Google cleared to bid on Nortel patents | St. Louis Business Journal

The U.S. Justice Department has cleared Google Inc.'s $900 million bid for patents being sold by telecom equipment company Nortel Networks Corp., concluding the deal wouldn't hold major competitive concerns, sources told the Wall Street Journal. Microsoft, AT&T, Verizon, Hewlett-Packard and Nokia have all filed objections to the patent sale, claiming it will give the... Read more: Google cleared to bid on Nortel patents | St. Louis Business Journal