Neomedia: Fakten, Chancen und Risiken

NEWS! NeoMedia wins Appeal in Europe and has Revoked  Patent Reinstated
Press Release: NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. – 14 minutes  ago

BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

NeoMedia Technologies,  Inc. (OTC BB: NEOM), the pioneer in global mobile barcode management solutions,  today announced that the European Patent Office (EPO) has overturned on appeal the earlier  revocation of its European Patent No. 0832453. This patent, entitled SYSTEM FOR  USING ARTICLE OF COMMERCE TO ACCESS REMOTE COMPUTER, corresponds to NeoMedia’s  United States Patents Nos. 6,199,048; 5,978,773; 7,383,209; 7,765,126; and  8,131,597.

Now that the revocation has been overturned, the EP patent  continues to provide NeoMedia with patent coverage across  Europe commensurate with these United States patents. The EP patent is  registered in UK, Sweden, Austria, France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland.  

The EP patent had been revoked, on purely formal grounds, during an  opposition instituted by five different opponents. Following appeal by NeoMedia  the EPO Board of Appeal overturned that decision and has remitted the case to  the EPO Opposition Division for resolution of remaining issues. Prior to the  original opposition hearing, the EPO issued a preliminary opinion commenting in  NeoMedia’s favor on the issues of novelty and inventive step, and there is  therefore now reason to expect that the outcome will be maintenance of the  patent.