EANS-News: Identive Group Inc. / Identive Receives U.S. Patent for Tag on Metal (tom™) RFID Technology

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SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, December 3, 2012 (euro
adhoc) - Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a
provider of solutions and services for the identification, security
and RFID industries, today announced that it has been awarded patent
8,269,688 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for an
application of its 'tag on metal' (tom™) technology, which utilizes
specialized magnetic shielding to allow radio frequency
identification (RFID) tags to be used on metal devices or equipment,
which normally interfere with RFID signal performance.

"Identive's tom technology allows RFID tags to be used to add mobile
payment or near field communication (NFC) functionality to
smartphones that are already in the market today. This latest patent
builds on other patented and patent-pending inventions within our
RFID tag on metal product family and reinforces Identive's position
as a leading developer of solutions for emerging markets such as NFC,
payment and mobility," said Joe Tassone, executive vice president of
technology and product management for Identive.

About Identive Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV) is
focused on building the world's signature company in Secure ID. The
company's products, software, systems and services address the
markets for identity management, physical and logical access control,
cashless payment, NFC solutions and a host of RFID-enabled
applications for customers in the government, enterprise, consumer,
education and healthcare sectors. Identive's mission is to build a
lasting business of scale and technology based on a combination of
strong technology-driven organic growth and disciplined acquisitive
expansion. The company delivers up-to-date information on its
activity as well as industry trends through its industry-leading
social media initiatives and educational resource, AskIdentive.com.
For additional information, please visit www.identive-group.com or
follow on Twitter at @IdentiveGroup.

Note: Identive, the Identive logo and tom are trademarks of Identive
Group, Inc, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. All other
company, product or service names may be trademarks or registered
trademarks of others and are the property of their respective owners.

Further inquiry note:
Darby Dye, +1 949 553-4251, ddye@identive-group.com
Lennart Streibel, +49 89 9595-5195, lstreibel@identive-group.com

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company: Identive Group Inc.
Carnegie Ave., Bldg. B 1900
US-CA 92705 Santa Ana
phone: +1 949 553 4280
FAX: +49 89 9595-5555
mail: investorrelations@identive-group.com
WWW: http://www.identive-group.com
sector: Computing & Information Technology
ISIN: US45170X1063
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