Samsung Electronics, BAT, Virgin, Starfire, Google: Intellectual Property - Bloomberg

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest maker of mobile phones, is examining InterDigital Inc.’s patent portfolio after being approached to make a bid, according to two people familiar with the matter. Samsung is looking at the patents along with Apple Inc. (AAPL), Google Inc. and other potential bidders, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. InterDigital, which holds patents related to mobile...