Spherix Incorporated (Nasdaq: SPEX) is a patent commercialization company whose operations are focused on the monetization of its intellectual property. Shares rallied 10.23% during trading on Monday, November 26, 2018. Over the past three months, Spherix Incorporated has seen an average daily volume of 140,700. However, volume of 12.63 million shares have traded hands, equating to nearly $12.25 million in dollar volume.
Shares jumped Monday morning after Spherix Incorporated announced it has secured a 25% ownership interest in Mellow Scooters, LLC, a company involved in the growing electric scooter and bike-sharing industry. Mellow Scooters, LLC is unique in that it allows entrepreneurs to own and operate their own personal fleet of dockless bicycles and electric scooters to generate revenue. The bike-sharing industry has exploded in recent years but as Chris Hoyle, CEO of Mellow Scooters, LLC stated, “The current state of private companies taking advantage of city resources appears to be unfair and potentially unsustainable in the long term.” The core approach of Mellow Scooters, LLC is, “enabling local economies to keep revenue generated through transit, [which] is an equitable approach designed to provide a safer, more stable environment.”
Spherix Incorporated Press Release:
NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Spherix Incorporated (Nasdaq: SPEX) today announced it has secured an ownership interest in Mellow Scooters, LLC, a leading-edge company that enables anyone to own and operate a personal fleet of electric scooters and dockless bicycles to generate revenue.
Mellow’s unique system allows entrepreneurs both small and large scale to operate a local business leveraging Mellow’s proprietary software. From renting out an unused road bike, to running a fleet of hundreds of electric scooters, Mellow provides a flexible entry for anyone interested in the growing shared vehicles space. The Mellow website, www.ridemellow.com, explains the concept of the system through its Mellow Owner and Rider walkthrough guides.
“We believe in empowering citizens, small businesses, and cities to localize operation of shared vehicles and keep the generated revenue for schools, infrastructure and the betterment of their own shared spaces. We have closely studied this fast-growing area of human transportation and believe we have identified a tremendous opportunity to change who can participate in this developing space. The core of Mellow’s business, enabling local economies to keep revenue generated through transit, is an equitable approach designed to provide a safer, more stable environment. Instead of giving a distant business control of a city’s transit, cities and small businesses can elect to run their own Mellow operation and harness revenue from last mile transit. The current state of private companies taking advantage of city resources (i.e. sidewalk space, emergency dispatch teams, transit revenue) appears to be unfair and potentially unsustainable in the long term,” stated Chris Hoyle, CEO of Mellow.
Anthony Hayes, CEO of Spherix commented, “Leading up to our acquisition of CBM BioPharma, Spherix had been incubating Mellow and we are proud of its advancements. Mellow is uniquely positioned to take advantage of a gap in the rapidly growing electric scooter and bike sharing business and we are proud to now own twenty five percent (25%) of Mellow. Chris Hoyle is an exceptional, bright entrepreneur and we are excited to support his vision. Our ownership interest in Mellow gives our shareholders the potential opportunity to participate in the electronic scooter and bike sharing industry, while Spherix continues its commitment to the acquisition of CBM and the advancement of its important cancer fighting drugs.”
Additional information about the investment will be available in the Form 8-K, filed by Spherix with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
About Spherix
Spherix is committed to advancing innovation and technology by active participation in all areas of the patent market. Spherix draws on portfolios of pioneering technology patents to partner with and support product innovation. In addition to patent monetization efforts, Spherix has been transitioning to focus our efforts as a technology development company. These efforts have focused on biotechnology research and blockchain technology research. The Company’s biotechnology research development includes investments in Hoth Therapeutics Inc. and the proposed merger with CBM BioPharma, Inc. (“CBM”). In the field of blockchain research, Spherix has invested in DatChat and The Bit Daily. DatChat is a privately held personal privacy platform, focused on Encrypted Communication, Internet Security and Digital Rights Management. The Bit Daily (www.thebitdaily.com) is a daily newsletter that summarizes the current blockchain and cryptocurrency news.
About Mellow Scooters, LLC
Mellow is a leading edge company that allows anyone to own and operate their personal fleet of dockless bicycles and electric scooters to generate revenue. For more information, go to www.ridemellow.com.
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Article By: Andrew Rego
