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HP IP for sale - hpnut - 10-02-2011 I was wondering if this is part of HP's strategy to sell off PC manufacturing. http://h20229.www2.hp.com/hpvps/OnlinePatentSales.html talk about selling off the family's silver ;-)
Calculator Division next?
Re: HP IP for sale - Katie Wasserman - 10-03-2011 I don't know how to judge this. The purchase and sale of IP is a gigantic business these days. It might be that HP felt these groups of patents don't enhance its portfolio at all and don't threaten it either if they were held by a competitor. So it made good sense to sell them.
Or, like you suggest, selling these patents (one of the 2 examples came from the EDS acquisition) is a prelude to getting out of the PC business.
Re: HP IP for sale - Tim Wessman - 10-03-2011 There is a "buy it now" button if you look closely. . .
TW
Re: HP IP for sale - hpnut - 10-03-2011 Tim, not surprising given that Meg is in the driving seat now :-)
Re: HP IP for sale - John B. Smitherman - 10-03-2011 Do they accept PayPal? Will they ship outside of the US? ;-)
Re: HP IP for sale - Lincoln R. - 10-03-2011 These patents don't seem *that* exciting. Not to mention, there are almost certainly terms and conditions in the sales contract, one of which may very well be "You agree to grant HP an indefinite, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use this patent." Given the proliferation of patent trolls in today's world I'd almost bet money that's in there somewhere, HP really doesn't want to get sued by someone who bought one of their own patents.
Re: HP IP for sale - Lincoln R. - 10-03-2011 Yup. http://h20229.www2.hp.com/hpvps/Online%20Patent%20Sales%20Agreement.pdf Page 7
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