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Microsoft Files Motion in Apple v. Samsung to Hide Patent License Agreement Terms

Posted by BernardSwiss on · 4 comments
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There's been a fascinating development in the Apple v. Samsung litigation. It is possible we'll get to see the cross-license agreement between Microsoft and Samsung that the parties announced in this press release [PDF], which mentioned that it also covered Android. If we get to see it, it would be the first time we get to see exactly what are the terms of such an agreement, because Microsoft always insists on an NDA.

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Comments (4)

henke54 ·
PJ wrote:I seriously want to see those license terms, and I'd go so far as to suggest that the public has a right to know what those terms are, particularly future victims of Microsoft's patent strategy, and I know you want to know this too, because we've all heard the rumors that Microsoft licenses on very, very low royalties, just to be able to say to the world that Android/Linux folks are paying Microsoft for its patents.
one can only hope ...
Fettoosh ·
Like it has been said, "Live by the patents-sword, die be the patents-sword"





gus3 ·
Of course, if the terms are disclosed, it will render the agreement null and void, with Samsung on the hook for beelyuns as punishment for caving in to a lousy court order.
BernardSwiss Story submitter ·
> Like it has been said, "Live by the patents-sword, die be the patents-sword"

Right now, I.n more concerned about the rest of us dying from the patents steak-knives or even the patents paper-cuts.

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