Our Legal Representation and Claim Language
U.S.A.
Dr. Steven Colby Ph.D. JD.
Patent Attorney, Partner,
Rimon Law,
423 Washington Street, Suite 600,
San Francisco, CA, 94111
U.S.A.
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Email: Steven.colby@rimonlaw.com
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United Kingdom
Mr. Ben Snipe
Patent Attorney
SC Patents
35 Kingsland Road,
London E2 8AA
United Kingdom
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Email: ben.snipe@scpatents.com
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RFID SHIELDING WALLETS, PURSES AND BAGS IMPORTED INTO OR MANUFACTURED IN THE USA, EU & GB COMBINING RFID SHIELDING WITH A LOSS PREVENTION BLUETOOTH TAG OR DEDICATED POUCH OR SPACE FOR A LOSS PREVENTION TAG COULD INDUCE INFRINGEMENT OR DIRECTLY INFRINGE OUR GRANTED PATENT.
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WE ARE HAPPY TO SHARE OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DETERMINED TO PROTECT IT!
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REF VB PATENT No: USRE47189 EU 11723106.8 GB 2479443 GB 2453859
Intellectual property extracts from our granted Patent
Claims made :
USRE47189 Granted – Prior Art reference GB 2479443 – E.U. 11723106.8
Claim1. An apparatus comprising a shield for a passive device and a receiver remotely coupled to the shield, the shield being adapted to provide radio frequency shielding to block selected radio frequencies the shield further comprising a transmitter to send a coupling signal being of at least one or more blocked frequencies, the receiver having the means to monitor the distance between the receiver and transmitter.
Claim 3. Set as a locating device to detect or provide an alert signal when in range.
Claim4. A time or date when distance exceeded.
Claim 5. Search for the shield in order pair with a transmitter the receiver having the means to activate the alert.
Claim 6. A Vibrating Alert, a sound alert, a visual alert able to increase in pitch.
Claim 10.A receiver incorporated in a mobile phone, the receiver being able to monitor the distance between the receiver and transmitter.
Claim 11. The receiver has the means to detect signals from a plurality (several) coupled transmitters.
Claim 12. At least a Bluetooth signal, Radio Frequency Signal and or a Wi-Fi Signal.
Claim 13. The receiver has the means to indicate the presence of a transmitter.
Claim 16. Wherein a plurality of further receivers is provided in a linked network.
Claim 18. The apparatus of Claim 1 where the shield and transmitter are incorporated in at least one of the following: a bag, wallet, purse, item of clothing, document, book and passport.
Claim 22. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the shield is fixed to the transmitter by incorporation into a wallet or purse.
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We understand your first reaction to our proposal for a collaboration is to attack the VB patent, however, in anticipation of this, VB sent its patent back to the USPTO for a re-grant, to remove ambiguity and in essence allowing the USPTO to attack our patent!
The Patent was re-Granted.
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