Huawei seeks EU action against InterDigital patent fees

Founded in 1972 and public since 1981, InterDigital (IDCC) practically invented wireless technology. Through nearly four decades, this company has not only survived but thrived by reinventing itself numerous times, while always maintaining its central focus on wireless technologies. Currently, InterDigital is very profitable, with high margins and growing recurrent income streams. Though widely respected among wireless insiders and the technological cognoscenti, InterDigital is not well known as an investment.

By Jacob Steinberg:There have been many discussions and speculations regarding Nokia's (NOK) patent portfolio.

Ben Strubel submits:In June 2011 we profiled InterDigital in our monthly newsletter to clients. InterDigital (IDCC) is a company that develops wireless technology for mobile devices, networks and services.

Ben Strubel submits:InterDigital is a company that designs and develops digital wireless technologies for use in cellular and wireless IEEE 802 related products and networks. The company also develops solutions for improving bandwidth availability and network capacity, wireless security, and seamless connectivity and mobility across networks and devices. Its primary source of revenue is from licensing its patents to equipment producers.

The French online shopping website Twenga has filed a complaint against Google at the European Commission, accusing the Internet search giant of abusing its dominant position to eliminate any competition.The commission, the European Union's competition watchdog, has been investigating Google since November 2010 following several complaints, with US IT giant Microsoft filing its own grievance last year.Twenga, which allows users to search and compare prices of a wide-range of products, announced Tuesday that it had filed a complaint against Google the day before.

The French online shopping website Twenga has filed a complaint against Google at the European Commission, accusing the Internet search giant of abusing its dominant position to eliminate any competition.The commission, the European Union's competition watchdog, has been investigating Google since November 2010 following several complaints, with US IT giant Microsoft filing its own grievance last year.Twenga, which allows users to search and compare prices of a wide-range of products, announced Tuesday that it had filed a complaint against Google the day before.