Intellectual Property
Twitter Buys Over 900 IBM Patents, Inks Cross-License Deal
Twitter acquired over 900 patents from IBM, and the companies entered into a patent cross-license agreement. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction took place in December, according to a statement by IBM released on Friday.
Ericsson, Samsung End Patent Dispute
Ericsson and Samsung settled their patent dispute, ending complaints made by both companies against each other before the International Trade Commission, as well as...
Samsung, Google Sign 10-Year Global Patent License Agreement
Samsung and Google have signed a global patent cross-license agreement covering a broad range of technologies and business areas.
Dr. Seungho Ahn (Head, Samsung’s Intellectual...
IBM Sets US Patent Record Again
IBM inventors received 6,809 patents in 2013 says IBM. The company topped the annual list of U.S. patent leaders for the 21st consecutive year....
IBM Investing $1B On Watson Group
IBM is investing $1 billion into the newly formed Watson Group, a business unit dedicated to the development and commercialization of cloud-delivered cognitive innovations. This...