The Rockstar patent consortium consisting of Apple, Microsoft, BlackBerry, Ericsson and Sony has sued Google with patents purchased from Nortel for $4.5 billion.
It appears that efforts to license the patents to Google have failed and at least eight lawsuits have been filed in the Eastern District of Texas: separate actions against Google, Samsung, Huawei, ZTE, LG, HTC, Pantech, and ASSUTeK. Foss Patents notes that Google's $4.4 billion bid for the patents could be a serious problem for the company as this validates the portfolio in a commercially meaningful way.
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Friday, November 1, 2013
Apple Backed Rockstar Patent Consortium Sues Google and Samsung Over Nortel Patents
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