Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Intellectual Ventures Adds Dashwire

Seattle-based Intellectual Ventures and Bellevue-based Dashwire said Wednesday that Dashwire has licensed patents from IV for defensive purposes. Financial details of the licensing deal were not disclosed. Intellectual Ventures maintains a large trove of patents, which it has been licensing firms to use as ammunition against patent trolls and competitors. Dashwire is a provider of mobile information applications and software for smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. The new license deal follows a recent addition of RIM to Intellectual Ventures' various licensees.