Seiko Epson to Purchase Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio License

June 28, 2006 -- Alliacense has announced that Seiko Epson Corp has agreed, pending approval by the Seiko Epson board of directors, to purchase from The TPL Group a license to the Moore Microprocessor Patent (MMP) Portfolio. Seiko Epson will join a stellar group of MMP Portfolio system licensees including HP, Casio, Fujitsu, Sony and Nikon.

With Seiko Epson becoming the sixth global leader to purchase an MMP license in as many months, Leckrone confirmed that the MMP Portfolio licensing program momentum is strong and accelerating. ``As MMP Portfolio licensing rates continue to ramp over time, we are focusing our energies on leaders capable of making quick strategic business decisions.`` He noted that competition is intensifying among electronics system manufacturers worldwide to become first movers in their respective business sectors to purchase rights to the MMP Portfolio.

The MMP Portfolio patents, filed by The TPL Group in the 1980s, cover techniques that are fundamental to consumer and commercial digital systems ranging from DVD players, cell phones and portable music players, to communications infrastructure, medical equipment, and automobiles.