Google Wants Your Patents: Tech News Today 1246
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Tech Break

Apr 27th 2015

Tech Break 1101

Google Wants Your Patents: Tech News Today 1246

Hosted by Mike Elgan
Co-Hosted by Lindsey Turrentine

Google announces a program to buy patents.

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Google announced a new initiative called the Patent Purchase Promotion. The company is giving patent owners two weeks to try and sell their patents to Google. The idea is to quickly monetize patents that Google can use so small patent holders don't turn to patent troll companies for that monetization. Google promised to inform patent owners whether they'll buy their patents by June 26.

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