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Ericsson’s Nortel bid approved; but what of the LTE patents?

What will happen to Nortel's LTE patents?

As it prepares to bow out of the telecoms infrastructure business, Canadian firm Nortel said that Ericsson’s $1.13bn bid for its LTE and CDMA assets has been approved.

Nortel 4G patents may not be worth that much

Nortel 4G patents may not be worth as much as first thought

Embattled Canadian vendor Nortel may have held on to some of its key LTE patents when it flogged much of its mobile business to Nokia Siemens Networks last month, but there is some debate as to whether that IPR will be the nice little earner Nortel hopes.

Qualcomm, Broadcom end chip shop spat

Qualcomm, Broadcom end chip shop spat

US chip giants Qualcomm and Broadcom have finally buried the hatchet over their long standing patent dispute, granting each other rights to their respective patent portfolios.