A Look At AOL's Big Patent Portfolio

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Wednesday, March 28, 2012 A Look At AOL's Big Patent Portfolio AOL's latest plan to generate revenue is to sell off its patent portfolio. This is a smart move. It's much better than suing other companies like Yahoo. But, is AOL's portfolio worth anything? Peter Kafka at All Things D relays a report from patent experts Envision IP, which suggests it is worth something. From the report: "While AOL does not seem to have any patents that could be deemed essential to wireless standards, it certainly owns many technologies that are fundamental to electronic and voice messaging, Internet user experience, multimedia sharing, and web-based data retrieval, technologies that have become common place in today’s online world." Above is a chart from Envision that shows what kind of patents AOL owns. Read » Also On SAI Today: Ex-Googler Fears Google's Greed, So He Launched A Company To Protect People From It 10 Days After Launch, Plyfe Has 17,000 Users And A Partnership With The United Nations You Have To Check Out This See-Through 3D Computer Prototype Yahoo Is Living In 'Alice In Wonderland World,' Says Loeb Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: Google Is Spending Billions On Data Centers Visual Learner? Get SAI's Chart Of The Day CHART OF THE DAY: Without Apple, The Tech Sector's Profits Would Be Terrible Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: ipat39@gmail.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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