Dolby wins licensing fees on BlackBerry, PlayBook

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BlackBerry maker Reserch in Motion ties up with Dolby Laboratories for its ...

Economic Times - 13 Sep, 2011
MUMBAI: Global audio technology firm Dolby Laboratories Tuesday said it has entered into a license agreement with Canadian BlackBerry maker Reserch in Motion (RIM) for using Dolby's patented audio technologies. The issue was subject of two lawsuits ...

RIM, Dolby arrive at settlement on patent dispute

CNET - Don Reisinger - 13 Sep, 2011
Research In Motion has ended a patent battle with Dolby and agreed to license advanced audio technologies from the company, the companies announced yesterday. Dolby in June filed suit against RIM in the US District Court in San Francisco, ...

Dolby wins licensing fees on BlackBerry, PlayBook

Register - 13 Sep, 2011
By Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author Dolby Laboratories has scored in the patent wars, winning "standard terms" from Research in Motion in two lawsuits over use of audio technologies. RIM, maker of BlackBerrys and PlayBooks, ...

Dolby - RIM bury patent infringement hatchet

Moneycontrol.com - 13 Sep, 2011
In the time of lawsuits escalating into the banning of products, news of a settlement coming along is a welcome respite. Among the latest to have buried the hatchet are Dolby Laboratories and RIM. Popular audio, imaging and voice technologies innovator ...

RIM settles with Dolby over audio patents

ZDNet UK (blog) - David Meyer - 13 Sep, 2011
Research In Motion is no longer being sued by Dolby, after it agreed to pay Dolby licensing fees for the use of its audio compression technologies. RIM uses the High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding (HE AAC) ...

Boot up: BlackBerry PlayBook sales forecast slashed, Dolby drops RIM lawsuit ...

The Guardian (blog) - 13 Sep, 2011
Plus an unflattering review of Android Honeycomb for tablets, and just how much of the internet is porn? A shareholder uses a BlackBerry PlayBook during the RIM annual general meeting. Photograph: Mike Cassese/Reuters Following the Texas police hack by ...

Research In Motion, Dolby Settle Patent Lawsuits

PCWorld - John Ribeiro - 13 Sep, 2011
Dolby Laboratories said Monday that Research In Motion has agreed to license audio technologies that were at the center of two lawsuits filed by Dolby against the Canadian smartphones and tablets company. ...

RIM, Dolby Settle Dispute

Wall Street Journal - Carolyn King - 13 Sep, 2011
Research In Motion Ltd. has agreed to obtain a license to Dolby Laboratories' advanced audio technologies, ending a legal dispute that began in June when Dolby sued RIM in the US and Germany in connection with the BlackBerry maker's use ...

RIM does deal with Dolby, lawsuit canned

New Zealand Herald - 13 Sep, 2011
Research in Motion has signed a deal with Dolby Labs over audio technologies used in devices like the PlayBook tablet. Photo / Supplied Canada's Research In Motion has entered into a licensing agreement with Dolby Laboratories, ending a patent dispute ...

RIM: Credit Suisse, ISI Divided On Upside In Q2, Q3

Barron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - 13 Sep, 2011
Research in Motion (RIMM) reports fiscal Q2 results for the three months ended in August this Thursday, September 15th. All eyes are on whether recently introduced BlackBerry models based on the company's updated operating system 7 will ...

RIM, Dolby Settle Patent Dispute for Reported $15 Million

PC Magazine - Sara Yin - ‎Sep 12, 2011‎
Research in Motion has agreed to pay Dolby a licensing fee for use of its audio compression technology, settling a three-month patent dispute. "We are pleased to welcome RIM into Dolby's family of mobile technology licensees. ...

Dolby lawsuit against RIM dropped after licence agreement

Winnipeg Free Press - ‎Sep 12, 2011‎
By: AP A Blackberry user thumbs through a menu near to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 5, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick SAN FRANCISCO - Dolby Laboratories says Research in Motion (TSX:RIM) has agreed to license its audio technologies that ...

Dolby, RIM drop lawsuits, shake hands on licensing deal

ZDNet (blog) - Zack Whittaker - ‎Sep 12, 2011‎
Summary: BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and Dolby have settled an ongoing patent infringement case, though financial terms were not disclosed. Dolby Laboratories said that it has withdrawn its ...

Dolby lawsuit against RIM dropped

Newsday (subscription) - ‎Sep 12, 2011‎
News Newsday > News Content Preview Newsday/Optimum Online ® subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online ® subscriber? Click here Dolby lawsuit against RIM dropped Published: September 12, 2011 11:24 AM By The Associated ...

RIM to Pay Dolby Royalties to End Lawsuits Over Audio Patents

Bloomberg - Susan Decker - ‎Sep 12, 2011‎
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), maker of the BlackBerry smartphone and Playbook tablet computer, agreed to pay patent royalties to Dolby Laboratories Inc. (DLB) to end a legal battle over technology to ...

