Flexion can now complete its US patent used in the game distribution
LONDON, 14th of September, 2018 – Flexion Mobile Plc (Nasdaq: FLEXM), the London-based company that helps game developers maximise the potential of their Android games, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of Allowance for the company’s patent application 15/121,234.
The patent application relates to the system and method used by Flexion to modify the behaviour of software applications. The system and method power Flexion’s service offering to Android game developers and is used to boost distribution and revenues for many of the top grossing games worldwide. Flexion’s technology makes games compatible with any Android distribution channel. Features in existing Android games can be automatically added, removed or replaced without requiring access to the games’ source code and without requiring the game developers to do any work.
“Android gaming is a massive and growing industry. Its growth can be further accelerated by making it profitable for developers to distribute through the full scope of stores and channels available to them. Through us they can reach the whole market and we make it easy for them to maximise the growth potential of their games. Our service offering is unique in the market today and is made possible thanks to our enabling technology. We’re therefore very pleased that the USPTO intends to grant a patent which covers the fundamentals of this technology.”, says Flexion Mobile’s CEO, Jens Lauritzson
The USPTO has now notified Flexion Mobile Plc that a notice of allowance for the company’s patent application 15/121,234 has been issued. The patent application – SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MODIFY RUN-TIME BEHAVIOR OF AN APPLICATION BY MODIFICATION OF MACHINE READABLE INSTRUCTIONS – covers the company’s enabling technology. This means that the USPTO would grant the patent after certain formal steps have been completed.
The project leading to this application has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 719084.
More information:
Niklas Koresaar, CFO, Email: ir@flexionmobile.com. Tel: +44 207 351 5944
This information is information that Flexion Mobile Plc is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 18:15 CET on September 14, 2018.
About Flexion Mobile Plc
Flexion is the leading multi-channel distribution platform for android games. The company works with many of the top tier game developers and help them with distribution on a growing number of platforms such as Samsung, Amazon, One Store, 9apps, Yandex and KDDI. At the core of Flexion’s patent pending technology is the enabling and enhancement software that lets developers distribute one version of their game in multiple channels across several monetization models without any work required. From its headquarter in London, Flexion is now increasing its sales activities through its USD 10m fundraise completed in Jan18. Flexion Mobile Plc is listed on Nasdaq First North, Shortname: FLEXM. Certified Adviser is FNCA Sweden AB.