Samsung Pays $15.7m to NPE for Bluetooth Technology

Samsung pays $15.7m to Bluetooth patent-owning, um, troll- The Inquirer

Patents 8,023,580 and 8,457,228 relate to modems and date from 1997, some three years after Bluetooth appeared at Ericsson.Rembrandt IP, which is keen on defending rights in this area, argued that Samsung's products that use Bluetooth 2.0 and over infringe on Bremer's rights, and demanded reparation. The firm has won $15.7m and an ongoing licensing percentage.