an agreement permitting a company to market or produce a product or service owned by another company. A licensing agreement grants a license in return...
Technology licensing is a contractual arrangement in which the licenser's patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, or know-how may be sold or otherwise made available to a licensee for compensation negotiated in advance between the parties. A technology licensing agreement usually enables a firm to enter a foreign market quickly, yet...
Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits: Qualcomm QCOM and Nokia NOK late Wednesday said they have settled all patent litigation between the two companies and reached a new 15-year licensing agreement. The agreement lifts a huge cloud from Qualcomm, and the stock has jumped dramatically in response. The deal covers...
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nokia (NOK1V), the world's largest cell-phone maker, and wireless chip supplier Qualcomm QCOM go to court on Wednesday in hopes of resolving a licensing fight that involves hundreds of millions of dollars and has spawned...
The paper discusses a case where on May 20, 2002, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the licensor abandoned its mark ?Leonardo Da Vinci? for wine by engaging in naked licensing and set a standard of what constitutes a naked license for ?simple products?...
Thomson Corp. is planning to acquire Reuters in a $17.5 billion deal that would create the world's largest financial news and information company. Analysts say the deal makes sense and would produce synergies and provide more room for cost-cutting. The resulting company would present a serious threat to Bloomberg LP,...
I had a chance to chat with Kodak's Jenny Cisney this week about her new title of "Chief Blogger" for Kodak. She said it was inspired by a Wall Street Journal article that talked about the role of blogging in corporate communications. Here's an excerpt: Blogging as a job...
Sallie Mae, the largest U.S. student-loan company, is talking with private equity firms about a potential leveraged buyout. A LBO would be unusual for a financial company because it would require it to take on more debt, which can cut into the profit margins of a lender like Sallie...
Microsoft and LG Electronics reached a controversial cross-licensing agreement. Microsoft will grant LG amnesty from patent infringement claims based on LG's use of open-source Linux software, which the software company says incorporates its intellectual property. In exchange, LG will license patents related to gaming and computer consoles to...
AMD has revamped its server processor roadmap with plans to jump to six and then 12 cores in the first half of 2010, but the larger question is whether the company can actually deliver. Given that AMD has had a hard time delivering its quad-core chips and...
Why you're selling a business will determine how you should approach the task and what you can reasonably expect from an eventual deal. If you are selling so you can retire, for instance, you can wait for the best offer, even if you wind up waiting for a few years....
Intellectual property IP comprises the creativity and innovation that people develop and own, much as they own physical property such as land, a building, or a business. Intellectual property is also a legal concept that enables persons to control and benefit from their creativity and innovation. There are four main...
