RIM Trying to Get Nortel LTE Patents Google Wants?

Research in Motion is weighing a bid of its own for a patent portfolio covering Long Term Evolution, among other wireless technology patents owned by Nortel, that Google already has bid $900 million for, Bloomberg reports.

RIM apparently wants to keep the intellectual property out Google's control. The 6,000 Nortel patents and patent applications appear to cover the important LTE platform and wireless video.

A group of technology companies, including mobile-phone makers, may also bid on the patents to stop Google, Bloomberg reports.

There apparently is concern Google could gain too much influence, and possibly revenue streams, over other handset manufacturers using any of the protected property. Also, ownership of patent portfolios often is used as a defense from the endemic patent fights technology firms seem to launch at rivals these days.

RIM Said Weighing Bid to Top Google Offer for Nortel Patents - Bloomberg