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Microsoft and GoPro sign a patent licensing deal
Microsoft and GoPro sign a patent licensing deal
Microsoft and GoPro announced a patent licensing deal earlier this week for “certain file storage and other system technologies.” 07 Feb 2016
That was quick: CBS returns to Dish after one-day blackout following dispute
That was quick: CBS returns to Dish after one-day blackout following dispute
Today, the programming is back, as the companies have reached a multi-year deal covering carriage payments, streaming rights and ends the two's dispute over Dish's Hopper DVR and its ability to remove commercials. 07 Dec 2014 - 5 comments
Nokia will not return to the phone building business, but could license name out
Nokia will not return to the phone building business, but could license name out
New Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri says the company is looking to revive its brand name in the consumer electronics market, but they will not be building phones again. 15 Nov 2014 - 1 comment
Microsoft slashes licensing fees for Windows 8.1 by 70 percent to fend off Chromebooks
Microsoft slashes licensing fees for Windows 8.1 by 70 percent to fend off Chromebooks
Multiple sources are reporting today that Microsoft has taken drastic measures to fend off operating system rivals, most notably Google's Chrome OS. 22 Feb 2014 - 3 comments
Apple must spill details on HTC settlement to Samsung
Apple must spill details on HTC settlement to Samsung
Apple has been ordered by a federal judge to disclose the terms of its patent settlement with HTC. The ruling was part of Samsung's ongoing ...... 24 Nov 2012
HTC bashes reports of Apple settlement estimates
HTC bashes reports of Apple settlement estimates
Two weeks ago, Apple and HTC announced an end to their global patent war, agreeing to a 10-year licensing agreement. Last week, Sterne Agee ...... 21 Nov 2012 - 4 comments
Apple to get $8 per HTC phone sold with new agreement?
Apple to get $8 per HTC phone sold with new agreement?
According to Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu, Apple will get between $6-$8 for every HTC phone sold. Last week, Apple and HTC announced an end ...... 12 Nov 2012
HTC settles with Apple, start 10-year licensing agreement
HTC settles with Apple, start 10-year licensing agreement
Struggling smartphone maker HTC has settled with Apple today, bringing a close to their global patent war. The agreement comes with a 10-year ...... 11 Nov 2012 - 3 comments
HBO secures new rights deal with Fox
HBO secures new rights deal with Fox
HBO has renewed a content rights deal with Twentieth Century Fox, making it a bit more flexible than the old contract. The deal had been ...... 16 Aug 2012
Amazon Cloud gets full music label licensing
Amazon Cloud gets full music label licensing
According to Cnet, Amazon's cloud music service has now been fully licensed by the Big 4 major labels. If accurate, Amazon will start rolling ...... 17 Jun 2012
YouTube, Paramount sign deal to license 500 films
YouTube, Paramount sign deal to license 500 films
Google and Paramount Pictures have signed a licensing agreement for 500 films, bringing the movies to YouTube and Google Play in the U.S. and Canada. ...... 04 Apr 2012 - 1 comment
Turntable.fm signs licensing deals with Big 4
Turntable.fm signs licensing deals with Big 4
The popular virtual DJ startup Turntable.fm has signed a licensing agreement with all the major labels, turning the company "legitimate." ...... 14 Mar 2012 - 1 comment
Microsoft's extortion continues as company inks another Android licensing deal
Microsoft's extortion continues as company inks another Android licensing deal
Microsoft continues to force Android makers to pay up, and the company is now bragging that it owns 70 percent of the Android market. Thanks ...... 13 Jan 2012 - 11 comments
YouTube acquires licensing and royalty service provider RightsFlow
YouTube acquires licensing and royalty service provider RightsFlow
YouTube purchases RightsFlow. RightsFlow, the licensing and royalty service provider, has been acquired by YouTube this week for an undisclosed ...... 14 Dec 2011
Microsoft will make $444 million this year in Android licensing fees
Microsoft will make $444 million this year in Android licensing fees
Microsoft will bring in an estimated $444 million this year from extorting Android manufacturers, says Goldman Sachs, bringing in $3-6 per mobile ...... 30 Sep 2011 - 5 comments
JPEG licensing fees?!
JPEG licensing fees?!
Out of nowhere a company called Forgent Networks has came to center of public eye claiming that they own JPEG patents and now claim that all ...... 18 Jul 2002 - 6 comments
     

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