Apple Microsoft Cross License Agreement

Apple and Microsoft actually have a healthy business relationship, including cross-licensing deals, and of course a colorful history since the early days of the PC era. Microsoft enters into an intellectual property license agreement with Panasonic effective February 25, 2010 The agreement covers Microsoft`s exFAT and FAT technology to enhance multimedia experiences for a number of products. In some sectors, cross-licensing is an important part of all IP management and licensing agreements. For example, according to a recent study by the Toulouse School of Economics, cross-licensing accounts for 50% of all licensing agreements in the telecommunications and broadcasting industry, 25% in electronic components and 23% in the pharmaceutical industry. Microsoft and Hop-on sign a patent agreement for Android and Chrome 20 devices. The problem seems to be that a market player essentially has to concede the entire portfolio of any major player in the industry to enter the sector. Without its own patents as a negotiating mass, the cost is prohibitive. Costs are not available on existing cross-country licenses. The costs are related to the need for cross-licensing of operators` patents. Microsoft and Canon sign cross-licensing patent agreement July 02, 2014 Deal encourages cooperation in research and development. . . .