Ronald A. Katz (born March 10, 1936)[1][2] is an inventor and president of Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing LP. His inventions are primarily in the field of automated call center technology. Katz has developed a portfolio of more than 50 US patents covering his innovations. His inventions are related to toll free numbers, automated attendant, automated call distribution, voice response unit, computer telephone integration and speech recognition.[3] As a philanthropist and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center board member, Ronald Katz helped launch UCLA Operation Mend. He is a son of musician and comedian Mickey Katz, the brother of Academy Award-winning actor Joel Grey, and uncle to actress and Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey.
In 1961, Katz co-founded Telecredit, Inc. This was the first company to "enable merchants to verify consumer checks over the phone using an automated system without the assistance of a live operator".[4] In 1988, Mr. Katz formed a partnership with American Express Company to provide call processing services. That partnership later became First Data Corporation.
Katz has since founded Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. (RAKTL). RAKTL's primary purpose is to license the Katz patent portfolio to companies using automated call centers. Over 150 companies have taken a license to the patents.[5] RAKTL has thus earned approximately a billion dollars in license fees.[6] such as suing accused infringers who refuse to take a license.
Katz has also founded Telebuyer, LLC, a privately held company that commercializes inventions he made relating to electronic commerce and network-based monitoring systems. In the early 1990s, Mr. Katz developed a computer-controlled video system for monitoring remote locations, and an advanced scheduling and routing system for telephone and video communications. Mr. Katz leveraged his knowledge and work in these areas to create an electronic commerce system to help businesses reach customers in remote locations.
His patentsedit
Characteristicsedit
The written description of the invention in Katz's patents usually runs 20 to 40 pages, but the claims run into hundreds of pages.[2] "He has literally thousands of claims, and they differ only in trivial respects. Many are broad and vague, and sorting them out takes a lot of time, causing unnecessary frustration. Raus." says an attorney who asked not to be named.[2][relevant?]Katz denies that his strategy is to overly amend and complicate his patents.[2]
Reexaminationedit
In 2004, the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office ordered four of the Katz patents to be reexamined.[7] The Director determined that a "substantial new question of patentability" had been raised. Since then, certain members of the public have also filed requests for reexamination of ten more Katz patents. These requests were based on said members of the public submitting new prior art that could raise "substantial new question of patentability" as to the validity of the patents. In three of the cases, the patent office disagreed and felt that the new prior art was not sufficiently strong to warrant a reexamination. In the other seven cases, the patent office agreed and ordered reexaminations. All reexaminations were still ongoing as of January 2007.
^U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
^ abcdPfeiffer, Eric "Setting patent traps" Forbes Magazine, June 24, 2002
^Bednarek et al., "Katz Patent Reexamination: A Change in Momentum Favoring RAKTL Targets", ShawPittman, June 9, 2004
^ abcdefghijkBills, Steve, "Patent Lawsuit Involving Citi Seen Having Big Implications", American Banker, July 27, 2005
^"The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. and Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. Settle Patent Lawsuit and Enter Into License Agreement", PR Newswire, January 16, 2007
^Garretson, Rob, "Intellectual Security: Patent Everything You Do, Before Someone Else Does", Security IT Hub, Dec 5, 2005
^United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 04 May 2004
^ abcdefghPartial list of Ronald A. Katz patents licensed to Citibank as of January 3, 2006
^ abcdefghiOfficial Gazette of the USPTO, 2004 - 2006
^Press Release, . Archived from the original on April 15, 2004. Retrieved 2007-01-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), Los Angeles, April 6, 2004.
