Qualcomm has been ordered to make patents essential for modern modem chips available to rival companies.On Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, Judge Lucy Koh granted a partial summary judgment against Qualcomm which was requested by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).This requires Qualcomm to open up some of its portfolio of essential patents to rival companies such as Intel.See also: Broadcom-Qualcomm went from bad to worse to Trump: The whole sordid sagaThe intellectual property in question relates to some of the US chip maker's patents which protect core technologies essential for chips which permit mobile devices to connect to wireless systems. The judgment was made as part of an antitrust lawsuit levied against Qualcomm by the FTC. The court case was launched in 2017 and is set to reach the trial stage next year."Undisputed evidence in Qualcomm's own documents demonstrates that a modem chip is a core component of the cellular handset, … [Read more...] about Qualcomm must license chip patents to rival companies, court rules
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Global Licensing Partnering Terms & Agreements in Pharma, Biotech & Diagnostics 2012-2018
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2018--The "Global Licensing Partnering Terms & Agreements in Pharma, Biotech & Diagnostics 2012-2018" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.The Global Licensing Partnering Terms and Agreements in Pharma, Biotech and Diagnostics 2012- 2018 report provides comprehensive understanding and unprecedented access to the licensing deals and agreements entered into by the worlds leading life science companies. This report provides details of the latest licensing agreements announced in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostic sectors.There has been a long standing willingness for parties to enter licensing deals. Such deals enable both parties to benefit from the upside of a big R&D win, whilst mitigating the risks of going it alone in the risky preclinical and clinical development stages. Licensing is a specific type of partnering deal whereby the parties to the deal agree to commercialize a compound, product or … [Read more...] about Global Licensing Partnering Terms & Agreements in Pharma, Biotech & Diagnostics 2012-2018
Comments for : Microsoft sues Samsung for not living up to terms of a cross-licensing pact
posted on 01 Aug 2014, 19:43 5 1. Jinto (Posts: 436; Member since: 15 Jan 2014) Wow, ms, just wow posted on 01 Aug 2014, 20:09 19 5. 87186 (Posts: 305; Member since: 01 Aug 2014) what are you "wowing" MS for? they have a contractual agreement with a company, and that said company is not living up to their end of the agreement. yet, you're "wowing" MS? hahaah makes sense. posted on 01 Aug 2014, 20:16 10 7. tedkord (Posts: 15826; Member since: 17 Jun 2009) Possibly, but we don't know that Samsung hasn't lived up to its contractual obligation. The court will decide that. 82. sgodsell (Posts: 5825; Member since: 16 Mar 2013) If I was Samsung. I would help Microsoft right now with the components they need. Start by adding special fees onto the components for the Good customers like Microsoft. Add a FY fee onto every part that Microsoft's purchases. Deliver sub-par components. What ever it takes to screw with Microsoft. 10. elitewolverine (Posts: … [Read more...] about Comments for : Microsoft sues Samsung for not living up to terms of a cross-licensing pact
Google pays HTC $1.1 billion for certain employees and a non-exclusive IP license
Google and HTC have just announced the completion of a deal. Under the terms of the transaction, certain HTC employees, including many involved in the development of Pixel phones, will join Google. Another part of the deal will give Google a non-exclusive license for a portion of HTC's intellectual property. In return, Google will fork over $1.1 billion to the cash-starved HTC, which has reported a loss for nine consecutive quarters. While previous reports claimed otherwise, HTC is keeping its smartphone designing and manufacturing operations. In the press release that was disseminated to the media this evening (U.S. time), it was pointed out that HTC is currently working on its next flagship model following this year's HTC U11. The latter is the best high-end model released by HTC in years and includes the Edge Sense feature that allow users to squeeze the device to activate certain apps and features. Rumors suggesting that the next generation of Google Pixel phones may adopt … [Read more...] about Google pays HTC $1.1 billion for certain employees and a non-exclusive IP license
ICE contract sparks license plate reader backlash from cities
Last night in Alameda, California, the city council gathered to talk about surveillance. On the docket was a new proposal to spend up to $500,000 for thirteen fixed-location license plate readers to complement the mobile readers already mounted to four of the city’s police cars. All of the cameras would send feedback to a database operated by Vigilant Solutions, where it would become available to other agencies for scanning against federal hot lists and other outside alert systems. It’s the kind of proposal that would normally skate through, but this time was different. Earlier this year, Vigilant Solutions signed its first agency-wide contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, letting the agency flag thousands of plates for instant location alerts from cameras across the country. Three thousand law-enforcement agencies have some kind of agreement with Vigilant, giving clients the equivalent of a nation-wide dragnet. For anyone troubled by ICE’s aggressive … [Read more...] about ICE contract sparks license plate reader backlash from cities