ThinPrint receives European basic patent for bandwidth management

The European Patent Office granted the patent in twenty European countries.
(Berlin, June 2007) The European Patent Office had already granted ThinPrint GmbH a patent (EP 1 262 035 B1) on May 31, 2006, on a process of transferring data in networks, which is the technical basis of bandwidth management in networks.

Core of the process is limitation of the bandwidth for one or more data streams so that other applications do not become influenced. The patent is a classic process patent and not one of the controversial software patents.

"We are pleased about this confirmation that ThinPrint is inventor and legitimate owner of the bandwidth management technology. Our technology is a milestone for distributed networks and has been used for years in thousands of companies," states Carsten Mickeleit, Managing Director of ThinPrint GmbH. "This patent is an important part of our strategic patent portfolio, but at the same time, it is also recognition for our high investments in research and development."

As a company oriented towards both partners and customers, ThinPrint offers fairly priced retroactive licensing for manufacturers who use or would like to use this technology. Customers and manufacturers who want to know whether the software they use or sell is affected by the patent can download the patent from the ThinPrint website at www.thinprint.com/patents or address inquiries to patent@thinprint.com.