InterTrust Technologies Corporation Awarded New Patent
Digital Rights Management Company Receives Twelfth US Patent
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- InterTrust Technologies Corporation, (Nasdaq: ITRU - news) announced today that it has received U.S. Patent No. 5,982,891, entitled Systems and Methods for Secure Transaction Management and Electronic Rights Protection. The '891 patent, includes 100 claims, and is the eighth InterTrust patent to issue this year. The patent provides recognition of InterTrust's ongoing efforts in the field of digital rights management and secure computing. InterTrust now has 12 US patents and over 30 pending US patent applications.
The Company believes Patent No. 5,982,891 covers a broad range of methods and processes for managing digital rights and information, including subject matters relating to: securely coupling rules to digital information for distributed information management; securely managing and controlling the use of content according to policies specified by plural parties; securely combining content with multiple sets of rules; and resolving conflicts between rules and policies for the use of content.
InterTrust Technologies Corporation
InterTrust Technologies Corporation is a leading provider of digital rights management (DRM). InterTrust has developed a general purpose DRM platform that serves as a foundation for providers of digital information, technology, and commerce services to participate in a global system for digital commerce. InterTrust licenses its DRM platform as software and tools to partners. Collectively, these partners offer digital commerce services and applications that support a global commerce system branded the ``MetaTrust Utility(TM).'
The statements contained in this release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, including statements regarding InterTrust's expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to InterTrust as of the date hereof, and InterTrust assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. Actual results could differ materially from current expectations. For example, InterTrust's Patent no. 5,982,891, as well as any other InterTrust patent, could be challenged, invalidated or circumvented. If challenged, InterTrust's patents might not be upheld or their claims could be narrowed. As a result, InterTrust's patents might not provide a competitive advantage to the company. In addition, other factors that could cause or contribute to changes in actual results include, but are not limited to, the factors and risks discussed in InterTrust's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including InterTrust Registration Statement on Form S-1.
NOTE: InterTrust is a registered trademark of InterTrust Technologies Corporation, and the InterTrust logo, MetaTrust, and MetaTrust Utility are trademarks of InterTrust Technologies Corporation, all of which may or may not be used in certain jurisdictions. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations.
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