IBM (NYSE: IBM) and The Danish Medicines Agency announced a DKK 144m (approx $24 million) contract for a business transformation project to automatically process licensing of new drugs, further strengthening The Danish Medicines Agency's position in European medicine cooperation.

All British doctors should be licensed by taking a national examination according to research outlined in the online open access journal BMC Medicine.

The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) consisting of nine leading developers of DVD technology and formats -- Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sharp Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (JVC) and Warner Bros.

Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and other advanced wireless technologies, today announced that the Administrative Law Judge issued an initial determination terminating an investigation based on a complaint filed by Nokia against Qualcomm on August 16.

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced an agreement to license cutting-edge graphics core technology to QUALCOMM Incorporated, a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and mobile data solutions, for next-generation chipsets.

Qualcomm Incorporated, leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, data solutions, announced that it has granted TechFaith Wireless Technology Group Limited, British Virgin Islands corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited, a royalty-bearing, worldwide license under Qualcomm's patent portfolio to develop, manufacture and sell subscriber units and modem cards implementing the WCDMA and TD-SCDMA standards.

Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, and BYD Company Ltd., a leading rechargeable battery manufacturer and provider of handset components, modules manufacturing and assembly services listed in Hong Kong (HKSE:HK.1211), announced that they have entered into a subscriber unit license agreement.

Microsoft Corp. and Kenwood Corp. have signed a patent cross-license agreement to further the development of each company’s current and future product lines, which will expand technological innovation and enhance the overall customer and consumer experience.

QUALCOMM Incorporated, a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, and Exoteq Aps, a mobile broadband solutions developer based in Denmark, today announced the companies have signed a new, commercial OFDM/OFDMA license agreement.

Time Warner Inc. and IBM today announced that the companies have entered into a long-term patent cross-license agreement. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Patent cross-licenses support one of the basic reasons for granting patents - sharing information about new inventions - and give companies greater freedom to innovate.