American International Group, Inc., based in New York, New York, has
purchased a license under the patent portfolio held by Ronald A. Katz
Technology Licensing, L.P. and licensed through its affiliate, A2D, L.P.
The nonexclusive license covers services offered by American
International Group, Inc. in the “Financial
Services Call Processing” Field of Use
including customer service delivered through automated systems and live
agents. Other terms of the license were not disclosed.
The patents held by Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. cover a
wide range of interactive technology including automated forms of:
customer service, prescription refill services, securities trading,
merchandising, prepaid services, telephone conferences, registration,
home shopping, as well as functions involved in securing information
from databases by telephone, interactive cable transactions, and various
other uses of toll free and local numbers.
Ronald A. Katz stated, “We welcome American
International Group, Inc. to the diverse group of leading companies
including TD Banknorth Inc. and Comerica Incorporated who have purchased
license rights under this portfolio.”
There are over 225 companies with license rights under this
portfolio, including over 25 energy and utility companies.
Companies with license rights under this portfolio include: Advanta
Corp., Alltel Corporation, American Century, American Express, Amtrak,
Atmos Energy Corporation, AT&T Inc., Avis Budget Group, Inc., Avon
Products, Inc., Bank of America Corporation, Capital One Services Inc.,
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Continental Airlines, Dell Inc., Delta Air Lines,
Inc., Discover Financial Services, Edward D. Jones & Co., Experian,
Express Scripts, First Data Corporation, FirstMerit Corporation, The
Gallup Organization, Hewlett-Packard Company, Hilton Hotels Corporation,
Household International, Inc., HSBC Bank USA, ING North America
Insurance Corp., International Business Machines (IBM), Kaiser
Permanente Insurance Co., KeyCorp, Kohl's Corporation, LaSalle Bank
Corporation, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MCI Inc.,
Mellon Financial Corporation, Merck & Co., Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
Metris Companies Inc., Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Nationwide, New York
Life Insurance Company, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., Principal Financial
Group, Inc., Prudential Financial, Inc., Qwest Communications
International Inc., QVC, Inc., Regions Financial Corporation, Safeway
Inc., Sears, Roebuck and Co., Sprint Corporation, Sunoco, Inc.,
SUPERVALU INC., T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., T-Mobile USA, United Air
Lines, Inc., Verizon California Inc., Wachovia Corporation, Walgreen
Co., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, Webster Financial Corporation, WellPoint,
Inc., Wells Fargo & Company, West Corporation and Zions Bancorporation.
Mr. Katz is the named inventor on a large number of patents primarily in
the fields of telecommunications and computing. He also formed
Telecredit, Inc., the nation’s first on-line
real time credit and check cashing authorization system, and was awarded
a patent as co-inventor of that technology.
A2D, L.P.
Brian Rivette, 310-247-8191
brivette@a2dlp.com
