engine - 10:09 am on Jun 5, 2012 (gmt 0)

Google Acquires Magnolia Broadband's Patents [allthingsd.com]

Google’s adding some new IP to its already formidable patent arsenal. According to an announcement from investment bank Mooreland Partners, the search behemoth has purchased a portfolio of patents from Magnolia Broadband, a fabless semiconductor company. According to the USPTO, Magnolia has 28 issued patents and 24 patents pending in the United States, many related to wireless data transmission.