settle patents and intellectual property suit
posted on
Jul 16, 2009 09:44PM
Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:39 am
Categories: General, RIM, Research In Motion
Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Visto Corp., Larry Dignan
Research and Motion and Visto said Thursday that they have settled all outstanding patent lawsuits for $267.5 million.
Under the agreement (statement), RIM gets a perpetual license on all Visto patents and intellectual property. Visto gets a one-time payment of $267.5 million.
The deal is expected to close July 20. RIM said it will be a charge against its fiscal second quarter earnings. Visto is the parent company of Good Technology.