WATERLOO, ONTARIO AND SAN JOSE, 加州, Jun 23, 2015 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — BLACKBERRY Limited BBRY, -4.24% (BB) and Cisco CSCO, -0.54% today announced that they have entered into a long-term patent cross-licensing agreement covering their respective products and technologies.
As part of the cross-licensing agreement, BlackBerry will receive a license fee from Cisco. Specific terms of the deal are confidential.
“Our agreement with Cisco underscores the value companies place on BlackBerry’s broad and foundational patent portfolio,” said Dr. Mark Kokes, Vice President of Intellectual Property and Licensing, 黑莓手机. “With the agreement in place, BlackBerry and Cisco can focus on innovation and continued technical cooperation, allowing our companies more freedom to create leading products and services for customers without the potential for patent disputes.”
“Cross-licensing is an effective way for technology companies to assure freedom of operation and help remove concerns about patent litigation,” said Dan Lang, Vice President of Intellectual Property, Cisco. “This agreement recognizes Cisco’s patent portfolio, one that is regularly rated among the strongest in the telecommunications and networking industry. We look forward to continuing to innovate to meet the needs of our respective customers.”
BlackBerry and Cisco have a long history of technical cooperation and intend to further collaborate under this agreement.
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在移动通信的全球领先者, 黑莓手机(Ř) revolutionized the mobile industry when it was introduced in 1999. 今天, 黑莓的目标是不断推进的移动体验的界限，激发了我们数以百万计的世界各地的客户的成功. 公司成立于 1984 总部设在滑铁卢, 安大略省, 黑莓业务在设在北美, 欧洲, Middle East and Africa, 亚太地区和拉丁美洲. The Company trades under the ticker symbols “BB” 在多伦多证券交易所和 “BBRY” 在纳斯达克. 欲了解更多信息, 访问 www.BlackBerry.com.
