Search for: "BIDCO" Results 1 - 20 of 32
Sorted by Relevance | Sort by Date
RSS Subscribe: 20 results | 100 results
12 Mar 2012, 1:48 pm by Doug Isenberg
That deal was struck last June by the Rockstar Bidco consortium — a group of companies led by Apple that sought ownership of some 6,000 patents and patent applications from the bankrupt Canadian telecom equipment maker. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 5:42 am by Bala Krishnan
(“Apple”), Rockstar Bidco, LP (“Rockstar”), Intel Corporation (“Intel”) and Norpax LLC (“Norpax”). [read post]
15 Feb 2017, 2:24 pm by Joe Mullin
Enlarge / Nokia's Flexi Multiradio 10 base station, affixed to a brick wall. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 9:22 pm by Josh Wright
The DOJ’s recent press release on the Google/Motorola, Rockstar Bidco, and Apple/ Novell transactions struck me as a bit odd when I read it. [read post]
14 Mar 2012, 7:16 am by Joshua Wright
The DOJ’s recent press release on the Google/Motorola, Rockstar Bidco, and Apple/ Novell transactions struck me as a bit odd when I read it. [read post]
29 Jul 2011, 7:27 pm
" The Jelly Patrol had given Bidco to go-ahead, blithely saying that it didn't want to affect the outcome, but has since gotten jittery. [read post]
16 Dec 2011, 11:38 am by David Balto
Importantly, Google’s acquisition of MMI is very different from Rockstar Bidco’s purchase of Nortel’s patents because Google is a single firm fighting to establish its own defensive position, whereas Rockstar Bidco is a cadre of competitors aiming to prevent others from effectively competing with them. [read post]
17 Apr 2014, 9:59 pm by Florian Mueller
But Apple contributed $2.6 billion, or fifty-eight percent of the $4.5 billion total investment in Rockstar Bidco. [...] [read post]
31 Oct 2013, 8:10 pm by Joe Mullin
Instead, they went to a group of competitors—Microsoft, Apple, RIM, Ericsson, and Sony—operating under the name "Rockstar Bidco." [read post]
24 Mar 2022, 4:32 am by Krzysztof Pacula
This is the legal issue that the Court addresses in the judgement delivered this morning in the case Galapagos BidCo, C-723/20. [read post]
24 Dec 2014, 10:34 am by Joe Mullin
 Microsoft, Apple, Ericsson, Sony, and Blackberry formed "Rockstar Bidco," successfully keeping the patents out of the hands of Google. [read post]
15 Jun 2012, 1:11 pm by Andis Kaulins
For example, the IFLR1000 at the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Americas Awards in New York on March 29, 2012 awarded my former law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (Paul|Weiss) the "M&A Deal of the Year" Award for their role in the Rockstar Bidco $4.5 billion acquisition of Nortel Networks and 6000 patents. [read post]
10 Oct 2014, 8:20 am by Joe Mullin
 Microsoft, Apple, RIM, Ericsson, and Sony, grouping together as "Rockstar Bidco," spent $4.5 billion to buy the whole batch. [read post]
26 Apr 2012, 10:30 pm by Mark Summerfield
Overview The figures in the sections below show the results of patent landscape mapping based on the portfolios of mobile patents held by Samsung, Motorola, Microsoft, the Rockstar Bidco consortium, Apple, Oracle, HTC and Google, which were identified in the search described in Part III. [read post]
11 Apr 2012, 8:33 am by Mark Summerfield
These deals follow hot on the heels of last year’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google for US$9.8 billion, and the purchase of 6000 former Nortel patents by the Rockstar Bidco consortium (Apple, Microsoft, RIM, EMC, Ericsson and Sony) for US$4.5 billion. [read post]
15 Jul 2011, 2:23 pm by Glenn
For that reason alone, the Rockstar Bidco venture, in my view, merits a very close look by the U.S. competition agencies. [read post]
16 Aug 2011, 3:23 pm by Glenn
Whether the Justice Department will challenge the Rockstar Bidco consortium or give it a free pass remains to be seen. [read post]
19 Jul 2011, 11:26 am by Dennis Crouch
Earlier this summer “Rockstar Bidco” won the largest patent auction to-date by offering $4.5 billion for 6,000 patents held by bankrupt Nortel. [read post]