Microsoft and Canon have inked a broad patent cross-licensing agreement, whereby the companies get access to each other's patent portfolios. The agreement covers a broad range of products and services, including digital imaging and mobile consumer products. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Since Microsoft launched its IP licensing program in December 2003, the company has entered into more than 1,100 licensing agreements.

A federal jury has returned a verdict that Google owes $85 million in damages for infringing SimpleAir’s U.S. Patent No. 7,035,914. A separate jury...

Apple had filed for and was granted a patent for a sports monitoring system for earbuds, headphones, and headsets. Here's an excerpt from the patent...

Cisco and Google have entered into a long-term patent cross-licensing agreement covering a broad range of products and technologies. The agreement allows each company...