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The company, which is France's largest supplier of telecommunications equipment, lost 30% of its market value since reporting their sales fell short of analyst's estimates last week. Alcatel now sells for 10.5 times estimated prof

Alcatel, once worth $100 billion at its peak, has fell deeply as it lost money every year since acquiring Lucent in 2006.

Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU) is giving potential buyers a chance to purchase patents that may be worth more than the company itself.

George Riedel, chief strategy officer of Nortel said, ''The size and dollar value for this transaction is unprecedented, as was the significant interest in the portfolio among major companies around the world."

The consortium also includes Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM), Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE), Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), and EMC Corp (N

Nortel Networks, the bankrupt Canadian telecommunications equipment maker, said early this morning that it has agreed to sell its 6,000 patent portfolio to a tech consortium led by Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSF

Motorola reportedly said is looking to protect its interests after TiVo sued Verizon (VZ) for patent infringement.

Motorola Mobility shares are up 0.16%, or $0.05, to $30.66.

Shares of Motorola Mobility (MMI) are higher and Reuters reports the company sued TiVo (TIVO) for infringing patents it holds for digital video recorders.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit had ruled that J&J had not provided satisfactory evidence of its Humira claim, the report said.

Abbott shares are up 0.75%, or $0.35, to $46.82. J&J shares are down 0.2%.

Shares of Abbott Laboratories (ABT) are higher after The New York Times reported that the drug maker said a federal appeals court overturned a $1.67 billion judgment against it. The judgment relates to patents on its top-selling d