Some buyers prefer to pay a premium for a large but still vague patent portfolio than for a handful of proven rights. “So, sue me,”
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Liquidation Value of Alcatel IP Rights is said to be $3.9B to $5.9B
Bernstein Research and WSJ say that the company’s patent value is up to three times greater than its current market cap A credible news source
“Patent Transactions in Transition” will be Addressed in Toronto
Evolution of IP Deals from Simple Licenses to Complex Portfolio Sales and M&A will be a Focus at LES Conference The rapid evolution of patent
Could AOL Patent Sale Have Netted More Than $1B?
Investor Pressure May Have Triggered a “Too-Quick” Sale It was widely reported yesterday that AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) on Monday agreed to sell more than 800
Patents – The Rights We Love to Hate
A Misunderstood Symbol of Control, Patents are the Rodney Dangerfield of Assets: “They Can’t Get No Respect” – Recent record prices for patent sales and
Shareholders are Biggest Loser in Nortel Patent Sale
Where Was Nortel Management Before Bankruptcy Filing? Significant patent value was not something that Nortel senior management apparently believed it was sitting atop when it filed for bankruptcy reorganization under Canadian
Demand Builds for Nortel Patents
Who Will Make Best Use of the IP? A lot of people are interested in what bankrupt Nortel will do with its valuable patent portfolio. In fact,
Patent Portfolio Sale
Nortel Wireless Sale: Unprecedented Interesting story today in TelecomTV by Peggy Albright about bankrupt Nortel’s disposition of IP assets. “Even the process Nortel is going through