Intellectual Property

c4cast has an extensive intellectual property portfolio comprised of hundreds of domain names, a wide range of registered trademarks and a number of patents with additionial patents pending.

Patents

In the course of various development projects, we have conceived of many innovative ways of collecting, analyzing and displaying a variety of data. Many of these patented technologies are available for licensing for use in third party products and services. Follow the links below to learn more about the patents in c4cast's portfolio.

Forecasting using interpolation modeling (U.S. Patent No. 7,072,863)
Identifying industry sectors using statistical clusterization (U.S. Patent No. 6,907,403)
Combination forecasting using clusterization (U.S. Patent No. 6,792,399)
Provision of informational resources over an electronic network (U.S. Patent No. 6,658,467)
Forecasting contest (U.S. Patent No. 6,606,615)
Prediction input (U.S. Patent No. 6,473,084)

Trademarks

We are diligent in protecting our trademarks and servicemarks by registering them with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. There are currently 28 trademarks registered to c4cast relating to our company name, various serivces and concepts.

Domain Names

In the information age, an information and data oriented company such as c4cast cannot help but be closely tied to the internet. As such, we own hundereds of domain names which are available for use in conjuction with various projects or, in some cases, for purchase by interested parties.