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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

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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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