Intellectual Property
Jul. 6, 2011
Battle for Mobile Phone Supremacy On Display in Nortel Auction
The successful $4.5 billion bid by a consortium led by Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. for a portfolio of 6,000 patents and applications illustrates the patents' importance in the battle for mobile phone supremacy, legal observers said.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The successful $4.5 billion bid by a consortium led by Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. for a portfolio of 6,000 patents and applications illustrates the patents' importance in the battle for mobile phone supremacy, legal observers said.
The bidding for bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp.'s patents was unique, people familiar with the auction said, because it was done under the auspices of bankrup...
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