OpenLimit Holding AG: OpenLimit is granted a patent in Japan

Baar (Switzerland) (pta019/28.09.2017/11:00 UTC+2) OpenLimit is granted a patent in Japan

Baar, 28 September 2017 - The Japanese Patent Office has granted OpenLimit SignCubes AG the patent entitled METHOD AND COMPUTER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR THE AUTHENTICATION OF A CLIENT SYSTEM under the registration number 6175490. The OpenLimit SignCubes AG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the publicly traded OpenLimit Holding AG.

In many application scenarios, it is necessary to identify the communication partners in a reliable manner. It must be ensured that the identities used therefore are only utilized by the legitimate entities. The patent document takes up this task and describes a solution involving an entity which confirms the authenticity of the electronic identity used against service providers. The method allows both the use in personal procedures as well as in device-bound procedures.

The granted patent was assigned under the registration number 6175490. OpenLimit SignCubes AG has made further international patent applications, also in the EU and in Switzerland.

About OpenLimit
OpenLimit stands for the secure electronic handshake. Our technologies enable people and machines worldwide to communicate without limits in ways that are secure, verifiable and identifiable. We develop base technologies and products in the following areas: secure data transmission between machines, electronic identities, electronic signatures and evidentiary value-preserving long-term storage of data and documents. Our solutions are an integral part of products from leading developers of IT applications and are used by businesses, authorities, institutions and private households. To achieve our mission of a secure electronic handshake, we enter into carefully selected strategic development and distribution partnerships.

Publicly traded OpenLimit Holding AG (symbol: O5H) as well as an operating subsidiary are headquartered in Baar, Switzerland. Another subsidiary is located in Berlin, Germany. The group of companies currently employs more than 50 highly qualified staff.

For more information, please visit https://www.openlimit.com

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