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General Patent Licenses DTL Patent to Plantronics and SennheiserMay 11, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- General Patent Corp. (GPC), a patent licensing and patent enforcement firm, announced on behalf of its client, Digital Technology Licensing (DTL), that it has licensed DTL's patent to Plantronics, Inc. and Sennheiser Communications A/S of Denmark. DTL owns U.S. Patent No. 5,051,799 titled "Digital Output Transducer," which is an essential patent for digital studio microphones. The patented technology also covers Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR) codec and other cellular communication standards and is used to assure backward compatibility of cell phone handsets and base stations. Other applications of this patented technology include Bluetooth headsets. "We are very pleased to extend a license under the DTL patent to Plantronics and Sennheiser for their Bluetooth headsets and microphones," said Paul Lerner, General Patent's Sr. Vice President and General Counsel. General Patent Corp. represents DTL in the licensing and enforcement of the '799 Patent. DTL brought patent infringement lawsuits against Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless (now known as AT&T Mobility), T-Mobile, Sprint and other companies. GPC previously announced that Nokia, Ericsson, Sony-Ericsson, Samsung, LG and others had licensed DTL's Patent, and that all lawsuits except for Verizon, Sprint and Kyocera had been settled. Digital Technology Licensing of Suffern, N.Y., is the owner of U.S. Patent No. 5,051,799 titled "Digital Output Transducer." DLT is a portfolio company of IP Holdings and is managed by General Patent Corp. General Patent Corp., headquartered in Suffern, New York, represents clients in patent enforcement and assertive licensing matters on a contingency basis. GPC also provides IP valuation, IP strategy and patent brokerage services. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |