IPCom

IPCom GmbH & Co. KG^[1] (not to be confused with IP.com^[2]) is a German company that acquired in 2007 a portfolio of mobile-technology patents from Robert Bosch GmbH and then sought royalties from them.^[3] According to a judgment by the England and Wales Court of Appeal, written by Lord Justice Jacob, "IPCom is a 'non practising entity', i.e. a patentee with no business of its own in products covered by the patents,"^[4] whereas IPCom was reportedly asking for €12 billion from Nokia.^[4] IPCom is based in Pullach, Germany,^[3] and is backed by Fortress Investment Group.^[2]

References

↑ "GmbH" means "Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung" (English: company with limited liability); "KG" means "Kommanditgesellschaft"; see also GmbH & Co. KG.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Bill Ray, High Court strikes down IPCom patents, The Register, January 19, 2010. Consulted on January 30, 2011.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Erik Larson and James Lumley, Nokia Wins U.K. Ruling Invalidating Two IPCom Patents, Bloomberg, January 20, 2011. Consulted on January 29, 2011.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Nokia GmbH v IPCOM GmbH & Co KG (2011) EWCA Civ 6 (20 January 2011)

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