[ NNSquad ] Antitrust officials probing sale of patents to Google's rivals

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Antitrust officials probing sale of patents to Google's rivals

http://j.mp/nH7k1h  (Washington Post)

    "At the time, Google explained on its official blog that "one of a
     company's best defenses against . . . [patent] litigation is
     (ironically) to have a formidable patent portfolio, as this helps
     maintain your freedom to develop new products and services."
     Then an unknown group calling itself Rockstar Bidco stepped
     forward with a whopping $4.5 billion offer - turning the Nortel
     sale into possibly the biggest intellectual-property auction of
     all time. The group, it turned out, was a coalition of Google's
     biggest rivals in mobile phones.  The sale immediately raised
     concern among some antitrust experts."

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