Altitude Capital Names Hon. Bruce Lehman to Advisory Board

IPFrontline.com
date: Tuesday, May 09, 2006

NEW YORK, NY - May 9, 2006 – Altitude Capital Partners, a private investment fund focused on intellectual property, has named Hon. Bruce A. Lehman to its advisory board.

Mr. Lehman, the longest sitting Commissioner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, serving from 1993-1998, was one of the chief architects of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. He is Chairman of the Board of the International Intellectual Property Institute, a non-profit, Washington-based IP development organization and think tank. The Institute promotes the creation of modern intellectual property systems and the use of intellectual property rights as a mechanism for investment, technology transfer and the creation of wealth throughout the world. Mr. Lehman also serves as Senior Counsel to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, one other nation’s largest and most influential law firms.

"We are pleased to have someone of Bruce's stature and experience to help us identify investment opportunities and monitor the regulatory landscape," said Robert Kramer, Managing Partner, Altitude Capital Partners, LLC.

Mr. Lehman was the Clinton Administration's primary representative for intellectual property rights protection, and was a key player on these issues, both domestically and internationally. At the request of the President, he served concurrently in the fall of 1997 as acting chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, which fosters and recognizes the work of America's artistic and creative community.

The National Law Journal named Mr. Lehman in 1994 its "Lawyer of the Year." Another publication, the National Journal, a Washington-based national magazine of public policy, in 1997 named Mr. Lehman one of the 100 most influential people in Washington. Mr. Lehman was recently elected to the Intellectual Asset Management IP Hall of Fame. Members include Thomas Edison and Thomas Jefferson, the first superintendent of U.S. patents.

About Altitude Capital Partners

Altitude Capital Partners is a private investment firm. Its primary focus is providing capital to all areas of Intellectual Property. Altitude invests in patents, trademarks, copyrights, royalty streams and trade secrets. These investments create working capital for growth, funding for future acquisitions, financing for litigation expenses and distributions to intellectual property owners, inventors, corporations and shareholders.

Altitude Capital Partners provides liquidity to the newly developing market in intangible assets. Its investments range from $2 million to $20 million. Altitude's mission is to invest $200 million in intellectual property assets over the next five years. http://www.altitudecp.com/