Rockstar Consortium

Rockstar Consortium Inc.
Traded as	NASDAQ:SPEX Products list [None];
Industry	Patent monetization
Key people	John Veschi (CEO);
Website	www.ip-rockstar.com

Rockstar Consortium Inc., originally named Rockstar Bidco,^[1] is a consortium formed to negotiate licensing for patents acquired from the bankrupt multinational telecommunications and data networking equipment manufacturer Nortel.^[2]^[3] Members of the consortium are Apple Inc., BlackBerry, Ericsson, Microsoft, and Sony.^[4] Rockstar is a patent holding non-practicing entity (NPE) and submitted the winning US$4.5 billion bid for the Nortel patents at a week-long auction held in New York in June 2011.^[5]

Spherix Incorporated, a company founded by Gilbert Levin, has acquired four families of mobile communication patents from the Rockstar Consortium in exchange for initial consideration of up-front cash and Spherix common stock.^[6] Rockstar will also receive a percentage of future profits from Spherix after recovery of patent monetization costs and an initial priority return on investment to Spherix.

In 2012, Business Insider listed Rockstar as number 3 on its list of the 8 most fearsome patent trolls in industry.^[7] Wired magazine notes that some call them a "straight-up patent troll".^[8]

In October 2013, Rockstar had initiated legal action against eight companies,^[9] including Google, Huawei and Samsung,^[10] as well as other makers of Android phones including Asustek, HTC, LG Electronics, Pantech, and ZTE.^[11]

In December 2013, Google initiated legal action against Rockstar, with a countersuit filed in San Jose, California.^[12]

In November 2014, it was reported that Rockstar and Google had come to a settlement.^[13]

In December 2014, Rockstar agreed to sell 4000 of its patents to RPX Corporation, a defensive patent aggregator.^[14]

References

^ McMillan, Robert (May 21, 2012). "How Apple and Microsoft Armed 4,000 Patent Warheads". Wired. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
^ "Rockstar Consortium Launches Patent Attacks". techweekeurope.co.uk. May 28, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01.
^ Hill, Bert (April 18, 2012). "Transforming Nortel's patents into gold: Rockstar Consortium sets up shop in Kanata". Ottawa Citizen. p. D1. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
^ "Rockstar Consortium Receives Green Light From Department Of Justice" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24.
^ "Star Man" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
^ "Spherix Closes Rockstar Patent Acquisition Transaction" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
^ "Tech's 8 Most Fearsome 'Patent Trolls'". Business Insider. 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
^ McMillan, Robert (2012-05-21). "How Apple and Microsoft Armed 4,000 Patent Warheads". Wired. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
^ "New Patent cases involving Rockstar". Docket Alarm, Inc. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
^ Levine, Dan (October 31, 2013). "Google, Samsung, Huawei sued over Nortel patents". Reuters.
^ Mullin, Joe (November 1, 2013). "Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned "Rockstar" sues Google". Ars Technica.
^ Michelle Meyers (26 December 2013). "Google fights back against Rockstar patent group". CNET.
^ Jeff John Roberts (20 November 2014). "Apple-backed Rockstar ends patent war on Android, deal suggests". GigaOM. Archived from the original on 21 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^ Ashby Jones (23 December 2014). "Rockstar Consortium to Sell 4,000 Patents to RPX Corp. for $900 Million". Wall Street Journal.

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[WiredMcMillan052112-1] McMillan, Robert (May 21, 2012). "How Apple and Microsoft Armed 4,000 Patent Warheads". Wired. Retrieved November 1, 2013.

[2] "Rockstar Consortium Launches Patent Attacks". techweekeurope.co.uk. May 28, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01.

[3] Hill, Bert (April 18, 2012). "Transforming Nortel's patents into gold: Rockstar Consortium sets up shop in Kanata". Ottawa Citizen. p. D1. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.

[4] "Rockstar Consortium Receives Green Light From Department Of Justice" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24.

[5] "Star Man" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.

[6] "Spherix Closes Rockstar Patent Acquisition Transaction" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.

[7] "Tech's 8 Most Fearsome 'Patent Trolls'". Business Insider. 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2013-12-20.

[8] McMillan, Robert (2012-05-21). "How Apple and Microsoft Armed 4,000 Patent Warheads". Wired. Retrieved 2013-12-20.

[9] "New Patent cases involving Rockstar". Docket Alarm, Inc. Retrieved November 18, 2013.

[10] Levine, Dan (October 31, 2013). "Google, Samsung, Huawei sued over Nortel patents". Reuters.

[11] Mullin, Joe (November 1, 2013). "Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned "Rockstar" sues Google". Ars Technica.

[12] Michelle Meyers (26 December 2013). "Google fights back against Rockstar patent group". CNET.

[13] Jeff John Roberts (20 November 2014). "Apple-backed Rockstar ends patent war on Android, deal suggests". GigaOM. Archived from the original on 21 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

[14] Ashby Jones (23 December 2014). "Rockstar Consortium to Sell 4,000 Patents to RPX Corp. for $900 Million". Wall Street Journal.

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