Microsoft, Kyocera expand technology sharing pact

Software giant, Microsoft Corporation and Kyocera Corporation, a leading supplier of electronic components have announced that they have signed an agreement expanding on a prior patent licensing arrangement.

The new agreement enables the two companies to use a broader range of each other’s technologies in their respective products through a patent cross license.

In addition to strengthening the partnership between the two companies, it also resolves a patent infringement lawsuit brought earlier this year in U.S. District Court.

The remaining details of the agreement are confidential, according to Kyocera Corporation.