patent-licensing

Wi-LAN, hoping to bulk up to be a more formidable foe in patent-licensing battles, first announced a C$38-a-share offer for Mosaid in August.

Mosaid Agrees to Buyout by Investment Fund Carolyn King 2011

Mosaid Technologies Inc. said late Thursday that it has agreed to $593 million takeover offer from U.S. private-equity firm Sterling Partners, a deal that tops a hostile bid from rival patent-licensing firm Wi-LAN Inc.

Mosaid Agrees to Buyout by Investment Fund Carolyn King 2011

Some technology firms have built up patent-licensing businesses — following the lead of companies like International Business Machines Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. — and use lawsuits as a tool to win lucrative settlements.

Tech Firms Intensify Clashes Over Patents Don Clark 2010

Business & Finance Nokia and Apple entered into a patent-licensing agreement that settles all patent litigation between the two mobile-communications companies.

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Intel agreed to pay Nvidia $1.5 billion over five years under a patent-licensing deal that also ended litigation between the companies.

Nvidia Profit Rises on Strong Demand Shara Tibken 2011

Previously Microsoft reached a patent-licensing agreement with another leading maker of Android phones, Taiwan's HTC Corp.

Microsoft Takes Aim at B&N Nick Wingfield 2011

Others said to be interested include BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd., and several patent-licensing firms.

U.S. Probing Tech Giants' Patent Deals Thomas Catan 2011

The patent-licensing agreement between TiVo and AT&T settles all outstanding litigation between the companies, which will cross-license each other's advanced-TV patents.

AT&T to Pay $215 Million to TiVo Ian Sherr 2012

Mosaid Technologies Inc. is recommending shareholders reject rival patent-licensing company Wi-LAN Inc.'s hostile 480-million-Canadian-dollar US$485 million takeover bid, calling it "inadequate and highly opportunistic."

Mosaid Urges Holders to Reject Wi-LAN Bid Ben Dummett 2011

Nokia and Apple entered into a patent-licensing agreement that settles all patent litigation between the two mobile-communications companies.

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