Apple and Microsoft group Buys Nortel patents

2011/08/02

Bankrupt telecoms firm Nortel has sold its remaining patent portfolio for $4.5bn (£2.8bn) to a consortium of six firms including Apple, Microsoft, Sony, Research In Motion, Ericsson, and EMC on June 30th. The sale included more than 6,000 patents and patent applications including areas such as data networking and semiconductors.

(Translated by Ding Ruiping)