,796,566
Automated highway system
05/20/2019
10/06/2020
04/05/2036
EDI
US Patent
11,200,796
Automated highway system
10/05/2020
12/14/2021
04/05/2036
EDI
US Application
17/548,798
Automated highway system
12/13/2021
10/27/2022
N/A
Tyche
US Patent
6,900,087
Symmetric inducting device for an integrated circuit having a ground shield
08/21/2003
5/31/2005
10/14/2022
Tyche
US Patent
7,084,481
Symmetric inducting device for an integrated circuit having a ground shield
05/28/2004
8/01/2006
07/13/2022
DIP
US Patent
6,936,898
Diagonal deep well region for routing body-bias voltage for MOSFETS in surface well regions
12/31/2002
8/30/2005
03/03/2023
DIP
US Patent
7,098,512
Layout patterns for deep well region to facilitate routing body-bias voltage
10/10/2003
8/29/2006
03/14/2023
DIP
US Patent
7,332,763
Selective coupling of voltage feeds for body bias voltage in an integrated circuit device
01/26/2004
2/19/2008
07/05/2023
26
Segment
Type
Number
Title
File Date
Issue / Publication Date
Expiration
DIP
US Patent
7,211,478
Diagonal deep well region for routing body-bias voltage for MOSFETS in surface well regions
08/08/2005
5/01/2007
12/31/2022
DIP
US Patent
7,645,664
Layout pattern for deep well region to facilitate routing body-bias voltage
06/08/2006
1/12/2010
12/21/2023
DIP
US Patent
7,323,367
Diagonal deep well region for routing body-bias voltage for MOSFETS in surface well regions
05/01/2007
1/29/2008
12/31/2022
DIP
US Patent
7,608,897
Sub-surface region with diagonal gap regions
01/28/2008
10/27/2009
12/31/2022
DIP
US Patent
9,251,865
Selective coupling of voltage feeds for body bias voltage in an integrated circuit device
02/11/2008
2/02/2016
07/05/2023
DIP
US Patent
8,415,730
Selective coupling of voltage feeds for body bias voltage in an integrated circuit device
02/19/2008
4/09/2013
07/05/2023
DIP
US Patent
7,149,851
Method and system for conservatively managing store capacity available to a processor issuing stores
08/21/2003
12/12/2006
10/17/2024
DIP
US Patent
7,606,979
Method and system for conservatively managing store capacity available to a processor issuing stores
12/12/2006
10/20/2009
08/21/2023
DIP
US Patent
RE44,025
Apparatus and method for integrated circuit power management
07/18/2008
2/19/2013
09/09/2024
HPE
US Patent
7,962,948
VIDEO-ENABLED COMMUNITY BUILDING
04/06/2001
6/14/2011
02/17/2026
HPE
US Patent
8,230,497
Method Of Identifying Software Vulnerabilities On A Computer System
11/04/2002
7/24/2012
09/24/2031
HPE
US Patent
7,353,539
SIGNAL LEVEL PROPAGATION MECHANISM FOR DISTRIBUTION OF A PAYLOAD TO VULNERABLE SYSTEMS
01/16/2003
4/01/2008
06/02/2025
HPE
US Patent
7,647,327
Method And System For Implementing Storage Strategies Of A File Autonomously Of A User
09/24/2003
1/12/2010
02/04/2025
HPE
US Patent
7,404,204
System And Method For Authentication Via A Single Sign-on Server
02/06/2004
7/22/2008
03/02/2026
HPE
US Patent
7,426,633
System And Method For Reflashing Disk Drive
05/12/2005
9/16/2008
09/15/2026
HPE
US Patent
8,027,333
IP-based Enhanced Emergency Services Using Intelligent Client Devices
09/05/2008
9/27/2011
08/15/2024
HPE
US Patent
7,440,442
IP-based Enhanced Emergency Services Using Intelligent Client Devices
10/21/2003
10/21/2008
11/24/2026
HID
US Patent
7,745,886
Semiconductor on insulator (SOI) switching circuit
09/29/2008
6/29/2010
12/25/2028
27
Segment
Type
Number
Title
File Date
Issue / Publication Date
Expiration
HID
US Patent
9,412,758
Semiconductor on insulator (SOI) structure with more predictable junction capacitance and method for fabrication
09/29/2008
8/09/2016
09/29/2028
HID
US Patent
9,245,826
Anchor vias for improved backside metal adhesion to semiconductor substrate
01/27/2014
1/26/2016
01/27/2034
HID
US Patent
9,147,609
Through silicon via structure, method of formation, and integration in semiconductor substrate
03/08/2012
9/29/2015
08/28/2032
HID
US Patent
7,772,673
Deep trench isolation and method for forming same
03/16/2007
8/10/2010
06/27/2028
HID
US Patent
10,622,262
High performance SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistors built on thin film silicon-on-insulator substrates for radio frequency applications
10/06/2017
4/14/2020
10/06/2037
HID
US Patent
10,991,631
High performance SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistors built on thin-film silicon-on-insulator substrates for radio frequency applications
07/02/2018
4/27/2021
10/06/2037
KOYO
US Patent
9,116,598
User interface for use in computing device with sensitive display
01/01/2013
8/25/2015
07/10/2033
KOYO
US Patent
10,969,930
User interface for use in computing device with sensitive display
03/09/2020
4/06/2021
01/01/2033
* Subject to any terminal disclaimer
28
Research and Development
We did not incur research and development expenses
during 2023 or 2022, since research and development are not part of our business.
Consulting Contracts
On February 22, 2021, we entered into advisory
service agreement with three consultants pursuant to which they will provide services to us in connection with the development of our
business. The agreements have a term of ten years and may be terminated by us for cause or upon the death or disability of the consultants.
Pursuant to the agreements with two of the consultants,
the compensation payable to each of them consists of a restricted stock grant of 100,000 shares of Common Stock which vested in full immediately
upon issuance and a ten-year option to purchase a total of 300,000 shares of Common Stock, which become exercisable cumulatively as follows:
● 100,000 shares at an exercise price of $1.00 per share becoming
exercisable upon the commencement of trading of our common stock on the OTCQB which occurred on May 7, 2021.
● 100,000 shares at an exercise price of $3.00 per share, becoming
exercisable on the first day on which we file with the SEC a Form 10-K or Form 10-Q which stockholders’ equity of at least $5,000,000,
and
● 100,000 shares at an exercise price of $5.00 per share becoming
exercisable on the date on which the Common Stock is listed for trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange.
Pursuant to the agreement with the third consultant,
the compensation payable to him consists of a restricted stock grant of 100,000 shares of Common Stock which immediately vests in full
and a ten-year option to purchase 300,000 shares of Common Stock, which becomes exercisable cumulatively as follows:
● 100,000 shares at an exercise price of $1.00 per share which
became exercisable on February 22, 2022, which was the first anniversary of the date of the agreement;
● 100,000 shares at an exercise price of $3.00 per share which
became exercisable on February 22, 2023, which was the second anniversary of the date of the agreement; and
● 100,000 shares at an exercise price of $5.00 per share which
became exercisable on February 22, 2024, which was the third anniversary of the date of the agreement.
Employees
As of March 29, 2024, we have two employees, who
are our officers, one of whom works on a part-time basis. Our employees are not represented by a labor union, and we consider our employee
relations to be good.
29
Text extracted from the filing as submitted to EDGAR. Formatting, tables and exhibits are simplified for reading; the original document is authoritative for anything you rely on.