Microsoft ropes in another Android manufacturer for patent licensing

Release Date 1 Jul, 2011 in Mobile Burn

Microsoft bags two more Android patent deals Register - 1 Jul, 2011 Onkyo Corp and Velocity Micro have each signed agreements with Redmond that will mean Microsoft receives royalties on Android tablets sold by the two companies. Details of the agreements were not revealed, but it's standard practice for Microsoft to ...
Microsoft pockets even more Android licensing money Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - 1 Jul, 2011 I should have gone with my gut Wednesday, when Microsoft announced �" for the second time this week �" that it had signed a patent-licensing agreement over Google Android, on Wednesday with Velocity Micro. Wait a minute, I thought, Microsoft seems to be ...
Electronics maker Onkyo will pay Microsoft for Google Android The Seattle Times - Sharon Pian Chan - 1 Jul, 2011 Microsoft announced that a third company in as many days has agreed to pay Microsoft for using Google's Android software on its tablets. Onkyo will pay royalties to Microsoft, the companies said Thursday. They did not disclose how much Onkyo will pay. ...
Microsoft gets Android tablet maker Onkyo to sign sign a patent agreement ZDNet (blog) - Mary Jo Foley - 1 Jul, 2011 In its third such announcement this week, Microsoft officials said on June 30 that they have signed up Android tablet maker Onkyo Corp. as another of its patent licensees. Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech ...
Microsoft Signs Two Patent Deals for Android Devices PCWorld - Nancy Gohring - ‎Jun 29, 2011‎ Microsoft signed two deals this week with companies that agreed to pay royalties for technology used in Android devices, following a similar deal the software giant made with HTC last year. The agreements could be indications ...
	And Microsoft gets more Android licensing money Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - ‎Jun 29, 2011‎ Two days after announcing a patent-licensing deal with General Dynamics Itronix, Microsoft today said it has struck a similar deal with Velocity Micro over its devices running Google Android. Microsoft says it owns patents on some technology in ...
Tablet maker Velocity Micro pays Microsoft for Google Android The Seattle Times - Sharon Pian Chan - ‎Jun 29, 2011‎ Microsoft's lawyers have convinced another electronics maker to pay Microsoft for using software made by its competitor Google. Velocity Micro, an electronics company, makes tablets called Cruz that run Android, the mobile operating system Google ...
Yet another Android vendor pays Microsoft patent royalties ZDNet (blog) - Mary Jo Foley - ‎Jun 29, 2011‎ Just days after announcing that General Dynamics was paying Microsoft undisclosed patent royalties to cover Android-based devices, Microsoft announced a similar deal with custom-PC vendor Velocity Micro Inc. ...
Microsoft flogs an Android licensing agreement Inquirer - Lawrence Latif - ‎Jun 28, 2011‎ PATENT LOVING SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Microsoft has managed to talk the giant US defence contractor General Dynamics Itronix into signing a patent agreement to use Google's Android operating system. Microsoft announced the deal allowing ...
Android patent-licensing money keeps pouring in for Microsoft Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ Money from Google's Android mobile platform keeps pouring in for Microosft, as the Redmond-based company on Monday announced another patent-licensing deal, this time with General Dynamics Itronix. For the past year or so, Microsoft has been saying that ...
Microsoft nails second Android device maker Register - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ The Redmond software giant announced on Monday that General Dynamics Itronix has signed a patent agreement that will provide "broad coverage under Microsoft's patent portfolio". In other words, General Dynamics Itronix has agreed to licensing certain, ...
Microsoft convinces another Android vendor to sign a patent-protection deal ZDNet (blog) - Mary Jo Foley - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ Microsoft has added another Android backer to the list of those signing with Redmond for patent protection: General Dynamics. Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 25 years for a variety of ...
	Microsoft gets defence contractor to pay over Android ZDNet UK - David Meyer - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ Microsoft has got a subsidiary of the US defence contractor General Dynamics to pay up for Android patents being used in wearable computers. Microsoft has reached a patent agreement with General Dynamics ...
General Dynamics Itronix will pay Microsoft to use Google Android The Seattle Times - Sharon Pian Chan - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ General Dynamics Itronix, a company that makes and sells devices that use Android, will pay Microsoft royalties in an agreement between the two companies, Microsoft said Monday. The companies did not disclose how much General Dynamics will pay ...
	Onkyo Latest To Pay Microsoft Royalties Over Android Tablets CrunchGear - Matt Burns - 1 Jul, 2011 Microsoft is on a roll. Onkyo is the latest company to trade Android tablet royalties for access to Microsoft's patent licensing program. The details of the agreement wasn't released. This makes Onkyo the third company ...
