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July 12, 2011 11:43 am EDT
Original Link: http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/12/its-official-nortel-patents-sale-approved-in-us-and-canada/
It's official: Nortel patent sale approved by US and Canada
Nortel was just looking for some quick cash when the company put its 6,000 telecommunications patents up for auction. Then Google decided that IP would make a mighty fine troll deterrent, and started a crazy bidding war to get it. A coalition of the willing -- including Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, RIM, and Sony -- opposed Big G and paid $4.5 billion for the prize portfolio pending approval by the powers that be. Well, both Canadian and US judges just gave the purchase two thumbs up, and the deal is officially done. Now the question is whether the auction's victors will use these patents as a shield against those with trollish intentions or as a sword to strike at their enemies?It's official: Nortel patent sale approved by US and Canada originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Jul 2011 07:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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