Nokia and Kyocera Agree on Patents

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Nokia said it has resolved a dispute with Kyocera, allowing the Japanese company to use some of Nokia's patents. According to an agreement between the two companies, Kyocera will pay royalties on "Nokia's essential patents, and some additional patents," Nokia said.

The new license agreement resolves all pending litigation between the parties without contingencies of any kind, Nokia said, but gave no details. It did not disclose financial terms.

The companies have been involved in a series of patent disputes relating to mobile-phone products since 2004.