Microsoft, Samsung to share patents

Release Date 29 Sep, 2011 in Times of India

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Microsoft, Samsung to share patents Times of India - 29 Sep, 2011 TORONTO: Microsoft Corp, the software maker seeking to challenge Apple Inc and Google Inc's dominance in smartphones, agreed to share patents with handset-maker Samsung Electronics Co. Microsoft will receive royalties for mobile phones and tablets ...
Microsoft, Samsung strike licensing deal ZDNet Asia - Roger Cheng - 29 Sep, 2011 Under the deal, Samsung pays Microsoft a royalty for every Android phone and tablet it makes. Samsung also agreed to provide marketing support for Microsoft's Windows Phone. ...
Samsung to pay Microsoft to use Android: Extortion or partnership? Los Angeles Times - 29 Sep, 2011 Microsoft on Wednesday announced a cross-licensing of its patent portfolio with Samsung that will leave Samsung paying a royalty to Microsoft for each smartphone and tablet it sells running Google's Android operating system. Samsung will also "agreed ...
	Microsoft hops into bed with Samsung Sydney Morning Herald - 29 Sep, 2011 Microsoft and Samsung Electronics have agreed to cross-license one another's patent portfolios, with Microsoft to receive royalties for the mobile phones and tablets Samsung sells, including those running Google's Android operating system. ...
Samsung Agrees to Pay Microsoft for Smartphone Tech The Chosun Ilbo - 29 Sep, 2011 Samsung Electronics and Microsoft have settled a patent dispute by agreeing to cross-license each other's patent portfolios, the two companies announced Wednesday. Under the deal, Samsung will pay Microsoft US$4-5 for each smartphone it sells, ...
Samsung, Microsoft deal strikes blow to Google The Australian - Evan Ramstad - 29 Sep, 2011 MICROSOFT and Samsung Electronics reached a patent-sharing deal, striking a blow at Google's effort to provide free software to makers of smartphones and tablet personal computers. For months, Microsoft and Apple have pressured Google and makers of ...
	Microsoft may profit from Amazons Kindle Fire tablet Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - 29 Sep, 2011 Microsoft continues to assert that companies which use Google's Android operating system owe it patent royalties. Microsoft has struck Android licensing agreements with Samsung, HTC, General Dynamics Itronix, Velocity Micro, Onkyo, Casio and others. ...
'Android tax' spells big bucks for Microsoft Financial Post (blog) - 29 Sep, 2011 Android device makers might get their software from Google Inc. for free, but more of them are forking over millions to Microsoft Corp. as an 'Android tax.' After signing patent licensing agreements granting Microsoft royalty payments with seven other ...
Google Cries Extortion Over Microsoft's Android Tactics (GOOG, MSFT) San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - 29 Sep, 2011 This is the same tactic we've seen time and again from Microsoft. Failing to succeed in the smartphone market, they are resorting to legal measures to extort profit from others' achievements and hinder the pace of innovation. ...
Microsoft announces Android-related patent deal with Samsung Xinhua - Mu Xuequan - 29 Sep, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft on Wednesday announced a broad cross-licensing patent agreement with Samsung, the biggest Android-related patent deal to date. Under the agreement, Microsoft will get royalty revenue on every smartphone and ...
	Tech giants Samsung and Microsoft join forces but could it kill the Android? NEWS.com.au - 29 Sep, 2011 AS Samsung joins forces with Microsoft, the life of the Android hangs in the balance. Samsung signed the world's biggest patent deal yesterday with Microsoft that will see Microsoft rake in royalties for every Android smartphone and tablet Samsung ...
Microsoft and Samsung sign patent licensing deal New Zealand Herald - 29 Sep, 2011 Microsoft and Samsung, amid a rash of patent infringement suits by technology firms, have announced an agreement to cross-license their patent portfolios. The US software giant said the deal with the South Korean electronics titan provides "broad ...
Microsoft, Samsung Electronics expand smartphone partnership with cross ... Washington Post - 29 Sep, 2011 By AP, NEW YORK �" Microsoft and Samsung Electronics have agreed to cross-license one another's patent portfolios, with Microsoft getting royalties for the mobile phones and tablets Samsung sells that run Google Inc.'s Android operating system. ...
MSFT Samsung Deal Could Mean $0.09/Sh Upside, Says Morgan Stanley Barron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - 29 Sep, 2011 Morgan Stanley's Adam Holt this afternoon writes that a new licensing agreement announced this morning between Microsoft (MSFT) and Samsung Electronics means that Microsoft will collect royalties on 60% to 70% of all smartphones running ...
Microsoft-Samsung Patent Deal: Great News for Windows Phones PCWorld - Jared Newman - 29 Sep, 2011 Samsung Galaxy S II smartphoneThe success of Samsung's Galaxy S Android phones just became a cash cow for Microsoft, thanks to a patent cross-licensing agreement in which Microsoft gets paid for every ...
Amazon Fire catches the eye of Microsoft's lawyers Financial Times (blog) - Richard Waters - 29 Sep, 2011 This was what Brad Smith, Microsoft's general counsel, had to say when I caught up with him shortly after the launch of the device on Wednesday: “We have yet to see an Android device in the market that does not infringe on our patents. ...
Samsung in royalty deal with Microsoft Financial Times - Richard Waters - 29 Sep, 2011 Microsoft has scored a notable victory in the smartphone patent wars, persuading Samsung to pay it royalties for every handset the South Korean company sells that runs on Google's Android operating system. ...
Microsoft, Samsung in patent cross-licensing pact MarketWatch - Mia Lamar - 29 Sep, 2011 Microsoft Corp. /quotes/zigman/20493/quotes/nls/msft MSFT -0.37% and Samsung Electronics Co. (SSNHY, 005930.SE) have agreed to a patent cross-licensing agreement as well as cooperation in the development and marketing of Microsoft's ...
Samsung, Microsoft Ink Patent Deal InformationWeek - Thomas Claburn - 29 Sep, 2011 Samsung is paying to use Android, and it's also promising to help Microsoft develop Windows Phone devices. By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek Facing a multi-country intellectual property war with Apple over claims that its Galaxy tablet copies the ...
	Irony Alert: Microsoft Profits for Each Google Gadget Rival Sells Fox News - 29 Sep, 2011 The Windows giant is filling its coffers off of Google's patent woes -- even as its own phone operating system struggles. Samsung, the second largest smartphone maker in the world, announced a patent licensing agreement with Microsoft on Wednesday that ...
	Microsoft and Samsung pool patents to take on Google and Apple Telegraph.co.uk - Katherine Rushton - 29 Sep, 2011 Microsoft and Samsung have struck an agreement to license their patents to each other, effectively calling a truce and pooling resources to take on Google and Apple. By Katherine Rushton The agreement bolsters Microsoft and Samsung's firepower in the ...
Microsoft, Samsung Electronics expand smartphone partnership with cross ... Washington Post - 29 Sep, 2011 By AP, NEW YORK �" Microsoft and Samsung Electronics are agreeing 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 Deal Strikes a Blow at Google Wall Street Journal - Evan Ramstad - 29 Sep, 2011 SEOUL�"Microsoft Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. reached a patent-sharing deal, striking a blow at Google Inc.'s effort to provide free software to makers of smartphones and tablet personal computers. For months, Microsoft and Apple ...
	Samsung and Microsoft settle Android licensing dispute The Guardian - 29 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 - 29 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 - 29 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. ...
Microsoft and Samsung Reach Cross-Licensing Deal PC Magazine - Sara Yin - 29 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 - 29 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 ...
Microsoft cashes in on Android with Samsung deal Financial Post - 29 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 ...