New Technology to Enhance Social Video Technology

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 4, 2012-- Vringo, Inc. (NYSE MKT: VRNG), a company engaged in the innovation, development and monetization of mobile technologies and intellectual property, today announced it has filed a new patent application for social video technology. The provisional patent application provides a new format for video group messaging.

Andrew K. Lang, Chief Technology Officer of Vringo, said, "Since the closing of the merger of Innovate/Protect and Vringo less than two months ago, our technology team has been creating a broad platform for innovation. We continue to grow our technology portfolio in the mobile space. This provisional patent represents the first technology of many that our company is defining with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and protecting for further development."

Andrew Perlman, Chief Executive Officer of Vringo, said, "Our creation of new intellectual property continues to be a core part of our business plan. The filing of this provisional patent demonstrates Andrew Lang's ability to create new inventions and lead our technology team."

About Vringo, Inc.

Vringo, Inc. is engaged in the innovation, development and monetization of mobile technologies and intellectual property. Vringo's intellectual property portfolio consists of over 500 patents and patent applications covering telecom infrastructure, internet search, and mobile technologies. The patents and patent applications have been developed internally, and acquired from Lycos, Inc. and Nokia Corporation. Vringo operates a global platform for the distribution of mobile social applications and services including Facetones® and Video Ringtones which transform the basic act of making and receiving mobile phone calls into a highly visual, social experience. For more information, visit: www.vringoIP.com.

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Source: Vringo, Inc.

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