Cisco and Samsung Electronics Co. signed a patent cross-license agreement covering a broad range of products and technologies.
The mutually beneficial agreement covers the two companies’ existing patents as well as those filed over the next 10 years.
“Innovation is stifled all too often in today’s overly-litigious environment,” said Dan Lang, Cisco’s Vice President of Intellectual Property. “By cross-licensing our patent portfolios, Cisco and Samsung are taking important steps to reverse the trend and advance innovation and freedom of operation.”
