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Google Says Almost Half of Motorola Purchase Price for Patents
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Google Inc., owner of the world’s most popular search engine, said less than half of the $12.4 billion it paid for Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. was devoted to patents and technology.
Of the total, $5.5 billion was attributed to patents and “developed technology,” Google wrote in a filing today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Another $2.6 billion relates to goodwill, which Google defined as the financial benefit it expects to derive from the acquisition.