Patents
Ericsson completes Nortel acquisition in North America
Ericsson has completed its acquisition of substantially all of Nortel’s CDMA business and LTE assets in North America. The acquisition includes the transfer of important CDMA contracts with North American operators including Verizon, Sprint, US Cellular, Bell Canada, Telus and Leap, as well as LTE assets, certain patents and patent licences relating to CDMA and [...]
Melco signs software patent agreement with Microsoft
Microsoft and Melco Holdings have entered into an agreement that will provide Melco Group’s customers with patent coverage for their use of technologies running Linux and other related open source software. Specifically, the patent covenants apply to Buffalo-branded Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices, which run Linux, and Buffalo-branded routers, which also run Linux. Although the [...]
Austriamicrosystems files patent infringement suit against Melexis
Austriamicrosystems, a designer and manufacturer of analog ICs for communications, industrial, medical and automotive applications, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit regarding magnetic encoder products against Melexis (Belgium) and its German subsidiary Melexis GmbH, at the District Court (Landgericht) in Duesseldorf, Germany. In its complaint Austriamicrosystems asserts that the sale and distribution of products from [...]
Microsoft, Brother sign patent cross-licensing deal
Microsoft and Brother Industries have signed a patent cross-licensing agreement to allow access to each company’s respective patent portfolio. The agreement encompasses a range of patents and is expected to further each company’s research and development (R&D) efforts. Through this agreement, Brother Industries will gain access to Microsoft’s patents for Brother’s current and future product [...]
