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____/ Doug Mentohl on Sunday 08 March 2009 21:12 : \____
> Intellectual Ventures .. is today announcing a partnership with
> broadband company Telcordia Technologies, giving it access to more than
> 500 Telcordia patents ..
>
> “In difficult economic times, long-term R&D programs are often the first
> efforts cut, yet those are the worst times to stifle great minds and
> their new ideas because that is when the world needs them the most,”
>
> "Telcordia is taking a leadership role here by extending the use and
> reach of its impressive patent portfolio, and Intellectual Ventures is
> positioned to supply the long-term capital to allow for this future
> growth and job creation.”
>
> http://www.techflash.com/Intellectual_Ventures_40298142.html
Don't forget the other patent troll, Bill Gates. He has Searete:
http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/Gates_top_Microsoft_executives_do_some_inventing_on_the_side34192179.html
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/11/211259
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/barbariansledbybillgates.htm
http://techdirt.com/articles/20081108/1744562771.shtml
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/10/gates_myhrvold_patents/
Bill Gates also puts money on IV, which is the world's largest patent troll.
Nice company, eh?
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