80/20% Patent Countdown Clock Ticking – T – Minus 6 Days PCCT – T Minus 6 Trade Days to Fiscal Quarter results. (Less $300 million for patents) December 22, 2021 – This is your operator, place your mic on mute: First Question: Hi John, just going over your PR and financials, notably no mention of the completion of the patent sale or the FB settlement directly, can you share with us just what the %U&K is going on. Thanks, I will listen to your response, Oh and before I go, please don’t blame this on the Lawyers again, that’s old. We need new material; SH is really running on empty and some russians have invaded.
1. Now
over 12 months since
IAM first broke the story of a potential sale of BlackBerry’s patent portfolio and FB settled.
Sept 23, 2021 2. BlackBerry patent sale price agreed, deal 80% certain this quarter, says company's CEO A
frustrated John Chen has confirmed a sale price for the BlackBerry patents has been agreed but that the deal’s complexity is delaying its completion
01 April 2021 3. BlackBerry CEO: Majority of cash for patent portfolio expected in upfront payment After
IAM broke news of possible sale last year Canadian tech giant has confirmed it is in
exclusive negotiations with a
“North American” bidder for a part of its 38,000 asset stockpile
18 January 2021 4. BlackBerry shares surge on Facebook patent settlement despite absence of detail Canadian company enjoys a
stock price spike after long-running dispute comes to an end, but
information about the terms of the agreement is almost non-existent 20 November 2020 5. In Blackberry patent sale, Canada sees loss of prestige not value creation opportunity Possible deal comes during a period of concern in the country over loss of tech crown jewels, engineering talent and the bleeding of IP assets
17 February 2021
6. How an army of armchair investors showed why BlackBerry is seeking buyers for its 38,000 patents The Canadian tech giant has built a licensing operation that brings in more than $300 million annually,
but those gains have failed to shift shareholder sentiment 17 October 2021 7. Auto IP conflict heats up; Honor nets BlackBerry patents; Unprecedented Japanese patent battle; MPEG-LA claims HEVC leadership; China's 6G IP focus; plus much more