TUCSON, Ariz., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AudioEye®,
Inc. (OTCBB: AEYE), the creators of the Audio Internet™, the
patented audio browsing and automated publishing technology,
announced today it has retained the intellectual property group at
Patton Boggs LLP. The firm will help AudioEye protect, grow
and maximize the adoption of its technology by U.S. Government
website publishing clients seeking to comply with the requirements
of the 21st Century Communications Act. The new
compliance requirements contain groundbreaking protections to
enable people with disabilities to access broadband, digital and
mobile innovations; the emerging 21st century
technologies for which the act is named. With offices in
Washington DC, Dallas and Denver, Patton
Boggs offers close proximity to the regional United States
Patent and Trademark Offices (PTO), including the main PTO in
Alexandria, Virginia, where much
of this work will take place.
AudioEye's decision was based primarily on the fact that
Patton Boggs offers a dedicated IP
practice, with particular strengths in IP portfolio management,
licensing and technology transfer, United States Government
licensing, global patent and trademark prosecution, enforcement,
and IP transactions. "Each of these expertise is vital to our
efforts to maximize the value of our patents and the innovations
they represent, protect those innovations in the global
marketplace, license them to partners, and expand their relevance
to other audio driven technologies," stated Nathaniel Bradley, Chief Executive Officer.
"Patton Boggs offers a 'one-stop
shop' with respect to virtually all of our needs in this area of
legal service."
Patton Boggs is also widely
recognized as the leading public policy and legislative advocacy
firm in Washington DC. As such,
their expertise extends to advocating on behalf of clients before
Congress, the Administration and federal administrative and
regulatory agencies having oversight of technology and tech-related
issues. This is yet another area in which the alliance between
Patton Boggs and AudioEye will help
ensure that expansion of our innovations into new products and
markets. We look forward to building a mutually beneficial
relationship with Patton Boggs.
"We are excited to be working with AudioEye. AudioEye is
well positioned to become a market leader in alternative mobile and
Internet communications, and Patton
Boggs looks forward to helping the company navigate the
legal and regulatory issues of this exciting new field." -
Darren Collins, Partner,
Patton Boggs.
About Patton Boggs
For more than 40 years, Patton
Boggs has maintained a reputation for cutting-edge advocacy
by working closely with Congress and regulatory agencies in
Washington, litigating in courts
across the country, and negotiating business transactions around
the world. Our partners include women and men with extensive
backgrounds in government service with strong ties to both major
political parties, as well as top-flight litigators and individuals
with a keen understanding of business and finance.
About AudioEye
Founded in 2003, AudioEye, Inc. (AEYE.OB) is a Delaware
Corporation that has developed patented Internet content
publication and distribution software, enabling the conversion of
any media into an accessible format and allowing for real-time
distribution to end- users on any Internet connected device.
The focus of the company is to provide solutions to create better
and more comprehensive access to the Internet, print, broadcast and
other media, irrespective of an individual's network connection,
device, location, or impairment. AudioEye solutions also provide
comprehensive E-Learning and E-Commerce systems, as well as a
variety of Internet publishing products and services. AudioEye,
Inc., Audio Internet and AudioEye are Registered Trademarks of
AudioEye, Inc., All Rights Reserved. The systems and technologies
described herein are protected all or in part by US7966184,
US7653544, US8046229, US8296150, US8260616 and patents pending in
the U.S. and Internationally. These products enable all customers
to create and deliver highly scalable accessible voice browsing
applications. For more information, please visit www.audioeye.com
or call 866.331.5324
Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes forward-looking statements contained
within Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All
statements regarding our expected future financial position,
results of operations, cash flows, financing plans, business
strategy, products and services, competitive positions, growth
opportunities, plans and objectives of management for future
operations, as well as statements that include words such as
"anticipate," "if," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect,"
"intend," "may," "could," "should," "will," and other similar
expressions are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking
statements involve risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of
which are beyond our control, which may cause actual results,
performance, or achievements to differ materially from anticipated
results, performance, or achievements. Factors that may cause
actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements include those set forth in our Form 10-K
and other reports filed with the SEC. We are under no obligation to
(and expressly disclaim any such obligation to) update or alter our
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
SOURCE AudioEye, Inc.