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Nortel’s Patent Analysis Deal with Global IP
With 3,500 patents still in its possession, Nortel has hired an intellectual property consulting company, Global IP, to do an analysis and valuation of its portfolio. In a court filing, Nortel said it hired Global IP after submitting requests for proposals to nine consulting firm based on the belief it requires “the services of a [...]
An Update on Nortel’s Patent Portfolio
Ernst & Young has issued the 25th Monitor’s Report. Of particular interest is the discussion about Nortel’s patents, which could be worth several billion dollars. After completing a review of its patents to determine what patents should be assigned to the buyers of its business units, Nortel determined there are about 3,400 residual patents that [...]
The Battle for Nortel’s Patents Heating Up
To date, Nortel’s asset sales (aka “The Nortel Garage Sale”) have been interesting but not terribly exciting unless you take into account the public temper tantrums that Research in Motion had after it wasn’t allowed to participate in the auction for Nortel’s CDMA wireless business and LTE R&D unit. But it looks like things could [...]
Nortel Garage Sale Carries On
Another day, another part of Nortel to auction off to the highest bidder. This time, the company plans to sell the software assets of its carrier division. An interesting part of the proposed sale is it includes non-patent intellectual property, equipment and other related assets. Instead, Nortel said in a filing it will a non-exclusive [...]
Get Ready for a LTE Patent Shootout
After buying Nortel’s CDMA business and LTE R&D unit, Ericsson appears to have its sites set on Nortel’s LTE patents – an asset that Research in Motion has been aggressively positioning itself as the logical buyer. Mark Henderson, president of Ericsson Canada, told Bloomberg that: “Any asset that came up for sale that was complementary [...]
The End is Near