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Aug 23, 2011
Torys Advising Wi-LAN on Hostile Bid for 'Patent Troll' Rival Mosaid
Call it the other side of the patent boom. In the wake of Google's announcement that it has reached an agreement to acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings for $12.4 billionâin large part as a way of bolstering its patent portfolioâa so-called patent troll known for bedeviling big tech companies with licensing demands and lawsuit threats has made some news of its own. Wi-LAN Inc. announced Wednesday that it is pursuing a $490 million hostile takeover...