Hello, thanks for checking out my blog. Last week, I discussed how Hon Hai, the parent company of Foxconn, which makes 40% of the world’s consumer electronics, signed a worldwide licensing agreement with Microsoft and how that was bad news for Google.
This week I read an article from Foss Patents blog about
Microsoft and ZTE just completing a licensing agreement on smartphones and
tablets using Android and Chrome Operating Systems. According to Microsoft’s Corporate
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Horacio Gutierrez, "80 percent
of Android smartphones sold in the U.S. and a majority of those sold worldwide
are covered under agreements with Microsoft." So, this is good news for
Microsoft, seeing as they are receiving royalties from so many sales. This is the 21st Android licensing agreement for Microsoft, according to Foss Patents.
This article illustrates how sometimes, licensing agreements
can be more effective ways of cooperating with other companies than pursuing
them with intellectual property litigation. I will expand on this in my Youtube
Blog.
Noah this is a great find. It is nice to hear that these companies could figure everything out before rather than going to court and getting nasty. Hopefully other companies will follow suit and come up with licensing agreements.
ReplyDeleteMicrosoft is doing a great job utilizing their patents to earn revenue. Maybe Google should learn a thing or two from them, instead of just going after them.
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