The co-founders of Layar, the Dutch augmented reality company that was sold to Blippar five years ago, are preparing a bid to buy their intellectual property back from the collapsed company.
Analysis
January 4, 2019
Goodbye Blippar, welcome back Layar?
The co-founders of Layar are interested in buying back the IP they sold to the collapsed UK augmented reality company five years ago.
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