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Kyocera, Microsoft Expand Patent Sharing Agreement

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Kyocera and Microsoft have signed an agreement expanding on a prior patent licensing arrangement. The new agreement enables the companies to use a broader range of each other’s technologies through a patent cross-license. The new agreement also resolves a patent infringement lawsuit brought earlier this year in U.S. District Court.

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