ronald, katz, born, march, 1936, inventor, president, technology, licensing, inventions, primarily, field, automated, call, center, technology, katz, developed, portfolio, more, than, patents, covering, innovations, inventions, related, toll, free, numbers, au. Ronald A Katz born March 10 1936 1 2 is an inventor and president of Ronald A Katz Technology Licensing LP His inventions are primarily in the field of automated call center technology Katz has developed a portfolio of more than 50 US patents covering his innovations His inventions are related to toll free numbers automated attendant automated call distribution voice response unit computer telephone integration and speech recognition 3 As a philanthropist and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center board member Ronald Katz helped launch UCLA Operation Mend He is a son of musician and comedian Mickey Katz the brother of Academy Award winning actor Joel Grey and uncle to actress and Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey Ronald A KatzBornRonald A Katz 1936 03 10 March 10 1936 age 88 OccupationinventorParentMickey Katz father RelativesJoel Grey brother Jennifer Grey niece Contents 1 Inventor and entrepreneur 2 His patents 2 1 Characteristics 2 2 Reexamination 2 3 Partial list 2 4 List of patents undergoing reexamination 2 5 Partial list of Katz licensees 3 See also 4 NotesInventor and entrepreneur editIn 1961 Katz co founded Telecredit Inc This was the first company to enable merchants to verify consumer checks over the phone using an automated system without the assistance of a live operator 4 In 1988 Mr Katz formed a partnership with American Express Company to provide call processing services That partnership later became First Data Corporation Katz has since founded Ronald A Katz Technology Licensing L P RAKTL RAKTL s primary purpose is to license the Katz patent portfolio to companies using automated call centers Over 150 companies have taken a license to the patents 5 RAKTL has thus earned approximately a billion dollars in license fees 6 such as suing accused infringers who refuse to take a license Katz has also founded Telebuyer LLC a privately held company that commercializes inventions he made relating to electronic commerce and network based monitoring systems In the early 1990s Mr Katz developed a computer controlled video system for monitoring remote locations and an advanced scheduling and routing system for telephone and video communications Mr Katz leveraged his knowledge and work in these areas to create an electronic commerce system to help businesses reach customers in remote locations His patents editCharacteristics edit The written description of the invention in Katz s patents usually runs 20 to 40 pages but the claims run into hundreds of pages 2 He has literally thousands of claims and they differ only in trivial respects Many are broad and vague and sorting them out takes a lot of time causing unnecessary frustration Raus says an attorney who asked not to be named 2 relevant Katz denies that his strategy is to overly amend and complicate his patents 2 Reexamination edit In 2004 the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office ordered four of the Katz patents to be reexamined 7 The Director determined that a substantial new question of patentability had been raised Since then certain members of the public have also filed requests for reexamination of ten more Katz patents These requests were based on said members of the public submitting new prior art that could raise substantial new question of patentability as to the validity of the patents In three of the cases the patent office disagreed and felt that the new prior art was not sufficiently strong to warrant a reexamination In the other seven cases the patent office agreed and ordered reexaminations All reexaminations were still ongoing as of January 2007 Partial list edit U S patent 5 128 984 8 U S patent 5 561 707 8 U S patent 5 684 863 8 U S patent 5 815 551 8 U S patent 5 828 734 8 U S patent 5 917 893 8 U S patent 5 898 762 8 U S patent 5 974 120 8 List of patents undergoing reexamination edit U S patent 5 251 252 9 U S patent 5 255 309 9 U S patent 5 259 023 9 U S patent 5 351 285 9 U S patent 5 561 707 9 U S patent 5 684 863 9 U S patent 5 787 156 9 U S patent 5 828 734 9 U S patent 6 434 223 9 Partial list of Katz licensees edit AT amp T 4 Bank of America 4 Citibank 4 Delta Air Lines 4 Hewlett Packard 4 Home Shopping Network 4 IBM 4 Microsoft 4 Sears Roebuck and Company 10 Wachovia 4 Wells Fargo 4 TD Ameritrade Equifax Canada 11 See also editCall center Interactive voice response Patent troll ReexaminationNotes edit U S Public Records Index Vol 1 Provo UT Ancestry com Operations Inc 2010 a b c d Pfeiffer Eric Setting patent traps Forbes Magazine June 24 2002 Bednarek et al Katz Patent Reexamination A Change in Momentum Favoring RAKTL Targets ShawPittman June 9 2004 a b c d e f g h i j k Bills Steve Patent Lawsuit Involving Citi Seen Having Big Implications American Banker July 27 2005 The PNC Financial Services Group Inc and Ronald A Katz Technology Licensing L P Settle Patent Lawsuit and Enter Into License Agreement PR Newswire January 16 2007 Garretson Rob Intellectual Security Patent Everything You Do Before Someone Else Does Security IT Hub Dec 5 2005 United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices 04 May 2004 a b c d e f g h Partial list of Ronald A Katz patents licensed to Citibank as of January 3 2006 a b c d e f g h i Official Gazette of the USPTO 2004 2006 Press Release Sears Roebuck and Co Obtains a License Under the Ronald A Katz Technology Licensing L P Patents Archived from the original on April 15 2004 Retrieved 2007 01 23 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Los Angeles April 6 2004 Terms of Use Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ronald A Katz amp oldid 1184381790, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
