the Swedish manufacturer of telecommunications equipment Ericsson was able to negotiate with Apple about royalties for use of patented technologies. Throughout the year there were proceedings between the two companies, and Apple finally gave in. Reuters, citing experts estimate that "Apple" company will give 0.5% of revenue from sales of iPhone and iPad.

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the Swedish manufacturer of telecommunications equipment Ericsson was able to negotiate with Apple about royalties for use of patented technologies. Throughout the year there were proceedings between the two companies, and Apple finally gave in. Reuters, citing experts estimate that "Apple" company will give 0.5% of revenue from sales of iPhone and iPad.

And this is from 230 to 700 million dollars a year, depending on the level of sales of devices and installed royalty free. Scale agreement includes the patents concerning the fourth generation LTE, 3G and 2G technologies. Accurate information regarding the transaction were not disclosed. However, we know that this year taking into account the effect of the transaction, Ericsson plans to earn 1,52—of 1.64 billion dollars, while last year had revenue of $ 1.15 billion.

the Patent dispute between the two companies broke out in January this year when Ericsson filed a complaint against Apple over mobile technology.

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