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Title: You pay how much in patent royalties on a smartphone
Post by: TechMan on June 02, 2014, 04:59:17 PM

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/400-smartphone-pay-120-patent-royalties-research-claims (http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/400-smartphone-pay-120-patent-royalties-research-claims)

Two lawyers and Intel executive have release a paper (http://www.wilmerhale.com/uploadedFiles/Shared_Content/Editorial/Publications/Documents/The-Smartphone-Royalty-Stack-Armstrong-Mueller-Syrett.pdf) that analyzes how much a user pays in patent royalties for a smartphone. They figure the patent royalties are 30% of the cost of the smart phone. Mash the links for more info.