Ericsson sells over 2,000 patents to 'patent troll'

Sooraj Shah
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Mobile IP-licensing specialist Unwired Planet will pass on some of the revenues generated to Ericsson

Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson has sold a portfolio of patents and patent applications to intellectual property company Unwired Planet. The company, which claims to be the "inventor of the mobi...

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