RIM, Dolby Settle Dispute

Social Barrel - Solon Harmony Dolor - 13 Sep, 2011
Dolby has revealed that Research In Motion (RIM) has agreed to license technologies ending an intellectual property dispute between the two companies. Research in Motion has agreed to licensing technologies from Dolby ending the companies' intellectual ...

RIM, Dolby Settles Patent Dispute

Mobiledia - Sandy Fitzgerald - 13 Sep, 2011
Research in Motion will pay Dolby Laboratories royalties for using its patented audio technology in BlackBerry devices, ending a legal battle between the two companies and keeping RIM's products on the ...

Dolby drop patent lawsuit against Blackberry makers

Bigmouthmedia News - 13 Sep, 2011
Dolby has withdrawn its lawsuit against BlackBerry makers Research in Motion (RIM), after the two companies reached an agreement on the use of patent protected technologies in the phones and in PlayBook tablets. The lawsuit was launched earlier this ...

RIM Ends Patent Tussle with Dolby, Agrees to Pay Royalties

ITProPortal - Ravi Mandalia - 13 Sep, 2011
Canadian smartphone maker Research in Motion has decided to settle its patent infringement lawsuit with Dolby. According to Bloomberg, Dolby said RIM will paying 'standard terms' to license Dolby's audio technology for its BlackBerry and PlayBook ...

Dolby vs. RIM lawsuit dismissed

Ubergizmo - George Wong - 13 Sep, 2011
A few months ago we reported about Research In Motion (RIM) receiving a lawsuit from the folks over at Dolby Laboratories due to unlicensed used of its technology in the PlayBook. Well, it's been reported that the lawsuit has been dismissed today. ...

RIM and Dolby settle over patent infringements

TechRadar UK - Marc Chacksfield - 13 Sep, 2011
RIM and Dolby Laboratories have settled a lawsuit regarding the use of audio compression technology in its BlackBerry handsets and the PlayBook. Dolby had originally filed a number of lawsuits against the handset manufacturer, ...

Dolby and RIM strike licensing agreement, drop lawsuit

MyBroadband - 13 Sep, 2011
Derrick joined MyBroadband in 2011 as a junior journalist with a strong background in computer hardware and gaming. He is also regular columnist and hardware... Dolby and RIM have entered into a licensing agreement which saw Dolby drop a patent ...

RIM, Dolby reach licensing deal

SmartCompany.com.au - Patrick Stafford - 13 Sep, 2011
Research In Motion and Dolby have avoided a lawsuit, creating a new licensing deal that will see RIM pay to use Dolby technology. According to Reuters, both companies have come to an agreement and as a result, subsequent lawsuits have been abandoned. ...

WRAP UP - RIM IN THE NEWS TODAY: Jefferies Downgrade, Credit Suisse Result ...

NASDAQ - 13 Sep, 2011
Research in Motion (RIM.TO) looks set to close up more than 1% after a roller coaster day that saw it touch a day high of $30.20 and a day low of $29.01 with close to 2 million shares traded. RIM today agreed to pay patent royalties to Dolby ...

RIM, Dolby settle patent dispute

Proactive Investors USA & Canada - Joyanta Acharjee - 13 Sep, 2011
Research In Motion (TSE:RIM)(NASDAQ:RIMM) Monday settled its patent dispute with Dolby Laboratories (NASDAQ:DLB) after the Blackberry smartphone maker agreed to obtain a license to Dolby's advanced audio technologies. In June, Dolby sued RIM in the US ...

Dolby, RIM Signs License Agreement, Drops Lawsuit

RTT News - 13 Sep, 2011
(RTTNews) - Entertainment technology company Dolby Laboratories Inc. (DLB: News ), Monday said Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM.TO: News ,RIMM: News ) has agreed to enter into a license agreement for use of its advanced audio technologies. ...

Dolby Laboratories settles patent fight with Research In Motion

Bizjournals.com - 13 Sep, 2011
San Francisco-based Dolby (NYSE: DLB) dropped its patent suits -- filed in the United States and in Germany -- after Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) signed a license deal with Via, a subsidiary of Dolby and agreed to pay some $15.2 million in back ...

RIM Dolby patent tiff settled

TechEye - ‎Sep 12, 2011‎
Research In Motion, maker of government-favourite the Blackberry, has settled with Dolby on a patent spat that has been trailing on since earlier this year. Dolby initiated the tiff back in June, seeking financial damages from RIM and claiming that ...

Dolby Announces License Agreement Research in Motion

Financial News Network Online - Tim Tracy - ‎Sep 12, 2011‎
Dolby (NYSE:DLB) announced today that Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) has entered into a license agreement for its use of Dolby's audio technologies that were the subject of two lawsuits that were recently filed by Dolby against RIM. ...

RIM licenses patents from Dolby, BlackBerry can now legally rock your eardrums

IntoMobile - Simon Sage - ‎Sep 12, 2011‎
After a spat over audio compression patents, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has entered into a licensing agreement with Dolby. The specifics of those licensing costs haven't been disclosed, though I'm sure it'll sting less than RIM's big patent ...

 

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