Microsoft inks Android patent royalty deal with Samsung

Release Date 28 Sep, 2011 in Fiercemobilecontent

 
   

Samsung and Microsoft settle Android licensing dispute

The Guardian - 28 Sep, 2011
Samsung has agreed to pay Microsoft what could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties after it settled a bitter dispute over the Korean manufacturer's Android smartphones and tablets. The technology giants announced an agreement on ...

Samsung signs Android licensing deal with Microsoft

ZDNet UK - Ben Woods - 28 Sep, 2011
Samsung has signed a cross-licensing deal with Microsoft that will see the Windows maker get royalties for every Android-based smartphone and tablet made by the Korean manufacturer. ...

Microsoft signs Android licensing deal with Samsung

Computerworld - 28 Sep, 2011
By Mikael Ricknäs IDG News Service - Microsoft has signed a cross-license patent agreement with Samsung Electronics that grants Microsoft royalties from Samsung's Android-based smartphones and tablets, Microsoft said in a statement on Wednesday. ...

Samsung joins forces with Intel and Microsoft

Reuters Canada - Tarmo Virki - 28 Sep, 2011
(Reuters) - Samsung Electronics unveiled on Wednesday software pacts with Intel and Microsoft as the world's No.2 cellphone maker strengthens its mobile software push. Samsung has quickly become one of ...

Microsoft and Samsung Reach Cross-Licensing Deal

PC Magazine - Sara Yin - 28 Sep, 2011
Following in the footsteps of HTC, Samsung has secured a cross-licensing deal with Microsoft, leaving Motorola as the only major Android maker that doesn't pay Microsoft royalties. Microsoft didn't specify the patents involved, ...

Microsoft to skim Samsung Android takings

Register - Gavin Clarke - 28 Sep, 2011
Samsung, one of the industry's biggest Android device makers, will pay Microsoft a royalty for every handset it ships running Google's operating system. The electronics giant will pay Microsoft as part of a ...

Irony Alert: Microsoft Profits for Each Google Gadget Rival Sells

Fox News - 28 Sep, 2011
Samsung, the second largest smartphone maker in the world, announced a patent licensing agreement with Microsoft allowing it to distribute phones running Google's Android operating system. The deal means that Microsoft will be paid unspecified ...

Microsoft, Samsung expand smartphone partnership

CBS News - 28 Sep, 2011
(AP) NEW YORK â€" Microsoft and Samsung Electronics have agreed to cross-license each other's patent portfolios, with Microsoft getting royalties for mobile phones and tablets Samsung sells that run the Android operating system. ...

Microsoft, Samsung expand smartphone partnership

Sydney Morning Herald - 28 Sep, 2011
Microsoft and Samsung Electronics have agreed to cross-license each other's patent portfolios, with Microsoft getting royalties for mobile phones and tablets Samsung sells that run the Android operating system. Microsoft Corp. and Samsung Electronics ...

Microsoft cashes in on Android with Samsung deal

Financial Post - 28 Sep, 2011
Buying one of these smartphones from Samsung Electronics Corp. will now line the pockets of Microsoft Corp. as well Anytime anyone in the United States buys a smartphone or tablet running Google Inc.'s Android operating system, there's a good chance ...

Microsoft, Samsung Electronics expand smartphone partnership with licensing deal

CanadianBusiness.com - 28 Sep, 2011
By AP | September 28, 2011 A model poses with Samsung Electronics' new smart phones Galaxy S II LTE, right, which features the 4.5-inch Super Amoled Plus screen and runs on the Android 2.3, and Galaxy S II HD LTE, which features the 4.65 HD Super ...

Samsung, Microsoft Reach Cross-Licensing Deal

Wall Street Journal - Evan Ramstad - 28 Sep, 2011
SEOULâ€"Samsung Electronics Co. and Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday they signed a cross-licensing agreement "providing broad coverage for each company's products," a move that reshapes other patent battles involving Google Inc.'s Android ...

Microsoft reaches patent agreement with Samsung over Android

The Seattle Times - Janet I. Tu - 28 Sep, 2011
Microsoft announced today that it's signed a broad patent agreement with Samsung to cross-license the patent portfolios of both companies. The agreement covers Samsung's use of the Android mobile platform, and also gives both companies greater patent ...

Samsung To Pay Microsoft Royalties In Patent License Deal

Forbes - 28 Sep, 2011
After a long career at Barron's, I joined Forbes as San Francisco bureau chief in December 2010. I've been writing about technology and investing for more than 25 years. With the Tech Trade, I'll pick up where I left off when I was writing the Tech ...

Microsoft, Samsung Sign Biggest Android Patent Deal To Date

Huffington Post - Ina Fried - 28 Sep, 2011
Microsoft is announcing today the biggest Android-related patent deal to date, signing a broad cross-licensing agreement with Samsung. With the deal, Microsoft will get royalty revenue on every Android smartphone and tablet that Samsung ...

