Sentences with phrase «licensing payments»

The company had to lower its earnings estimates throughout the year, in part because of the difficulties it had getting companies to make licensing payments.

Initially, Waves has stated that they will work with licensed payment operators to provide secure gateways for direct fiat / cryptocurrency exchanges.

Small companies received $ 5.6 billion in upfront licensing payments in 2014, double the prior year, according to the trade group BIO.

Apple told its contract manufacturers to withhold license payments from Qualcomm while the dispute played out, which prompted Qualcomm to sue them in May.

But like every other music service, Spotify has found it almost impossible to make money, primarily because of onerous licensing payments.

The shift has squeezed margins in recent years because the cloud business model is based on subscriptions which take longer to pay off — in contrast to one - off, up - front software license payments that was the thrust of its business for decades.

It's collecting royalties on 17 approved drugs for indications such as cancer, osteoporosis, fungal infections, and low blood platelets, and took in milestone and license payments on over 50 events in 2017.

Technology or intellectual property valuation provides the foundation for developing a logical and defensible licensing payment structure.

Samsung should take note that Microsoft doesn't fool around when patent license payments arrive late.

Getting permissions can be quick, or it can be agonizingly slow, requiring multiple requests or licensing payments before permission is given.

The case, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California today, argues that Qualcomm used standards - essential patents it holds to demand elevated royalties and other license payments from phone manufacturers.

Rdio went bankrupt last year in large part because it couldn't afford to make the licensing payments the record industry requires of streaming services.

Soon after its first legal salvo, Apple cut off licensing payments to Qualcomm.

Deichmann would not name names but said other Dolce members included «the largest consumer products companies in the world», with members paying upfront, milestone, success and license payments.

S&P wanted to link the level of licensing payments to the fund's size, but for obvious reasons, Vanguard wanted little to do with such an arrangement.

Many have been reluctant to work with startups that use bitcoin technology in the past, but as the FCA announced it is OK with its licensed payment companies using bitcoin technology and Japan making bitcoin legal tender igniting a boom of investment from Japanese financial institutions, the global trend must also now reach African banks and MNOs.»

And Saifu is not a bank; it's a licensed payment institution, which allows it to provide the basic services necessary to make using cryptocurrencies part of everyday life.

Wordpress started accepting Bitcoin in November, Bitcoin Central made a first - of - its kind deal with a licensed payment processor in France in December, and January saw a flurry of positive news around the Bitcoin gambling industry.

Saifu stands out as a licensed payment institution that includes the full range of fiat and crypto services that any modern traditional bank only provides for fiat.