British newspaper The Independent quoted Alexander Poltorak in a story about why the recent Nortel patent auction was a particularly big loss for Google and its Android operating system. ("Outgunned Google accuses rivals of ganging up", July 12, 2011)
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As the IP world reacts to the outcome of the biggest patent auction in history - the sale of the Nortel Networks patent portfolio, which went to a consortium of companies for $4.5 billion - GPC's Alexander Poltorak was one of the experts quoted in "Tech Consortium Gets Nortel Patents For $4.5B" (Wall Street Journal, July 1, 2011).
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The much-discussed Nortel Networks Corp. patent portfolio was sold in early July to a consortium of six companies led by Research in Motion (RIM) and Apple Inc. The patents sold for $4.5 billion - over twice as much as analysts had predicted. The consortium outbid Google, which is currently involved in about 45 lawsuits related to its Android operating system and needed a larger patent portfolio to help defend itself against such litigation.
General Patent's senior vice president and general counsel, Paul Lerner, was interviewed regarding a lawsuit filed in Delaware against three credit unions. ("Card Patent Infringement Charge Against CUSOs and CUs", Credit Union Times, July 6, 2011)
With the Nortel patent sale and escalations in the Samsung/Apple patent litigation occurring in the same week, intellectual property is making big news. But it's not necessarily the technology itself that's getting the attention, as Alexander Poltorak observed in a recent article on TheStreet.com ("Patent Paranoia Hitting New Highs", July 1, 2011).
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GPC's Alex Poltorak was interviewed regarding the current lawsuit between Apple and Samsung ("Apple Lengthens Laundry List of Patent Complaints Against Samsung", MacNewsWorld/E-Commerce Times, June 20, 2011).
Although the two sides appear close to a settlement, Apple has added a number of Samsung products to its complaint that weren't originally mentioned. In the following excerpt, Dr. Poltorak predicts the likely outcome of the Apple-Samsung case.
Alexander Poltorak was quoted in an AppleInsider article ("DOJ approves Google bid for Nortel patents, still in talks with Apple", June 14, 2011).
Commenting on the upcoming Nortel patent sale, Dr. Poltorak said that the winning bidder would have "a very important stockpile of weaponry to countersue," which would "keep a lot of potential aggressors at bay."
Alexander Poltorak was again quoted regarding the sale of the Nortel patents, as U.S. antitrust enforcers at the Justice Department have approved Google's $900 million opening bid ("U.S. Clears Google's Bid for Nortel Patents," Wall Street Journal, June 15, 2011). The sale is scheduled to take place on June 20.
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GPC's Alexander Poltorak was quoted in a Thomson Reuters article about the issue of whether companies that are incorporated in Delaware - despite being headquartered elsewhere - should be required to litigate in their state of incorporation. ("Federal judge: If incorporated in Delaware, litigate there," Thomson Reuters, June 10, 2011).
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Alexander Poltorak was quoted by a Wall Street Journal reporter regarding the sale of patents belonging to bankrupt telecom giant Nortel Networks Corp. ("U.S. Probing Tech Giants' Patent Deals," June 4, 2011 - subscription required). The U.S. Justice Department is taking a close look at the companies who are likely to bid on the Nortel patents amid antitrust concerns.