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Android under attack: rivals unleash nuclear patent hell against Samsung, Google

on November 1, 2013

The mobile patent wars, which appeared to be dying down, just exploded like never before. It’s too soon to say if Google or its rivals will win, but one thing is certain: consumers will lose.

Microsoft’s $2B patent license: why the Nokia deal won’t change the outcome of the smartphone wars

on September 3, 2013

Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia included a very large side deal over intellectual property. But the deal is more of a legal and accounting shuffle than a game changer in the long-running court battles over smartphone patents.