February 10, 2015
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`Marathon Patent Group Announces
`Ruling in TLI Communications Patent
`Litigation
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`LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 02/10/15 -- Marathon Patent Group, Inc.
`(NASDAQ: MARA) ("Marathon"), a patent licensing company, announced today a ruling in
`its wholly-owned subsidiary TLI Communications LLC patent litigation.
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`District Court Judge T.S. Ellis ruled, "ORDER, for the reasons stated in the accompanying
`memorandum opinion of even date, that defendants' consolidated motion to dismiss is
`GRANTED; that all of the remaining member cases are DISMISSED. In view of the result
`reached with respect defendants' consolidated motion to dismiss, it is unnecessary to
`reach or decide any of the disputed claim terms pursuant to Markman v. Westview
`Instruments, Inc."
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`"We intend to appeal this ruling at the Federal Circuit. In the interim, our German
`counterpart TLI Communications GmbH has already started asserting our patent rights in a
`jurisdiction that is not affected by the Supreme Court's decision in Alice," said Doug
`Croxall, Marathon's Founder and CEO.
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`As announced Monday, Marathon's wholly-owned subsidiary TLI Communications GmbH
`filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple Inc., Apple Distribution International and
`Apple Retail Germany GmbH in the Regional Court of Munich in Germany. TLI
`Communications GmbH is asserting the German part of European patent 0 814 611 B1
`against the defendants' iCloud service, as well as the defendants' iPhone and iPad
`devices, which include the "iCloud photo sharing" function.
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`Croxall concluded, "While we have had numerous favorable rulings in recent months, our
`business model was founded on the understanding and expectation that there may be an
`adverse ruling from time to time. It's for that reason we have built a highly diversified asset
`base including both US and international patents that help serve to mitigate risk from a
`single specific ruling."
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`About Marathon Patent Group:
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`Marathon is a patent acquisition and monetization company. The Company acquires
`patents from a wide-range of patent holders from individual inventors to Fortune 500
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`companies. Marathon's strategy of acquiring patents that cover a wide-range of subject
`matter allows the Company to achieve diversity within its patent asset portfolio. Marathon
`generates revenue with its diversified portfolio through actively managed concurrent patent
`rights enforcement campaigns. This approach is expected to result in a long-term,
`diversified revenue stream. To learn more about Marathon Patent Group, visit
`www.marathonpg.com.
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`Safe Harbor Statement
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`meaning of the federal securities laws. Words such as "may," "might," "will," "should,"
`"believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "predict," "forecast," "project,"
`"plan," "intend" or similar expressions, or statements regarding intent, belief, or current
`expectations, are forward-looking statements. While the Company believes these forward-
`looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on any such
`forward-looking statements, which are based on information available to us on the date of
`this release. These forward looking statements are based upon current estimates and
`assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including without limitation
`those set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
`"SEC"), not limited to Risk Factors relating to its patent business contained therein. Thus,
`actual results could be materially different. The Company expressly disclaims any
`obligation to update or alter statements whether as a result of new information, future
`events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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`CONTACT INFORMATION
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`Marathon Patent Group
`Jason Assad
`678-570-6791
`Jason@marathonpg.com
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`Source: Marathon Patent Group
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