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Google, Samsung and others sued by acquirer of Nortel patents Rockstar |
November 01, 2013
The Rockstar Consortium that acquired Nortel Networks' patents filed Thursday patent infringement suits against Google, Samsung, HTC and five other companies.In a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, Rockstar and subsidiary NetStar Technologies have alleged that Google has infringed seven of the patents acquired from Nortel.The patents, all titled "Associative Search Engine," relate to an invention used to provide advertisements based on users' search terms.Backed by Microsoft, Apple, RIM, Ericsson and Sony, Rockstar acquired Nortel's patents for US$4.5 billion after outbidding Google in 2011.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2060200/google-samsung-and-others-sued-by-acquirer-of-nortel-patents-rockstar.html#tk.rss_all
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