3 posts and columns on cross-licensing

Motorola and RIM Hug It Out

in News on June 11, 2010 at 7:26 am PT

In February 2008, Motorola and Research In Motion filed a pair of call-and-response lawsuits, each accusing the other of violating an assortment of patents and/or demanding exorbitant royalties on others essential to their respective businesses. Today, they announced a new cross-licensing agreement that resolves those suits.

Intel, AMD Announce Dual Core Litigation Settlement

in News on November 12, 2009 at 6:36 am PT

Wow. Intel and AMD’s seemingly endless legal battles have finally ended. The two companies said early Thursday that they have reached a comprehensive agreement that resolves their many antitrust and patent disputes. Under its terms, Intel will pay AMD $1.25 billion and agree to “abide by a set of business practice provisions” presumably crafted to temper its alleged anticompetitive practices.
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Did Nokia Sue Apple Before Apple Could Sue Nokia?

in News on October 23, 2009 at 10:25 am PT

Analysts mulling over Nokia’s IP infringment suit against Apple seem to be of two minds about how the action will play out. Some see it as a move to cash in on Apple’s iPhone success. Others view it as a preemptory move against a possible infringement suit from Apple aimed at Nokia’s own multitouch handsets.
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