Robert Merges Explains Why Rivals Compete for Nortel Patents

The Wall Street Journal, June 13, 2011 by Peg Brickley
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The sheer size of Nortel’s portfolio expands the strategic options for buyers, said Robert Merges…. “The way this game is played, someone throws a stack of patents on the table, and someone else throws a stack on the table and the one with the shortest stack comes out on the losing end,” Mr. Merges said.