M·CAM releases Patently Obvious® on Microsoft’s Cross-License With Nokia

Date:  Wed, 2014-07-30

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA July 30, 2014- M·CAM released its Patently Obvious® on Microsoft’s Cross-License with Nokia

The degree to which Microsoft’s global cross-license with Nokia could impair Nokia’s entire patent portfolio is not clear in public statements made by the firms or accounts of regulators’ competitiveness reviews. Nearly 20% of Microsoft’s patent portfolio either coincides with or is subsequent to Nokia’s patents on similar technologies. This may present a material consideration for investors in both Microsoft and Nokia. Given recent events in China, the cumulative effect could, at best, be a decreased enterprise and equity value for both firms. At worst, it could expose both companies to risks from the third parties who hold competitive alternative patents or potentially invalidating prior art.

M·CAM’s Patently Obvious® is a report providing visibility into potentially unconsidered alternatives, including art in the public domain, to patent holdings across a variety of technology areas.

M·CAM is a global, full-service intellectual property and rights (IP&R) and intangible asset financial services firm. We provide the technical and financial systems that allow public and private markets to use IP&R and IA for regulated transactions in banking, securities, insurance, and public innovation investment and technology procurement. From our pioneering work in creating the world’s first standards-based innovation collateralization financial products for banking and securities to our work in grassroots innovator enablement and patent quality assurance programs, M·CAM provides the mechanism to balance the interests of public and commercial sectors to support and build thriving economies.

The M·CAM Patently Obvious® on Microsoft’s Cross-License with Nokia can be found HERE.