Tag: Rockstar Bidco

Cable companies sue Apple’s Rockstar consortium over patent conspiracy

Wednesday, January 22, 2014 12:31 pmWednesday, January 22, 201413 Comments

The Apple/Sony/Blackberry/Microsoft-backed Rockstar consortium…

Google files lawsuit against Apple-led Rockstar Consortium

Friday, December 27, 2013 2:27 pmFriday, December 27, 201320 Comments

Google has asked the San Jose court to declare that its Nexus group of devices…

Apple and Google join forces in $500 million-plus bid for Kodak patents

Saturday, December 8, 2012 10:54 amSaturday, December 8, 20128 Comments

Apple Inc. and Google Inc. have joined forces to offer more than $500 million…

Apple acquires 1,024 patents from Rockstar Bidco consortium

Friday, November 16, 2012 10:31 amFriday, November 16, 20126 Comments

Rockstar Bidco is a consortium comprised of Apple, Microsoft, Sony and Research in Motion…

Rockstar: How Apple and Microsoft armed 4,000 patent warheads

Monday, May 21, 2012 11:02 amMonday, May 21, 201220 Comments

Rockstar has its roots in last year’s high-profile auction of 6,000 Nortel patents…

U.S. DOJ clears Apple-Microsoft-RIM deal to buy Nortel patents; closes investigation of Google’s Motorola Mobility buy

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 11:01 amTuesday, February 14, 20125 Comments

The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division issued the following statement today…