After Google and Ericsson, Samsung has entered into a cross-licensing patent agreement with Cisco. The monetary exchange, if any, is unknown but both companies will get access to each other’s patent portfolio for a period of 10 years. Both companies believe that such an agreement “reduces the risk of potential litigation” and works for the […]
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Samsung to setup Samsung Financial Solutions for its Medical business
Samsung had identified healthcare as one of the businesses to look forward to and to boost the growth of its Health and Medical Equipment (HME) unit, Samsung has announced to launch Samsung Financial Solutions. The solution will focus on facilitating funding and acquisition for the HME unit. As part of Samsung’s long-term commitment to the […]
Samsung escapes court sanction over leaked Apple agreement
Back in November, US court Judge Paul Grewal found that Samsung executives and few other people managed to get a look at the legal report that were confidential and marked for “Attorney Eyes Only.” Not only the court order was violated but Samsung along with its legal firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP could […]
Samsung to reportedly reduce Android customisation on Google’s behest
Samsung’s new Magazine UX and its set of services were a clear indication that the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer was trying to distinguish itself in a hyper-competitive Android market. But if Re/code’s latest report is to be believed, Samsung will slow down its customisations on the Android OS, thanks to Google. According to the site’s […]
Samsung settles with Ericsson with a cross licensing agreement
UPDATE: Reuters report puts a figure to the settlement. According to them, it’s $650 million. Click here for full report. Samsung seems to be in a cross-licensing mood as the Korean giant has now settled with Ericsson, mere hours after it announced a cross licensing agreement with Google. The cross licensing agreement relates to GSM, […]