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From a blog post[1] I wrote: Nortel: $4.5B / 6,000 patents = $750k per patent. MMI: ($12.5B - $5.5B (cash and assets)) / 14,300 patents = $489,510.49 per pate
by joebadmo 15y ago
From a blog post[1] I wrote:
Nortel: $4.5B / 6,000 patents = $750k per patent.
MMI: ($12.5B - $5.5B (cash and assets)) / 14,300 patents = $489,510.49 per patent.
Plus 6,700 patents pending.
Plus a hardware company.
It was a lot of money. But it looks like a pretty good deal against the market rate, if the Nortel deal was any indication.
Schmidt is still executive chairman.
[1]: http://blog.byjoemoon.com/post/9026076073/google-motorola-and-patents http://blog.byjoemoon.com/post/9026076073/google-motorola-an...