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"Congress shall have power... to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries."
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The United States Consitution
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8
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At Punch Networks, we have a firm belief in the power of ideas united with the fire of invention. Since our inception in 1995, we have taken great pride in fostering a creative and stimulating environment for our engineers and technology professionals. Our entire workforce is encouraged to research and to develop their ideas fully. We take the protection of our Intellectual Property very seriously. We have several registered trademarks which we have enforced in the United States and Europe. We have also been issued four United States Patents and one Australia Patent. We are continuing to develop and file for patent protection on an increasing number of the technologies and products currently under development.
If you are interested in learning more about our patent licensing program, please contact us. If you have recently received notice regarding one or more of our patents (whether sent directly by us or by one of our licensing partners on our behalf), all necessary contact information should have been included with such notice.
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| Issued Patents |
U.S. Patent # 6,377,951
Issued: 4/23/2002
"On-Line Database Updating Network System and Method"
Our fourth patent describes further aspects of our a system and method for automatically disseminating information over a network.
View US Patent 6,377,951
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U.S. Patent # 6,240,451
Issued: 5/29/2001
"Method and apparatus for automatically
disseminating information over a network"
Our third patent covers a system and method for automatically disseminating information over a network.
View US Patent 6,240,451 |
Australia Patent # 715,172
Issued: 1/20/2000
"Online Database Updating Network System and Method"
Based on our first US Patent #5,694,596
View Australia Patent 715,172
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U.S. Patent # 5,937,405
Issued: 8/10/1999
"On-Line Database Updating Network System and Method"
Our second patent extends coverage of the first patent to include any device, from set-top boxes, to cell phones, PDA's and even supercomputer chips.
View US Patent 5,937,405 |
U.S. Patent # 5,694,596
Issued: 12/2/1997
"On-Line Database Updating Network System and Method"
Our first patent deals primarily with a method for machine-to-machine updating.
View US Patent 5,694,596 |
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| Trademarks |
Punch Networks' trademark portfolio protects our core brand identities. This portfolio consists of trademark registrations in the United States, Japan, Canada, Mexico, and the European Union on such marks as:
- "Punch"
- "Punch Networks"
- "Punch WebGroups"
- "Just Add Users"
Additionally the company has trademark applications on file in the US and foreign territories for additional brand marks, including:
- "Punch Paris"
- "Paris"
- "ElectraDrive", and
- "ElectraDrive Sync Engine", and
- "Punch Sync Engine", and
- "Secure Internet Synchronization".
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