Miami, FL and Paris, France – October 20, 2025 — Sauvegarder Investment Management, Inc. (“SIM IP”), a global leader in intellectual property-based investment and monetization, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Qord IP’s IoT (“Internet of things”) patent portfolio. SIM IP holds over 1500 patent assets in diverse technology areas, including: extended reality, hand gesture and haptics, video conferencing, surveillance, advanced video/image coding, data encryption, cloud computing, social network interfacing, virtual networking, and IoT. This acquisition further reinforces SIM IP as the premier destination for inventors seeking strategic monetization of groundbreaking technology assets and is SIM IP’s second portfolio acquisition in key IoT technologies.
The Qord IP portfolio was invented by Paddy Rice, dating back to 2004 when he anticipated the very technologies that shape today’s connected world long before terms like ‘apps,’ ‘firmware-over-the-air,’ or ‘gig-economy platforms’ were coined. He envisioned technology that would allow everyday devices to talk to each other, monitor their environment, and respond automatically—eventually making homes, factories, vehicles, and buildings smarter and more efficient. These patents support innovations like real-time security, energy management, and connected communications, which make it easier for people and companies to keep their assets safe, control systems remotely, and use data to improve how things work in their daily lives.
“As an inventor, I’ve always believed that technology should make life simpler, safer, and more connected,” said Paddy Rice, founder of Qord. “With our portfolio we’ve created a solution agnostic framework where devices and connections with ‘everything’ don’t just function, but collaborate — foreshadowing today’s gig economy, connected platforms, and reliance on real-time big data. What was once foresight is now reality: the Internet of Things, smart hubs, and AI-driven ecosystems all operate on principles we defined nearly two decades ago. At its core, Qord is about building a digital economy of data and physical word purpose — where trust, authenticity, and democratization come first, and where owner-driven permissions, governance and proctored computations turn data and connections into unprecedented real-time & immutable generational lifetime value. Placing my portfolio in a partnership with SIM IP’s global strategic team is deeply rewarding, as it means our innovations can now reach their full potential — empowering things, people, communities and connections everywhere to benefit from the next era of the data revolution.”
Jennifer Burdman, Managing Director at SIM IP, stated, “SIM IP is where inventors with transformational technologies can unlock extraordinary value—connecting innovation to monetization through our global reach, enforcement and strategic expertise. The Qord portfolio is a perfect example: assets with broad coverage and proven market relevance that position SIM IP at the forefront of connected infrastructure markets.”
SIM IP CEO Erich Spangenberg added: “Acquiring portfolios of this magnitude and versatility solidifies SIM IP’s leadership as the go-to marketplace for inventive minds seeking to realize the true potential of their intellectual property in rapidly expanding markets. Our team’s expertise, and experience with IoT assets, enables us to efficiently identify, acquire, and unlock value for the benefit of innovators, licensing partners and investors”.
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