M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious(TM) report on alternate potential public-domain patents

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - March 19, 2010 - M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious(TM) report today on the patent portfolio held by Alberti Anemometer, LLC, a non-operating patent licensing entity. Focused on patents regarding internet query optimization, this report identifies potential public-domain alternatives that are available for incorporation into products and services without cost or licensing restriction.

Alberti Anemometer, LLC currently possesses intellectual property describing database systems and user interfaces that efficiently displays a user's internet exploration history in a novel manner and enhances results with additional information derived from the crowd-sourced records of users who performed similar internet queries. While it is not transparent to the market what commercial intent Alberti Anemometer, LLC has for these patents, it is reasonable to assume that they will pursue sales or licensing models.

With vast amounts of information available at our fingertips, one of the biggest challenges facing members of the knowledge economy is finding ways to discover, compile, and organize the truly relevant data in the shortest amount of time. Luckily, technological advances can aid in this endeavor. The pace of business continues to move faster, and network-aided information gathering provides significant advantages over existing methods and practices in use today and will continue to do so into the future. Incorporating public domain technologies into query optimization systems can provide cost savings over proprietary alternatives, minimize licensing costs, and overcome other existing barriers to entry that exist in this technology area.

M·CAM's Patently Obvious(TM) is a weekly report highlighting unconsidered alternatives, including art in the public domain, to patent holdings across a variety of technology areas.

M·CAM, Inc. is a global, full-service intellectual property and rights (IP&R) and intangible asset financial services firm. We provide the technical and financial systems that allow public and private markets to use IP&R and IA for regulated transactions in banking, securities, insurance, and public innovation investment and technology procurement. From our pioneering work in creating the world's first standards-based innovation collateralization financial products for banking and securities to our work in grassroots innovator enablement and patent quality assurance programs, M·CAM provides the mechanism to balance the interests of public and commercial sectors to support and build thriving economies.

The M·CAM Patently Obvious (tm) report on Alberti Anemometer, LLC can be found here: http://www.m-cam.com/patentlyobvious/20100319_albe...