Skip to main content

Google picks up $4.9M in mobile phone patents from Modu bankruptcy

As the mobile patent wars heat up, Google is arming itself with just about anything it can find, borrow or buy.  The latest case for the latter is the $4.9 million pick up of the assets of Israeli mobile device maker Modu.  From the release, it isn’t certain which patents Google gets but the thinking is spending $5 million now will save more than $5M later in patent damages.

Google had originally bid $2M for the patents.

Enhanced by Zemanta

FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.

You’re reading 9to5Google — experts who break news about Google and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Google on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel