Pluritas: Engaged by Verizon Communications to Sell Portfolio of Trademarks and Associated Intellectual Property

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pluritas, LLC, a leading IP transaction advisory firm, is currently accepting offers to acquire a portfolio of intellectual property assets which include the WorldCom and VoiceWing trademarks. Traditional and new telecom products and services would instantly benefit from the simplicity and easy recall of the WorldCom and VoiceWing brands – making these valuable assets to a new Owner looking to leverage the significant awareness and authenticity of the brands to drive growth.

WorldCom Trademark:

WorldCom was a brand associated with one of the largest companies handling worldwide Internet traffic, which evolved into the largest competitive local exchange carrier and the second largest long distance phone company in the United States. WorldCom was associated with activities in more than 65 countries including 75 data centers on five continents. A 2001 brand study of the Top 60 Most Visible Companies in the United States ranked MCI WorldCom alongside other famous US brands.

VoiceWing Trademark:

VoiceWing was a trademark for Internet communications using a broadband connection and included a wide range of calling features and options.

Other Intellectual Property:

Pluritas is also accepting offers for other intellectual property assets related to the telecommunications industry, including: ACCESS CUSTOMER GATEWAY, ACG, ENTERPRISE ADVANCE, IDB, MESSAGE BOARD, MINI MESSAGE BOARD, ONR, PREMIUM MESSAGE BOARD, TELEX DISPATCH, THE BRAINTRUST and VIDEO CONNECT.

Intellectual Property Assets for sale:

• Registered United States trademarks;
• Registered trademarks in various other countries; and
• Domains names, including Worldcom.com, Worldcom.net, Voicewing.com, Voicewing.net, and Voicewing.org.

Key investment considerations:

• Brands with significant brand awareness amongst business and residential customers in Internet, data and integrated voice communications services;
• Billions of dollars spent to build the brands through acquisitions, advertising and marketing; and
• Each has master brand potential that can be extended over products and services related to telecommunications.

Interested parties may request additional information and additional due diligence information concerning the sale process by contacting Pluritas at:

Pluritas Main Office: 415-963-3790

• Robert Aronoff - extension 101 – email: rob@pluritas.com
• Mark Thomann - extension 113 – email: mark@pluritas.com

ABOUT Pluritas

Founded in 2002, Pluritas (www.pluritas.com) is a global transaction IP advisory firm specializing in divestitures, acquisitions, and mergers where Intellectual Property (IP) is a major component of the transaction. Pluritas maximizes value for both healthy and distressed companies by selling all categories of IP assets.

CONTACT:

Pluritas, LLC
Pluritas Main Office: 415-963-3790
Robert Aronoff, extension 101
email: rob@pluritas.com
or
Mark Thomann, extension 113
email: mark@pluritas.com

KEYWORDS:   United States  North America  California

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:   Technology  Telecommunications  VoIP

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