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Microsoft Patent Flip

by Adam Philipp on April 24, 2012

MS flips patents;
AOL portfolio
Now goes to FB

As previously reported in this blog, Microsoft recently acquired a portfolio of 925 AOL patents (earlier reports said 800) for just over $1 billion.  Microsoft also acquired a license to several hundred additional patents that AOL kept, along with the ability to further sub-license those patent rights.

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Facebook Strikes Back

by Adam Philipp on April 17, 2012

In counter-attack,
Facebook strikes back at Yahoo
And buys more patents

As previously reported in this blog, Yahoo sued Facebook last month for patent infringement.

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