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1 August 2002
Wacoh Corporation to license out accelerometer sensor technology

The Wacoh Corporation, the award winning Japanese technology design organisation, today announces its intention to license its patented MEM accelerometer sensor technology to US and European companies. Wacoh has appointed QED Intellectual Property Limited, the patent licensing arm of technology development and licensing company Scipher plc, (LSE: SIP) to negotiate licences for the use of Wacoh's intellectual property (IP) and to help transfer the technology to a variety of consumer product and automotive companies.

11 July 2002
Scipher appointed to license Seagate patents

Scipher plc ("Scipher") the technology development and licensing company today announces that its US patent licensing arm, Fairfield Resources International, Inc. ("FRI") has secured an agreement to work with Seagate Technology LLC ("Seagate"), a world-leading manufacturer of data storage disc drives, to evaluate and to license technologies within its patent portfolio.

30 April 2002
QED appointed to license Deutsche Telekom optoelectronics patents

QED Intellectual Property Limited, the patent licensing arm of technology development and licensing company Scipher plc, today announces that it has been appointed by Deutsche Telekom AG ("Deutsche Telekom") to license a major part of its optoelectronic patent portfolio.

25 March 2002
QED licenses Lucent audio software to Trafficmaster™

QED Intellectual Property Limited, the patent licensing arm of technology development and licensing company Scipher plc, has granted a licence to Trafficmaster plc ("Trafficmaster") to use audio technology owned by Lucent Technologies Incorporated ("Lucent"). The software is for use in Trafficmaster's forthcoming in-car vehicle navigation system, 'Smartnav'.

4 March 2002
KPN appoints QED to license opto-electronic technologies

QED Intellectual Property Limited, the patent licensing arm of technology development and licensing company Scipher plc, has been appointed by Holland's largest telecommunications company, Royal KPN N.V. ("KPN"), to license part of their opto-electronic patent portfolio.

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"KPN farms out patent portfolio" - FT, March 4th 2002

19 December 2001
QED merges with US intellectual property firm

QED Intellectual Property Limited (QED), the patent licensing arm of technology development and licensing company, Scipher plc is proud to announce a merger with Fairfield Resources International Inc.

5 December 2001
QED licenses Imagination Technologies' PC-TV tuner patents to Hauppauge

QED Intellectual Property Limited ("QED") today announces that it has granted a licence to Hauppauge Digital, Incorporated ("Hauppauge") to use multimedia patents owned by Imagination Technologies plc.

12 November 2001
Acquisition of Fairfield Resources International Incorporated

Scipher plc ("Scipher") is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Fairfield Resources International, Incorporated ("FRI"), an intellectual property management business based in Stamford, Connecticut, USA, to acquire the entire share capital of FRI. Consideration for the acquisition is for £3.2m, satisfied by the allotment and issue of 2,797,615 new Scipher shares. Completion of the transaction is subject to, among other things, approval by the shareholders of FRI.

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. The Scipher shares will not be registered in the United States and may only be offered or sold in the United States pursuant to an exemption from registration. No public offering of Scipher shares will be made in conjunction with this transaction.

1 October 2001
QED to license Toyota's automotive patents

QED Intellectual Property Limited, the patent licensing arm of technology development and licensing company, Scipher plc, is delighted to announce that it has signed a licensing agreement with Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories in Japan.

16 July 2001
Sportech Appoints QED to Manage Licensing of Patent Portfolio

Sportech plc announces that it has signed an agreement with QED, the Patent Licensing arm of technology development and licensing company, Scipher plc. QED will manage the portfolio of 20 US and European patents belonging to the Rodime Technologies division of Sportech.

18 July 2001
Texas Instruments and Scipher Collaborate on Audio Technology

LONDON, U.K. - Scipher plc (LSE:SIP), the technology development and licensing company, and Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE:TXN) today announced a strategic alliance to develop and provide a range of advanced audio technology for the next generation of automotive, wireless and consumer products.

29 june 2001
QED license Imagination Technologies'multimedia tuner patents to Samsung

QED today announces that they have granted a license to Samsung Electronics to use the PC/TV tuner patents owned by Imagination Technologies. The technology covered by the patents enables TV to be watched on a PC / multimedia device.

20 April 2001
QED Co-Sponsors Leading Forum For Intellectual Property Licensing

QED is pleased to announce that it is co-sponsoring the Fourth Executive Briefing by the online technology and IP market place, yet2.com. Held on April 23rd - 24th in Boston, the briefing will provide an opportunity for licensing executives and senior managers from international Fortune 500 companies to exchange ideas surrounding the future of licensing and intellectual property on the Internet.

