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  • Telecommunications

    • Apple settlement proceeds rescued Ericsson’s fourth quarter

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    By Diana Muratov

    Two incidents occurred during Ericsson‘s fourth quarter of 2022. First, it struck a global patent license deal with Apple, which resolved all of the parties’ outstanding patent-related legal problems. Because of the IPR agreement with Apple, retroactive revenue was recorded in the fourth quarter, bringing IPR revenue to $580 million (SEK 6 billion) in Q4. […]

  • Telecommunications

    • Ericsson and Apple have reached a multi-year patent agreement

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    By Diana Muratov

    Ericsson and Apple have agreed to a multi-year global patent licensing agreement, bringing an end to a bitter years-long struggle. The financial details were not provided. Their agreement puts a stop to any existing patent-related legal battles between the two corporations, which have been numerous. Both corporations had filed litigation in a number of countries, […]