Microsoft's Samsung Android Patent Troll Win

ZDNet (blog) - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols - 28 Sep, 2011
Summary: Samsung has joined the long line of Android Linux companies signing patent deals with Microsoft. But what are they really paying for? We don't know. Microsoft has just announced its ...

Microsoft and Samsung ink Android patent and Windows Phone marketing/dev deal

ZDNet (blog) - Adrian Kingsley-Hughes - 28 Sep, 2011
Summary: Another OEM sign deals with Microsoft in order to be able to use Android without fear of being sued. Under this deal Microsoft will receive a royalty for each Samsung device ...

Microsoft cements position as Android's patent toll collector

ZDNet (blog) - Larry Dignan - 28 Sep, 2011
Samsung's move to license Microsoft patents for its Android devices means that the software giant as secured its position as toll collector for most devices powered by Google's mobile operating system. ...

BIG WIN: Microsoft To Receive Royalties On Each Android Device Samsung Sells ...

San Francisco Chronicle - Ellis Hamburger - 28 Sep, 2011
According to a post from Microsoft's General Counsel Brad Smith, Microsoft just reached a deal with Samsung to receive royalties on each Android smartphone and tablet Samsung sells. The cross-licensing agreement will give each company greater patent ...

Microsoft, Samsung strike licensing deal

CNET - Roger Cheng - 28 Sep, 2011
The Omnia W, the first Samsung phone using Windows Phone Mango, will get more marketing support under this deal. Microsoft and Samsung Electronics said today that they had struck a cross-licensing agreement, avoiding the potential litigation that has ...

Samsung signs Microsoft patent licensing deal to cover Android devices

ZDNet (blog) - Mary Jo Foley - 28 Sep, 2011
Summary: Microsoft has signed yet another patent-protection deal with an Android phone/tablet maker. This time it's Samsung which is paying Microsoft an undisclosed amount for licensing undisclosed ...

Cloud Computing: Samsung to Pay Microsoft for Using Android

SYS-CON Media (press release) - Maureen O'Gara - 28 Sep, 2011
Samsung has signed up to pay Microsoft royalties for using Android in its tablets and mobile phones under a patent portfolio cross-license the pair has executed. It's a clear acknowledgement of Android's patent pickle and Samsung's lack of faith that ...

Samsung Agrees to Licensing Deal with Microsoft over Android

TMC Net - Beecher Tuttle - 28 Sep, 2011
Samsung (News - Alert) followed suit with other major Android manufacturers on Wednesday by inking a cross-licensing deal with Microsoft. Under the terms of the agreement, Samsung will pay Microsoft an undisclosed ...

Microsoft and Samsung sign huge cross-licensing patent deal to stop Android ...

VentureBeat - Sean Ludwig - 28 Sep, 2011
Microsoft announced Wednesday that it has signed its largest Android patent deal to date with a huge cross-licensing with Samsung, maker of some of the most popular Android phones and tablets. Under the agreement, Samsung will pay a royalty fee to ...

Microsoft, Samsung sign patent cross-licensing pact

Total Telecom - Mia Lamar - 28 Sep, 2011
Microsoft Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. have agreed to a patent cross-licensing agreement as well as cooperation in the development and marketing of Microsoft's Windows Phone. "Through the cross-licensing of our ...

With Samsung licensing deal, Microsoft has Google's Android number

Good Morning Silicon Valley (blog) - 28 Sep, 2011
It's big-announcement day for Google's Android, except other companies are doing the announcing. The new, Android-based tablet Amazon unveiled today is getting a lot of hype as a possible iPad competitor. But the other big development is a major ...

Microsoft Corp. inks Android phone deal with Samsung

Bizjournals.com - 28 Sep, 2011
Microsoft Corp. signed a patent license deal with Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. under which Microsoft will get royalties for Samsung mobile phones and tablets running Google Inc. 's Android software. Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and ...

Microsoft and Samsung ink Android patent deal

Geek.com - Lee Mathews - 28 Sep, 2011
It's safe to assume that Google makes plenty of money off Android (in one way or another), but Microsoft has done its share of profiting from Android smartphones and tablets as well. How? By striking patent licensing deals with device manufacturers ...

Samsung joins HTC in paying Microsoft for Android

ConnectedPlanet - Michelle Maisto - 28 Sep, 2011
Samsung and HTC together made half of the Android phones that shipped this year. Microsoft, which owns patents Android relies on, will now benefit from each activation. Samsung, Microsoft announced this morning, is the seventh ...

Today's e-Reads: Google Wants Info. Protected; Microsoft and Samsung Sign Mega ...

National Journal - Josh Smith - 28 Sep, 2011
Google asked the judge in the AT&T/T-Mobile merger case to help protect its confidential business information, which was provided to officials investigating the merger, according to Bloomberg. Microsoft and Samsung have signed the biggest ...

 

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