WISeKey International Holding Ltd: WISeKey launches IoT partnerships via the Trust Protocol Association to monetize its intellectual property (IP) portfolio, including both patent and data assets monetize its intellectual property (IP) portfolio, including both patent and data assets Geneva, Switzerland/New York, USA - December 14, 2020 - WISeKey International Holding Ltd. ("WISeKey" NASDAQ: WKEY; SIX Swiss Exchange: WIHN), a leading cybersecurity IoT company, today announced the launch of IoT partnerships via the Trust Protocol Association to monetize its intellectual property (IP) portfolio, including both patent and data assets. With a rich portfolio of more than 46 patent families, covering over 100 fundamental individual patents, and another 22 patents under review, WISeKey continues to expand its technology footprint in various domains including the design of secure chips powered with near field communication (NFC) technology, development of security firmware and backend software, secure management of data, improvement of security protocols between connected objects and advanced cryptography. The Company has filed strategic patents in U.S. which are essential to the digital transformation applications that are fueling the growth in the IoT market (see list patents