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RSS royaltiesQualcomm to pay $891m in Broadcom settlement
News For example, even if Qualcomm does not assert patents against Broadcom, it can still collect royalties from customers of Broadcom's mobile phone chips, Rosenberg said. Wireless chip supplier Qualcomm agreed to pay... [27 Apr 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Why DRM is dead
Comment If you borrow my screwdriver, torch, coat or computer, I have it covered - there is nothing more to pay, no extra fees per use, no royalties, no nothing! Compiled in a coffee shop in Taunton UK and dispatched to... [27 Jan 2009]
Why you should care about Google's Android launch
Comment Microsoft's Windows Mobile still demands royalties for one, and along with Apple and BlackBerry-maker RIM, continues to plough a closed-source OS furrow - though all three are using SDKs to drive developer interest via... [30 Oct 2008]
Nokia, Qualcomm settle patent dispute
News Financial terms of the agreement were not released but the companies said Nokia will pay royalties to Qualcomm for 15 years to licence technology that improves performance and battery life, while reducing the size of... [24 Jul 2008]
Franchise Grows 35 Percent in 5 Months With Custom Solution Designed by IT Firm
White Paper The solution automatically manages project workflows for selling franchise licenses and opening new stores, and can process over one million royalties transactions daily. Beratung designs sophisticated, integrated IT... [03 Jul 2008]
Name that tune...the rise of Shazam
Comment The technology is so accurate it's used for broadcast monitoring to attribute royalties to artists for airplay. Shazam is a veteran of the mobile app industry. The company's business started life seven years ago as a... [12 Jun 2008]
Mobile big guns back LTE as next-gen network
News Part of the agreement on LTE means the companies will agree to licence their patents "on fair and reasonable terms", which means keeping royalties for handset patents below 10 per cent of the handset sale price. [15 Apr 2008]
South Africa plumps for Open Documents
News According to the South African government, some of the criteria for a standard to be considered open are that it should be maintained by a non-commercial organisation, that it must be possible for anyone to copy, distribute and use free... [29 Oct 2007]
Vonage infringed Sprint patents, says jury
News And the court ordered Vonage to pay $58m in damages, plus 5.5 per cent in royalties on future revenue earned while it was infringing on the patents. A US federal jury has found internet telephony player Vonage infringed... [26 Sep 2007]
HP's inkjet tech seeks to replace hypodermic needles
News Like IBM, Microsoft and others, HP is combing its patent portfolio for inventions it can license for royalties. That means that HP is around the $500 million a year mark for royalties. IBM makes more... [11 Sep 2007]
Apple slapped with copyright suit - report
News Music publishers have also expressed dissatisfaction at the way music royalties are distributed. Rap singer Eminem has accused Apple of copyright infringement in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, according to a story in The... [01 Aug 2007]
Vonage appeals for retrial in Verizon patent spat
News The jury went on to decide in March that three Verizon patents were valid and had been infringed by Vonage, which carried a damages award of $58m, plus royalties on future sales. A pivotal US Supreme Court ruling... [02 May 2007]
Wikipedia's Wales hypes open-source search plan
News Contributors are likely to include graduate students as well as large companies that want to include search functionality in their products but don't want to pay royalties to a search company, according to Wikia CEO Gil... [01 May 2007]
Qualcomm hits back in Nokia patent saga
News Qualcomm has now accused the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer of a u-turn, citing Nokia's willingness to pay royalties in previous years as an indication it previously supported the idea that Texas Instruments... [21 Mar 2007]
Verizon wins $58m damages from Vonage
News The monetary damages and the ongoing royalties awarded Verizon could have a significant impact on Vonage, if it doesn't come up with a solution that doesn't infringe the patents. If you add the expenses of the damages,... [09 Mar 2007]
