Microsoft has announced that they’ve entered into a patent licensing agreement with Compal Electronics that allows the Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) to use Microsoft’s patents in devices running Android or Chrome OS. Intrinsic details of the agreement are under wraps but Compal Electronics will pay royalties to Microsoft. With Wistron, Quanta and now Compal, […]
Samsung will pay Microsoft royalty for every Android device sold
Microsoft has caught a big Android fish today to pay royalties. Samsung is the latest company that will pay Microsoft royalties for every Android smartphone and tablet sold. This deal makes Samsung seventh Android manufacturer to enter into an agreement with Microsoft. Moreover, both companies have decided to sign a cross-patent licensing agreement that […]
Samsung looking to buy InterDigital patents
Samsung is contemplating to buy a decent chunk of patent portfolio to safeguard itself against the current Apple lawsuit. Bloomberg reports Samsung is in the bidding race with Google and Apple to buy InterDigital Inc.’s patent portfolio and are apparently in private talks with the company. About 8,800 patents are up for grabs which […]
HTC vows to fight US ITC’s initial decision in Apple case
HTC might have lost the initial determination in the ITC complaint against Apple but the Taiwanese mobile maker has vowed to “defend themselves.” The US ITC ruled that out of 10 Apple-asserted patents, HTC is infringing on 2 patents. HTC claims they have a strong case for the ITC appeal, even stating that an […]
Microsoft files complaint against Motorola for patent infringement
Microsoft has filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC) and U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington against Motorola for infringement of patents. Microsoft claims Motorola’s Android phones infringes nine of its patents related to “smartphone user experience, including synchronizing email, calendars and contacts, scheduling meetings, and notifying applications of […]
Nokia sues Apple again for patent infringement
Nokia’s patent battle with Apple continues as they’ve filed another complaint against Apple for infringing five “important Nokia patents”. Nokia’s complaint now also includes iPad 3G and the patents supposedly infringed by Apple are related to enhanced speech and data transmission, using positioning data in applications and innovations in antenna configurations that improve performance […]
Microsoft and HTC enter into a patent agreement
Microsoft just announced that they have entered into a patent agreement with HTC. The patent agreement covers all HTC Android phones and under the agreement terms, HTC will pay an undisclosed sum of royalty to Microsoft. This doesn’t look to help HTC’s case with Apple but they can be rest assured about not facing […]
HTC refutes Apple’s patent-infringing claim
It’s taken couple of weeks but HTC has responded to Apple’s iPhone patent-infringing claims. In a press release issued today, HTC disapproved Apple’s allegations and confirmed that they’ll “fully defend” themselves in the court room. HTC further said that they try to tackle competition through innovation and emphasized on their ‘technology firsts’ which are […]
Apple sues HTC over patent infringements
Apple has announced that they’ve filed a lawsuit against HTC for infringement of 20 Apple-owned patents. The lawsuit has been filed simultaneously with U.S. ITC and U.S. District Court and claims HTC infringing on iPhone patents related to UI, underlying architecture and hardware. Steve Jobs’ jab at HTC reads as follows: “We can sit […]
Microsoft and Amazon enter into a cross-license agreement
Microsoft and Amazon have agreed to enter into a patent cross-licensing agreement. With the agreement in place, both companies will have access to patents from a broad range of products and technology. The intrinsic details are kept confidential but Microsoft has confirmed that Amazon will pay them an undisclosed amount as per the agreement. […]