The DoJ also approved deals for Microsoft, apple, and blackberry maker research in motion ( RIMM) to buy patents from Nortel, a bankrupt maker of telecommunications equipment. 美国司法部也批准了微软、苹果和黑莓手机制造商RIM向已破产的电子通讯设备厂商北电网络(Nortel)购买专利的交易。
Although the board approved the sale to Magna in September, the European Union last month voiced fresh concerns about Germany's role in the sale to the Canadian car-parts maker. 董事会9月同意将欧宝出售给加拿大汽车零部件制造商Magna,但欧盟上个月又对德国在这桩交易中的角色表示了担心。