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IBM and Level 3 ink patent sharing deal

Big Blue shares 42,000 patents with internet backbone firm

Robert Jaques, vnunet.com 29 Feb 2008
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IBM has entered into a patent cross-licensing agreement with internet backbone company Level 3 Communications.

Under the terms of the agreement, IBM has granted licences to its 42,000 pending and issued patents which cover a range of telecoms services and technologies.

In turn, Level 3 has granted IBM licences to more than 850 pending and issued patents which cover a range of information handling systems.

The licences will last as long as the lives of the respective patents. Other terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Jack Waters, chief technology officer at Level 3, said: "This patent agreement provides Level 3 with the opportunity to take advantage of IBM's innovation as we continuously expand the range of services we provide our customers."

See also:

Patent row with Trend Micro escalates  30 Jan 2008
Cross-licensing agreement covers broad range of consumer products  16 Jan 2008

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