HP Corp POS

Opportunity to Purchase HP Corporation Patents in POS Hardware and Software

Our client Hewlett Packard Corporation (HP Corp) has asked us to find a buyer for a fundamental patent portfolio in POS Hardware and Software. This is an excellent opportunity to obtain fundamental patents in POS Technologies. A breakdown of the Patent lots is as follows:

Patent Lot (PSL 6): VeriFone POS Hardware and related Software and Smart Card Portfolio
HP is seeking to sell 43 US issued patents, 5 pending US applications, 14 foreign counterpart patents and applications, which were developed by VeriFone, a former subsidiary of HP. This offering provide a unique opportunity to own a focused portfolio hardware, smart card and software patents that were developed by the leading provider of solutions and infrastructure products to enable secure electronic payments at the point-of-sale (POS)

Some Exemplary patents include: US 5,324,922 Apparatus and method for managing transactions, US 5,438,184 – Method and apparatus for electronic cash transactions, US 5,263,164 – Method and structure for determining transaction system hardware and software configurations

Some sample companies that have cited these patents in their patent applications include: Lucent Technologies, IBM, Symbol Technologies, Microsoft and Visa International Services.

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.

The Patent Lot has a minimum purchase price of $500,000 USD. Non-binding proposals from interested parties to acquire these patents are expected upon review.