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China's Xi says treasures friendship with Vietnam, despite dispute

2015-02-12 05:45:44| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday told the head of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party he treasured the two nations' traditional friendship, but disagreements needed careful handling to ensure regional stability amid an ugly dispute. Communist parties rule both countries and trade has swelled to $50 billion annually, but Vietnam has long been suspicious of its giant neighbor, especially over China's increasingly assertive claims to almost the entire South China Sea.

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Samsung, Microsoft settle licensing dispute

2015-02-10 08:41:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Samsung and Microsoft announced that they have ended their licensing contract dispute in US court as well as arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Last August Microsoft filed a lawsuit against Samsung in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to enforce their 2011 cross-licensing contract. Microsoft said that Samsung decided in late 2013 to stop complying with the agreement to pay Microsoft royalties for using its intellectual property in Samsung's Android-based mobile phones after Microsoft announced it was acquiring Nokia's mobile phone business. Samsung claimed that the acquisition violated the terms of its licensing agreement with Microsoft.

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Microsoft, Samsung settle contract dispute over patents

2015-02-10 02:23:56| Semiconductors - Topix.net

Microsoft and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd have settled a contract dispute over patent royalties, though terms of the settlement are confidential, Microsoft said in a statement on Monday. A Nokia Lumia 820 smartphone with Microsoft logos on the screen is shown in a photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, September 3, 2013.

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Levi Strauss settles ITC denim patent dispute

2015-02-06 15:09:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

Levi Strauss & Co has settled an investigation through the US International Trade Commission (ITC) over patent infringement regarding certain laser abraded denim garments.

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