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ContentGuard Licenses Digital Rights Management Patents to LGE for Mobile Handsets

2007-03-07 14:05 3689

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- ContentGuard, Inc. a leading developer of digital rights management (DRM) intellectual property, today announced a global patent licensing agreement with LG Electronics Inc. (LGE). Under the agreement, ContentGuard, which has a large, foundational portfolio of DRM-related patents, has licensed its DRM intellectual property and know-how to LGE for the development, manufacturing and marketing of mobile handset devices capable of receiving DRM-enabled content.

"We are extremely pleased that LGE will use our intellectual property in its mobile devices to help advance the secure delivery of digital content distribution in the wireless realm," said Rob Logan, CEO of ContentGuard. "This agreement adds another leading industry player to our marquee list of licensees, and validates the importance of our DRM patents for the future of digital content delivery."

About ContentGuard, Inc.

ContentGuard develops and licenses the premier patent portfolio in digital rights management (DRM) technology. The Company’s portfolio is comprised of 148 issued patents and over 300 pending applications worldwide. ContentGuard has developed strong relationships with companies that facilitate the seamless movement of digital content across devices, maintaining the rights of content owners and meeting the needs of consumers. ContentGuard’s major shareholders are Microsoft Corporation, Thomson, and Time Warner, Inc. For more information about ContentGuard and its DRM technology please visit http://www.contentguard.com .

Source: ContentGuard, Inc.
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