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"Patent agreement"
Talkback I would like to point out that the so-called patent agreement does not say that Micro$oft and Novell will not sue EACH OTHER (a violation of the GPL), it states that neither company will sue the other's customers.
[February 20, 2007, 14:38]
Intel, AMD spar over patent-licensing dispute
News AMD announced on Monday that Intel plans to pull its 2001 cross-licensing patent agreement in the next 60 days, unless concerns surrounding AMD's joint-venture chip foundry are addressed. Under the 2001 Intel-AMD patent cross-licensing agreement...
[March 17, 2009, 7:22]
IT patent issues simplified for businesses
News The updated Patent Convention has been 10 years in the making, and updates the original 1973 agreement with more flexibility, more legal certainty, simpler procedures and reduced costs, the European Patent Office (EPO) said.
[December 14, 2007, 15:28]
Microsoft joins Fuji Xerox in patent deal
News We are pleased to be able to reach a broad, mutually beneficial patent agreement with Microsoft that respects each company's patent portfolio, encourages greater interoperability, and provides valuable protection for the customers of each company...
[March 22, 2007, 8:47]
Mandriva latest to spurn Microsoft
News Last year Microsoft and Novell signed an agreement in which Microsoft agreed not to sue Novell for patent infringement. Mandriva has followed other Linux distributors, such as Canonical and Red Hat, in publicly spurning Microsoft's advances for a...
[June 22, 2007, 11:39]
Nokia, Qualcomm settle patent battle
News Nokia, the world's number-one maker of mobile phones, and chipmaker Qualcomm announced on Wednesday that they had entered into a new licensing agreement that settled all patent litigation between the two companies.
[July 24, 2008, 8:55]
Rambus settles SDRAM patent dispute
News Under the two-year agreement, announced on Monday, Infineon will pay Rambus nearly $47m (£24m) for a global licence to all existing and future Rambus patents and patent applications for use in Infineon products.
[March 22, 2005, 8:35]
Intel 'done with Intergraph'
News The agreement brings to a close all outstanding patent infringement litigation between the two parties, which has cost Intel a total of $675m in settlement payments. It also reveals an unusual indemnification agreement between Intel and Dell, which...
[March 31, 2004, 8:25]
TomTom agrees to pay MS for patents, settles suit
Blog The cases have been settled through a patent agreement under which TomTom will pay Microsoft for coverage under the eight car navigation and file management systems patents in the Microsoft case. The agreement includes patent coverage for Microsoft...
[March 30, 2009, 17:17]
Microsoft to pay millions more to Sun?
News A patent provision in the agreement creates the potential for Sun to benefit from further Microsoft cash or from access to the software colossus' patent portfolio. In addition, the filing said, if Microsoft makes the payments for all 10 years, the...
[April 9, 2004, 20:35]
HP, Acer settle patent case
News HP announced on Sunday that it has settled its patent-infringement lawsuits against rival PC maker Acer. HP sued Acer in October 2007, alleging seven patent violations. The confidential settlement agreement resolves three US federal court lawsuits...
[June 9, 2008, 10:43]
GPL clamps down on patent deals
News The recent patent agreement between Microsoft and Novell aims to undermine [software users'] freedoms. The third draft of General Public License version 3 includes provisions to toughen the licence's stance on patent deals between software providers.
[March 29, 2007, 9:18]
Samsung and InterDigital settle 3G, 2G patent feud
News The agreement is consistent with our long-term strategic plan, and reflects well on the strength of our patent portfolio and our ability to design flexible deal structures," William Merritt, InterDigital chief executive, said in a statement.
[November 26, 2008, 10:40]
Microsoft settles patent case with mouse maker
News Microsoft on Wednesday announced it has reached a settlement agreement with Primax Electronics, a mouse maker that the software company sued in July for patent infringement. There are more than 30 licensees from the mouse and keyboard industry in...
[December 18, 2008, 11:19]
Microsoft, TomTom reach patent settlement
News We are pleased TomTom has chosen to resolve the litigation amicably by entering into a patent agreement," Microsoft deputy general counsel Horacio Gutierrez said in a statement. Microsoft and TomTom have reached a settlement in their respective...
[March 31, 2009, 8:23]
EMC and Hitachi agree to cross-license patents
News Storage makers EMC and Hitachi on Tuesday settled their patent-infringement suits and countersuits, agreeing to cross-license patents and exchange technology. EMC and Hewlett-Packard have also filed suits and countersuits alleging storage patent...
[March 4, 2003, 14:54]
Microsoft, Nikon agree patent-sharing deal
News The companies believe that this patent cross-licensing agreement will substantially benefit customers of consumer products including digital cameras," the companies said in a statement on Wednesday. Nikon and Microsoft didn't indicate what new...
[August 28, 2008, 9:43]
Novell boosts legal team with litigation expert
News Lowry wrote: "My concern is that this is all positioned relative to Microsoft, suggesting it reflects concern on our part about the patent issue and our Microsoft agreement. Novell has signed up one of America's top patent lawyers.
[August 6, 2007, 13:16]
Apple backs MPEG-4 despite fee dispute
News The computer maker took the unusual step of releasing the software in absence of a final licensing agreement with MPEG LA, a licensing body representing 18 patent holders that have claims on underlying MPEG-4 technology, a next-generation...
[June 5, 2002, 9:00]
BlackBerry patent case settled
News The judge "did say that although he is not issuing an injunction today, RIM shouldn't take any comfort in thinking he'd never issue an injunction, so he kept that option open and was strongly encouraging the parties to settle," said George Chen, a...
[March 6, 2006, 8:05]
