Microsoft and LG have signed patent license agreements covering tablets, smart phones and other devices produced by LG, which runs on an operating system Android and Chrome. This cooperation requires LG to pay for the use of Microsoft's patent on the Android device made by LG.
"The cooperation with LG showed that 70 percent of Android phones sold in the United States, currently under license to Microsoft," said Horacio Gutierrez, vice president of Microsoft's Intellectual Property Group. "We are very proud to continue the success of the program solve problems related to Intellectual Property operating system Android and Chrome," he added.
Since Microsoft announced the Intellectual Property Licensing program in December 2003, recorded 1100 licensing agreement has been made and announced.
In addition to the LG, previously Microsoft has also signed agreements with companies including HTC, Samsung, Suanta, Wistron, and Copal Electronics. Only Motorola Mobility after an unsuccessful approached Microsoft and even Google hired lerlanjur licensors.
Although details of the agreement were not announced, but this cooperation makes the LG must pay patent royalties to Microsoft for a gadget that uses the Android operating system and Chrome.
Goldman Sachs analysts even predict that Microsoft is getting 444 million dollars from the Android license during the year 2011. Total producer who has done a deal with Microsoft until this year is 11 companies.
Beyond cooperation Android, Microsoft has mastered the Nokia patent for the use of smart phones based on Windows Phone. Total patents that have been owned by Microsoft for smart phones amounted to 78,555 patents, far above Google who only has 26,726 patents.
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