4 April 2001
QED establishes strategic presence in Nordic Region

QED today announced that Göran Nordlundh, the recently retired Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Strategic Business Development, IPR and Licensing, of Ericsson is to assist QED, as Associate for the Nordic Region.

17 January 2001
QED paves the way for licensing IP with Japan

QED today announced the opening of an office in Tokyo aimed at facilitating the commercial exploitation of IP into and out of Japan.

25 Sept 2000
QED and yet2.com form strategic alliance to provide IP licensing services

QED today announces that it has entered a strategic alliance with yet2.com who provide a marketplace for buying and selling technology on the Internet. QED, will provide patent licensing services for the yet2.com market transactions.

8 Sept 2000
QED signs Philips for multimedia tuner patents

QED today announces that it has granted a licence to Philips Electronics for the use of multimedia tuner patents owned by Imagination Technologies. The patents cover technology used by manufacturers of PC/TV tuner cards.

4 Jul 2000
QED to commercialise new reliable and cost effective chip and component mounting technology

A revolutionary new method for mounting semiconductors and passive components on circuit substrates has been developed by US Corporation STS ATL. This new technology, called MicroSite, has significant implications for the electronics assembly industry. MicroSite significantly reduces the physical size and production costs of circuit assemblies, as well as facilitating thin and flat semiconductor packages.

3 Jul 2000
An interview by Ventius with David Hulston, Managing Director of QED, about licensing intellectual property.

Last week, Ventius interviewed David Hulston, managing director of London-based QED Intellectual Property Ltd. QED specialises in creating value for their clients by commercialising patents. Last week, QED began taking action to enforce a patent on hyperlink technology held by British Telecom.

19 Jun 2000
QED appointed to license an Internet patent in the USA

Scipher plc, the technology development and licensing company, announces that its Intellectual Property licensing business, QED, has been appointed by British Telecommunications plc to license a patent in the USA which covers hyperlinks on the World Wide Web.

23 May 2000
Extract from Imagination Technologies Preliminary Results

Imagination Technologies Group plc, the international designer and supplier of market leading graphics, video and audio technologies and products, announced record preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2000. The following is an extract from the Chairman's Statement

16 May 2000
QED completes licensing deal to Digital Vision Sweden for colour correction Patent on behalf of Cintel Inc.

Scipher plc, the technology development and licensing company, announces that its Intellectual Property (IP) licensing arm QED, has signed a licensing agreement on behalf of Cintel Inc. - the industry leader in telecine systems - to Digital Vision Sweden (DVS) for its colour correction patent.

6 Apr 2000
QED appointed to exploit Multimedia patents from Imagination Technologies

Imagination Technologies Group plc - the international company that develops, licenses and supplies market-leading 2D/3D graphics, digital video, audio and speech technologies and products - has today announced the next step in the company's strategy to license its technology.

27 Mar 2000
QED signs significant licensing agreements with key optical fibre manufacturers

QED announces that it has signed significant licensing agreements for the use of optical fibre amplifiers - developed by BT and licensed by QED - with a number of the world's key optical fibre cable manufacturers.

14 Jan 2000
Telstra (Australia) appoints QED to license VCSEL patents

Versatile lasers to power the next generation of high-speed local area networks.
Telstra, the leading full-service telecommunications and information services company in Australia, has appointed QED Intellectual Property Ltd, a Scipher company, to license its patents for Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSEL)

18 Aug 1999
QED Signs First Licensee for Videologic PC/TV Tuner Patent

Videologic expands on its technology licensing - Engages QED Intellectual Property Ltd to Exploit Patents.
VideoLogic – the international company that develops, designs and supplies market-leading 2D/3D graphics, video and audio technologies and products – has today announced the next step in the company’s strategy to license its technology.

30 Jun 1999
QED to Commercialise BT's Optical Fibre Amplifier Patents

Following on from a review of its patent portfolio, British Telecommunications plc, the UK's leading telecommunications operator has appointed QED to commercialise its patent portfolio in the area of optical fibre amplifiers.

25 May 1999
QED to Commercialise Escher-Grad Patents on Laser Beam-shaping

Escher-Grad Technologies Inc., a world-wide industry leader in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of advanced-technology, high-resolution laser imaging systems has appointed QED to commercialise its patents on laser beam-shaping.

9 Mar 1999
QED to license PC/TV tuner patent

QED Intellectual Property Ltd, a Scipher company, has begun licensing patents which concern the integration of broadcast TV signals with PCs, to manufacturers of TV tuner cards.

5 Mar 1999
QED appointed to exploit video remastering IP

QED Intellectual Property Ltd, a Scipher company, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement to exploit the intellectual property (IP) developed for a UK company at the University of Cambridge in the area of video re-mastering.

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