Global technology provider, Serverside Group, today announced that
the European Patent Office has allowed a European patent directed to
its core card customisation architecture.
The patent grant was officially published on 26 September 2007
under European Patent Number 1602072. The application leading to this
patent defined the first of three inventions derived from the original
word-wide patent family, which itself is one of a number of world-wide
patent families applied for in recent years to cover the design,
marketing and production of customised financial transaction cards.
The accompanying image (with re-branded MyBank logo) corresponds to a
drawing in the granted patent and indicates the type of image
manipulation tool protected.
The European patent significantly enhances Serverside's
competitive position and confirms it as the leading innovator in the
card customisation space. With immediate effect, Serverside will be
actively seeking licensees to work with on appropriate commercial
terms. It will also continue to pursue its growing portfolio of
international patent rights.
James Pendley, CEO, Serverside Group, commented:
"Being granted the European patent is wonderful news for
Serverside. Given our level of innovation, we have always felt it
important to invest in our IP and the decision of the European Patent
Office, the first to consider this application, to grant in our
favour, clearly justifies our strategy. The European Patent Office is
not the easiest of offices and we expect other territories to follow
suit. Of course, while it's a great result, we still have work to do
and will now be focusing our attention on the remainder of our patent
applications."
About Serverside
Founded in 2003, Serverside Group is the global technology leader
in digital card design and a provider of innovative software solutions
for issuers, personalisation bureaus and card manufacturers. The
company's two flagship products are AllAboutMe, a web-based
application that allows cardholders to design their own unique payment
card online, and Virtual Portfolio, a web-based management tool
enabling issuers to rapidly launch card campaigns of any size, adjust
them in real time and print cards on demand. Serverside currently has
52 signed clients in 19 countries covering more than 200 card programs
globally.
Serverside Group is headquartered in London and has offices in
Taipei, New York, Chicago and Auckland, New Zealand. The company has
strategic alliances with Visa and Datacard Group. For more information
and to see a live card demonstration, visit www.serversidegroup.com.
