Tag: nfc technology patents

NFC technology may receive a boost through new partnership in Europe

L. Green
Mobile Commerce Industry

Orange joins NFC Patent Licensing Program France Brevets, an investment fund specializing in patent promotion and monetization in Europe, has announced that Orange, one of the largest telecommunications companies in Europe, has become a strategic partner for the NFC Patent Licensing Program. The program, which was launched earlier this year, aims to make a wide variety of NFC patents available for companies interested in mobile commerce, marketing, and the numerous other applications of NFC technology. Through the program, France Brevets provides these companies with a license that allows them to…

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DeviceFidelity wins European patents for iCaisse

Sam Lambert
iCaisse-DeviceFidelity

Patents awarded to DeviceFidelity for its iOS NFC solution DeviceFidelity, a leader developer of NFC solutions for smart phones, has announced that it has received a patent from the European Patent Office concerning one of its NFC solutions for iPhone and iPad mobile devices. The patent is being considered a major victory by DeviceFidelity. The company believes that it will enable more consumers to make use of NFC-based services without having to purchase NFC-enabled mobile devices. The patent concerns the company’s iCaisse product, which is a peripheral component for mobile…

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