Local.com Corporation (LOCM), a leading local search engine, today announced the signing of five license agreements for U.S. Patent No. 7,231,405, which covers methods for indexing and retrieving web-related information by geographical location.

The patent licenses have been integrated into revised contracts for Local.com’s LocalConnect platform, which was recently expanded via the acquisition of PremierGuide. Former PremierGuide clients Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. (CNHI), GateHouse Media, Inc., Herald Association, Inc., Intellistrand, LLC and The Telegraph, including over 200 sites owned and operated by these properties, have now completed revised contracts directly with Local.com.

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