LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 21, 2014) - Marathon Patent Group, Inc. (OTCQB: MARA) ("Marathon"), a patent acquisition and monetization company, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Signal IP, Inc. ("Signal") has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Subaru of America Inc., Nissan North America Inc. and Suzuki Motor of America in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Signal is asserting infringement related to U.S. Patent numbers 5,714,927 "Method of Improving Zone of Coverage Response of Automotive Radar," 5,732,375 "Method of Inhibiting or Allowing Airbag Deployment," 6,434,486 "Technique for Limiting the Range of an Object Sensing System in a Vehicle," 6,012,007 "Occupant detection method and apparatus for air bag system," 5,463,374 "Method and apparatus for tire pressure monitoring and for shared keyless entry control," and 6,775,601 "Method and Control System for Controlling Propulsion in a Hybrid Vehicle."

Liner LLP has been retained as litigation counsel. 

About Marathon Patent Group:
Marathon Patent Group, Inc. is a patent acquisition and monetization company. We acquire patents from a wide range of patent holders from individual inventors to Fortune 500 companies. Our strategy of acquiring patents that cover a wide-range of subject matter allows us to achieve diversity within our patent asset portfolio. We generate revenue with our diversified portfolio through actively managed concurrent patent rights enforcement campaigns. This approach is expected to result in a long-term, diversified revenue stream. To learn more about Marathon Patent Group, visit http://www.marathonpg.com/.

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