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August 18,
2011 We always knew “time travel” was profitable: TiVo and their “Time Warping System” As announced in their settlement press release, TiVo, Dish Network, and EchoStar have settled their patent
disputes, with $500 million...
July 15, 2011 The dust settling on the $4.5 Billion Nortel patent auction… just to be kicked up again? Just two weeks ago Nortel announced the outcome of its highly anticipated patent portfolio auction. In an interesting twist, no single buyer...
June 27, 2011 Google, Apple, Intel, and others go head-to-head in auction for Nortel's patent portfolio On Monday, June 27th, 2011, the highly anticipated auction for Nortel’s patent portfolio will begin. Google has kicked things off with their...
July 15, 2011 The dust settling on the $4.5 Billion Nortel patent auction… just to be kicked up again? Just two weeks ago Nortel announced the outcome of its highly anticipated patent portfolio auction. In an interesting twist, no single buyer...
June 27, 2011 Google, Apple, Intel, and others go head-to-head in auction for Nortel's patent portfolio On Monday, June 27th, 2011, the highly anticipated auction for Nortel’s patent portfolio will begin. Google has kicked things off with their...
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