Yahoo kicks off auction for 3,000 patents worth $1bn - report
Tech company has hired Blackstone to help it to sell patents that date back to its IPO in 1996

Yahoo is looking to auction off about 3,000 patents and has hired boutique investment bank Blackstone, which specialises in patent sales, to oversee the sale. The Wall Street Journal, citing "people...
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