KYOTO, Japan and REDMOND, Wash., July 2,
2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Kyocera Corporation and
Microsoft Corp. announced they 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
in their respective products through a patent cross-license.
In addition to strengthening the partnership between the two
companies, it also resolves a patent infringement lawsuit brought
earlier this year in U.S. District Court. The remaining details of
the agreement are confidential.
About KYOCERA
Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971), the parent and
global headquarters of the Kyocera Group, was founded in 1959 as a
producer of fine ceramics (also known as "advanced ceramics"). By
combining these engineered materials with metals and integrating
them with other technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier
of electronic components, printers, copiers, solar power generating
systems, mobile phones, semiconductor packages, cutting tools and
industrial ceramics. During the year ended March 31, 2015, the company's net sales totaled
1.53 trillion yen (approx.
USD12.7 billion).
About MICROSOFT
Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT" @microsoft) is the leading platform and
productivity company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, and
its mission is to empower every person and every organization on
the planet to achieve more.
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