BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include networked IT services, local, national and international telecommunications services, and higher-value broadband and Internet products and services. In its financial year 2005/6 BT had a turnover of over £19 billion and approximately 100,000 employees worldwide. Throughout its history BT has had a distinguished reputation as a company undertaking technological research and development and then using this innovation to provide enhanced products and services to its customers. As part of this innovation, BT has built up a portfolio of over 4,000 patents granted worldwide, with a further 3,000 applications pending.
 

BT+IPVALUE
Since 2001, IPVALUE Management assisted BT with the commercialization of its patent portfolio via licensing and assignment. The partnership between BT and IPVALUE has resulted in the identification of a substantial number of patent licensing and assignment opportunities. IPVALUE has concluded many license agreements resulting in significant revenues for BT. One example is the assignment of key GSM-related patents to Samsung Electronics.