BlackBerry CEO sees company patents as key to turnaround strategy

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http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/S6O0Cy.8DZ5HsPF4x7O_6Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2015-09-17T172452Z_1006950002_LYNXNPEB8G10Q_RTROPTP_2_CBUS INESS-US-BLACKBERRY-STRATEGY.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-ceo-sees-company-patents-key-turnaround-strategy-172452619.html)By Euan Rocha WATERLOO, Ontario (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd sees its massive patent portfolio as one of the key elements in its turnaround strategy as it pivots to focus more on its software and enterprise business, Chief Executive John Chen said on Thursday. "We have today about 44,000 patents. The good thing about this is that we also have one of the youngest patent portfolios in the entire industry, so monetization of our patents is an important aspect of our turnaround," Chen said while speaking in the company's hometown at the Waterloo Innovation Summit.



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