Patriot Scientific Corporation Confirms Licensing Agreement With Nikon

Tuesday June 13, 8:59 am ET

Licensing Program for Fundamental Patents Continues to Attract Support of World`s Top Intellectual Property Companies

CARLSBAD, Calif., June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patriot Scientific Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: PTSC - News) confirmed today that Nikon Corporation has become the latest manufacturer to purchase a license to the Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) (MMP) Portfolio, a group of patents that enable higher performance and lower cost designs in today`s digital systems. Nikon joins a remarkable and diverse group of the world`s most well-respected designers of digital systems including HP, Casio, Fujitsu and Sony. Terms of the Nikon license purchase were not disclosed.

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``The addition of Nikon is a continuing example that our company is in a positive growth mode,`` said David Pohl, Patriot Scientific chairman and CEO. ``Adding Nikon to our MMP licensing program bolsters the strength of our jointly owned patent portfolio and further validates our dynamic business and licensing strategy.``

Patriot Scientific and The TPL Group are co-owners of the MMP Portfolio, which is being exclusively managed by Alliacense, a TPL Group enterprise. The MMP Portfolio patents, filed in the 1980s, cover techniques that have become essential to consumer and commercial digital systems ranging from televisions, digital cameras and portable music players to servers, medical equipment, and even automotive electronics systems.

``Our strategy has been to focus our licensing efforts on true industry leaders, and we are pleased to add Nikon to our distinguished roster of MMP Portfolio licensees,`` said Mac Leckrone, Alliacense president. The renowned Nikon Corporation combines unsurpassed optical technology with other advanced technologies not only providing consumers with digital cameras, but also providing businesses with precision instruments like biological microscope systems, sophisticated semiconductor manufacturing equipment, industrial measuring and inspection equipment, and space and astronomy-related equipment.

``We are pleased that the compelling licensing program administered by the powerful Alliacense team has already resulted in five world-class licensees over the past six months,`` said Pohl, ``and we are further encouraged by the confirmation from Alliacense that their teams are currently in active discussions with dozens of major manufacturers around the globe.``

About Patriot Scientific

Patriot Scientific has emerged as an effective and dynamic intellectual property licensing company, developing and marketing innovative and proprietary semiconductor technologies. The company`s portfolio of proprietary designs encompasses what is believed to be fundamental ultra-low-power array microprocessor technology, as well as pending patents designed to protect Patriot`s proprietary technology.

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About the Patent Portfolio

The patent portfolio, marketed as the Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio, contains intellectual property that