Australia Wins (Another) Big Wi-Fi Payday

The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) holds a patent in wireless local area networking that has turned out to be extremely valuable. In 2009, CSIRO reached a legal settlement with various manufacturers of Wi-Fi networking equipment, receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in payments. This week, the agency has reached a settlement in its latest patent infringement case, this time with some additional companies including phone vendors AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. The new settlement is also expected to exceed USD $200 million. Patents in computer networking can be controversial; at least one blogger considers CSIRO to be a patent troll, while others believe patents are essential to rewarding good ideas and industry innovation.
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