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Android licensing pacts ring up Microsoft's phone revenue

2013-04-29 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Analysts estimate Microsoft is bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars per quarter in royalties.

Microsoft wins court ruling cutting Motorola licensing rates

2013-04-26 10:20:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) A US judge has sided with Microsoft in the first round of a patent dispute with Google's Motorola Mobility, over how much Microsoft should pay to license standards-essential video and Wi-Fi patents held by Motorola. In a ruling in Seattle, District Judge James Robart ruled that the fair rate Microsoft should pay for using Motorola's intellectual property in its products were just a few cents per unit, rather than the several dollars Motorola had sought, the Financial Times reports. This means an annual royalty owed by Microsoft of USD 1.8 million, rather than the hundreds of millions of dollars Motorola had demanded. The judge's ruling sets a template for future royalty negotiations for standards-essential patents and will form the basis of a forthcoming jury trial to determine whether the difference between what Motorola had demanded and the final price determined by the judge constitutes a breach of its contract to Microsoft. Motorola maintained that it licenses its patents at "reasonable rates consistent with those set by others in the industry". It may still appeal the ruling.

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ZTE agrees to Android, Chrome patent licensing from Microsoft

2013-04-24 13:29:24| InfoWorld: Top News

Microsoft has inked an agreement with China's ZTE for its Android and Chrome patent licensing program. Financial details of deal were not disclosed. But the agreement gives ZTE access to Microsoft patents covering phones, tablets, computers, and other devices running Google's Android and Chrome operating systems.

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Monsanto, Bayer sign plant biotech licensing deals

2013-04-16 20:08:33| Chemicals - Topix.net

Monsanto Co. and Bayer CropScience , based in Germany, have agreed to a series of plant biotech licensing agreements, the companies announced Tuesday.

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