cross-licensing

That would open the door to a cross-licensing agreement, probably the most common ending to a patent dispute where both parties actually produce product and own intellectual property.

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Especially since folks at many of these firms already have the staff and knowledge to handle cross-licensing agreements.

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These tests of strength proceed in the courts for a while, and then peace is made, with checks and cross-licensing agreements passing between the parties in rough proportion to the expected outcome.

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Samsung Securities analyst Birdy Lu said a cross-licensing agreement seems for now the most likely outcome and added a recent suit filed by HTC using patents it obtained from Google to pose a stronger threat against Apple.

HTC Takes a Blow in Apple Fight Ian Sherr 2011

Besides, companies routinely settle this kind of dispute by signing "cross-licensing agreements" that let them stick to their original plans.

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Analysts have said that HTC may use S3's portfolio of patents as leverage to work out a cross-licensing agreement with Apple.

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The deal also includes a patent cross-licensing agreement between Sony and Ericsson, and Sony will take over five "crucial patents" from Ericsson, said the Swedish company's chief executive, Hans Vestberg .

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Analysts say such disputes typically end in cross-licensing arrangements whereby both parties can benefit from sharing their respective patents.

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They can do it formally by cross-licensing their patents.

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Analysts say Apple is hoping to block HTC smartphones, the most widely used Android devices in the U.S., from the market, while HTC is hoping to gain enough leverage in countersuits to settle for a cross-licensing agreement.

HTC Takes a Blow in Apple Fight Ian Sherr 2011