#Microsoft to buy #LinkedIn for $26.2 billion
Microsoft announced a $26.2 billion deal on Monday to acquire professional social platform LinkedIn for $196 per share.Shares of LinkedIn surged 48 percent after the announcement, while Microsoft’s stock was down 4 percent. Trading in Microsoft had been halted briefly for news pending before the announcement of the all-cash deal.
#Docomo, #Huawei sign #Patent licensing deal
Japan’s largest mobile operator NTT Docomo granted a patent license covering standard-essential patents for its wireless communication technologies to Chinese equipment and smartphone maker Huawei. The operator has awarded patent licenses to more than ten companies and plans to grant such licenses to other companies in the future, it said in a statement.
#Dickstein Beats Back #Britannica’s IP Malpractice Claims
The D.C. Circuit refused Friday to revive Encyclopaedia Britannica’s suit accusing Dickstein Shapiro LLC of malpractice in connection to two search system #patents ruled invalid under Alice, saying the encyclopedia giant can’t show the firm undermined its legal strategies.
Favorable #Patent Ruling to Boost Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc Stock?
Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc shares were up 27.80% on Friday after the company got a favorable court ruling for its #Treanda drug patent. A patent challenge was launched by competitors against this drug that could potentially wiped off significant market share from Eagle Pharmaceuticals.