Not Google, but a consortium of Apple, Microsoft, Sony, and RIM, with the extensive package telecompatenten of Nortel to go. The sale makes Android a bigger target for claims of patent infringement.
For a long time it looked that Google is at the longest end would pull at the auction of the patents of the bankrupt Nortel Networks. Eventually, however, a consortium of Apple, Microsoft, EMS, Ericsson, Sony and RIM that, after payment of 4.5 billion dollar owner of the package will call. Moreover the Canadian and American justice is still about the outcome to express, and the sale is likely in the third quarter completed.
The bundle consists of 6000 patents that techniques are describe for wireless communication, 4g, voice, optical networking, and so on. Also would they relate to search techniques and social networking. “The size and the value of this transaction is unprecedented, as is the interest in the portfolio among major companies around the world”, said George Riedel, chief of the business branch of Nortel.
RIM took a $ 770 million dollar account for and Ericsson paid 340 million. Unknown is how much Microsoft and Apple have contributed. It is clear that the misgrijpen of Google will cause Android a bigger target for claims of patent infringements. With claims that Android technology which Microsoft patents, know Microsoft now more and more companies Android systems, pick to pay. Google is also under fire from Oracle due to patent infringements of Android.