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9 June 2006
QED
Intellectual Property Limited (QED) sells iFire Technology Corp.’s
X-Ray Imaging Portfolio
QED is pleased to announce that it has successfully acted on behalf
of iFire Technology Corp. on the sale of their x-ray imaging patent
families to an undisclosed buyer for an undisclosed sum.
The patent portfolio provides improvements to direct conversion
x-ray imaging panels.
Neil Muttock, CEO of QED, said: “We are very pleased to have
been able to find a new home for this technology. I congratulate all
involved in facilitating a positive outcome for both iFire and the
buyer. This is a good example of how QED has been able to realise
significant value from its clients’ non-core intellectual property
assets.”
Background on iFire Technology Corp.
iFire Technology is a research and development company that has
developed a flat panel display with low cost and high performance
potential called thick dielectric electroluminescent (TDEL) technology.
With superior video performance characteristics and a projected cost
advantage over other flat panel display technologies, iFire’s proprietary
TDEL technology is poised to become the affordable, high performance
alternative for the mass consumer flat panel television market. iFire
expects to commercialize its technology in partnership with major
industry players, and plans to target the 30- to 45-inch screen size
television segment in partnership with major consumer electronics
companies. Additional information is available on the iFire website,
http://www.ifire.com
Background on QED.
QED is part of Innovation Development Ltd and specialises in
commercialising technology through partnering, licensing or sale. QED
was originally the patent department of Thorn EMI, where the original
intellectual property for the CAT brain scanner was developed. QED
has a range of clients from large corporations such as British Telecom
plc and Deutsche Telekom AG, through to small to medium sized companies
and with whom QED works to evaluate and extract value from their
intellectual property. Over the years QED has worked with various other
intellectual property companies worldwide to widen its presence in the
marketplace and expand its contact network, consisting of board-level
contacts in all major fields of industry worldwide. In 2004 QED merged
with Innovation Development Ltd, to further enhance its service offering
- to prosecute intellectual property rights (IPR) using its in-house team
of patent attorneys, and to manage and commercialise IPR across all
fields of industry.
For further information please contact:
Emma Wilson
QED Intellectual Property Ltd.
T: + 44 (0) 870 351 1884
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