	Microsoft's list of Android licenses growing fast Digitaltrends.com - 1 Jul, 2011 Android is from Google, right? So why are so many companies lining up to execute licenses with Microsoft over Android technology? Technology giant Microsoft might still be a niche player in the modern smartphone market, with its Windows Phone platform ...
Microsoft Inks Android IP Deals With Velocity Micro and Onkyo Redmondmag.com - Kurt Mackie - 1 Jul, 2011 Microsoft's legal team announced multiple intellectual property (IP) licensing deals this week associated with other companies' use of the open source Android mobile operating system. On Monday, Microsoft announced a licensing agreement ...
Third time's a charm: Microsoft signs another Android deal TechFlash - 1 Jul, 2011 Connect with us on our Facebook page for all the latest technology news headlines and commentary, plus information and access to special TechFlash events. Microsoft has claimed that the Android OS infringes on intellectual property. ...
	Microsoft Lands Onkyo for Patent Licensing for Android Tablets Geeky gadgets - Shane McGlaun - 1 Jul, 2011 It seems weird to be talking about Microsoft selling licenses to build Android tablets considering Microsoft has its own operating systems that fight Android. Still that is exactly what Microsoft is doing since it licensed patents from another company ...
Microsoft's Android Licensing Agreements Continue With Onkyo eWeek - Nicholas Kolakowski - 1 Jul, 2011 Microsoft is continuing its pressure on Android device manufacturers to enter into a royalty agreement or face a lawsuit. Microsoft is serious about this whole Android licensing thing. The company has entered into yet another patent agreement, ...
Microsoft scores third Android vendor patent deal this week The Next Web - 1 Jul, 2011 Microsoft's intellectual property war is on a roll: The company just announced its third patent deal with an Android vendor this week. Yes, Microsoft is now receiving royalties from yet another vendor who employs Android on some of its devices. ...
	Microsoft makes third Android patent deal this week The H - 1 Jul, 2011 Microsoft has announced it has made its third Android-related patent deal this week. Onkyo Corporation has signed a patent licencing deal and will pay Microsoft royalties for devices that use the open source Android operating system. ...
Microsoft Signs Patent Deal With Onkyo For Android-based Tablets - Update RTT News - 1 Jul, 2011 (RTTNews) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT: News ) said Thursday it signed a patent agreement with Japan-based Onkyo Corp. that will provide broad coverage under Microsoft's patent portfolio for certain Onkyo tablets running the Android Platform. ...
Microsoft ropes in another Android manufacturer for patent licensing Mobile Burn - Dan Seifert - 1 Jul, 2011 Microsoft continues its charge across Android manufacturers, as news has broke that it signed up oft-forgotten Velocity Micro for a patent licensing deal for its Android phones and tablets. Just two days ago Microsoft inked a deal with General Dynamics ...
Onkyo latest company to license Microsoft's Android-related patents Mobile Burn - Dan Seifert - 1 Jul, 2011 Microsoft appears to be on a roll with its Android licensing agreements this week, as it has signed up yet another manufacturer of Android smartphones and tablets. Onkyo, a manufacturer better known for audio equipment than Android devices, ...
Microsoft Signs Deal With Itronix Sell My Mobile - 1 Jul, 2011 It has been announced that Microsoft has signed what has been described as an Android-style deal with General Dynamics Itronix. The licensing deal is expected to net Microsoft millions of dollars in the coming months and years. ...
Microsoft and Onkyo Corp. Sign Patent Agreement Covering Android-Based Tablets PR Newswire (press release) - 1 Jul, 2011 REDMOND, Wash., June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. and Onkyo Corporation have signed a patent agreement that provides broad coverage under Microsoft's patent portfolio for certain Onkyo tablets running the Android Platform. ...
	Microsoft inks a couple of patent deals over Android devices TechShout! - 1 Jul, 2011 By News Editor - A lot has been brewing in respect to an upcoming war of the patents that is being touted as the stuff of rumors. Along the sidelines, Velocity Micro and General Dynamics Itronix each have signed patent deals with Microsoft over Android ...
Microsoft Corners Another Android Manufacturer on Patents eWeek - Nicholas Kolakowski - ‎Jun 29, 2011‎ Microsoft has entered into its second Android-related patent agreement this week, with tablet maker Velocity Micro. Microsoft claims Android infringes its patents. Microsoft has entered into a patent agreement with Velocity Micro, ...
	Microsoft Scares Two More Android Makers Into Paying Up Over Patents CrunchGear - Matt Burns - ‎Jun 29, 2011‎ Microsoft loves them some Android. Google's mobile OS is turning into a major cash source as Microsoft convinces more Android OEM makers to hand over royalties concerning some of Microsoft's patents. ...