Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Tassone Joseph
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SCM MICROSYSTEMS INC [INVE]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Ex VP Technology & Product Mgt
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1900-B CARNEGIE AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/15/2010
(Street)

SANTA ANA, CA 92705
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/15/2010   J(1)   60,999 A $ 0.8891 (2) 114,679 D  
Common Stock 03/15/2010   J(1)   43,680 A $ 1.717 158,359 D  
Common Stock 03/15/2010   J(3)   62,000 A $ 1.84 220,359 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Tassone Joseph
1900-B CARNEGIE AVENUE
SANTA ANA, CA 92705
      Ex VP Technology & Product Mgt  

Signatures

 /s/ Joseph Tassone   03/16/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Reflects distribution of 104,679 shares of common stock of the Issuer by Mountain Partners AG to the Reporting Person. Prior to such distribution, these shares were held by Mountain Partners AG as custodian on behalf of the Reporting Person following the business combination of the Issuer and Bluehill ID AG, a stock corporation incorporated in Switzerland ("Bluehill ID"), in which the Reporting Person received 104,679 shares of common stock of the Issuer in exchange for 201,306 bearer shares in Bluehill ID.
(2) Original cost basis of 1 CHF per share, or $0.88913, based on the average exchange rate for the month of November 2007 as reported on Oanda.com
(3) Reflects distribution of 62,000 shares of common stock of the Issuer by BH Capital Management AG to the Reporting Person as recognition of his efforts in the business combination transaction between the Issuer and Bluehill ID AG. BH Capital Management, a company controlled by the Issuer's CEO and Chairman, Ayman S. Ashour, and Mountain Partners AG, which is an affiliate of the Reporting Person, was a principal shareholder in Bluehill ID prior to the business combination of Bluehill ID and the Issuer. As a result of the business combination, BH Capital Management is currently a principal stockholder in the Issuer.

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