HP Corp NIC Teaming

Opportunity to Purchase Hewlett Packard Corporation Patents in Network Interfacing Controller (NIC) Teaming Technology.

Our client Hewlett Packard Corporation (HP Corp) has asked us to find a buyer for patents pertaining to Network Interfacing Controller (NIC) teaming technology. This is an excellent opportunity to obtain 5 US issued patents and 19 US Published Patent Applications in NIC Teaming Technology. A breakdown of the Patent lot is as follows:

Lot PSL 53 NIC Teaming (5 US Patents and 19 US Published Patent Applications)

The patents and patent applications in this lot relate to Network Interfacing Controller (NIC) teaming. In particular, they relate to directed/multicast heartbeat packets, port-centric graphical representations of network controllers, priority failover determination, optimal path selection, monitoring network connectivity, load balancing and network administration. The exemplary patent is US6229538 Port-centric graphic representations of network controllers.

Some sample companies that have cited these patents in their patent applications include: 3Com, BellSouth, Canon, CIENA, Cisco, Hitachi, iTRACS, Lucent, National Instruments, Nortel, Panduit, SAS, Sony, Sun Microsystems, and Tokyo Electron.

The Opportunity:

The successful buyer of these patents will garner the following benefits:

*Provide a greater barrier to entry into your business sector
*Generate incremental revenue and profits through licensing 3rd parties participating in this market
*Enhancing their current patent portfolio for cross-licensing purposes
*Kick-start product development in this market with knowledge that you have patent protection

Non-binding offers from interested parties to acquire these patents are expected upon review.