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11-05-2009, 06:38 AM
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VIZIO sure ends up in a <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/07/10/u-s-customs-sees-it-vizios-way-tvs-to-keep-flowing-in/">whole lot</a> of <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/02/24/vizio-looks-to-fcc-to-slap-funais-hand/">legal battles</a>, but one way or another, it always seems to find its way out in the long run. Such is the case once again today, as the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/08/23/vizio-keeps-the-lcd-tv-crown-in-q2-but-samsung-is-closing/">current LCD TV king</a> has apparently said all the right things to Sony. If you'll recall, Sony (along with a slew of others) filed suit against Vizio awhile back over patent licensing concerns, but now it seems the two have reached a mutual agreement to use each other's technologies without bickering over who owns what. The release on the matter states that Sony "has become a licensee under VIZIO's patent portfolio," and that "<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/vizio/">VIZIO</a> now is a licensee under Sony's color television patent portfolio." Who knows how much under-the-table cash and shaky promises had to be passed along in order to make everyone happy, but hey, a problem solved is a problem solved.<br />
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<strong>Update</strong>: Sony's response to all of this is after the break, courtesy of a company spokesperson who pinged us directly.<p><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/10/29/sony-and-vizio-ditch-the-courtroom-clear-up-licensing-issues/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Sony and VIZIO ditch the courtroom, clear up licensing issues</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/10/29/sony-and-vizio-ditch-the-courtroom-clear-up-licensing-issues/">Sony and VIZIO ditch the courtroom, clear up licensing issues</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com">Engadget HD</a> on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:14:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.vizio.com/news/VIZIOLicensesDigitalTVPatentPortfoliotoSONY>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/10/29/sony-and-vizio-ditch-the-courtroom-clear-up-licensing-issues/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/19214723/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/10/29/sony-and-vizio-ditch-the-courtroom-clear-up-licensing-issues/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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VIZIO sure ends up in a <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/07/10/u-s-customs-sees-it-vizios-way-tvs-to-keep-flowing-in/">whole lot</a> of <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/02/24/vizio-looks-to-fcc-to-slap-funais-hand/">legal battles</a>, but one way or another, it always seems to find its way out in the long run. Such is the case once again today, as the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/08/23/vizio-keeps-the-lcd-tv-crown-in-q2-but-samsung-is-closing/">current LCD TV king</a> has apparently said all the right things to Sony. If you'll recall, Sony (along with a slew of others) filed suit against Vizio awhile back over patent licensing concerns, but now it seems the two have reached a mutual agreement to use each other's technologies without bickering over who owns what. The release on the matter states that Sony "has become a licensee under VIZIO's patent portfolio," and that "<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/vizio/">VIZIO</a> now is a licensee under Sony's color television patent portfolio." Who knows how much under-the-table cash and shaky promises had to be passed along in order to make everyone happy, but hey, a problem solved is a problem solved.<br />
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[Image courtesy of <a href="http://toomuchnick.com/post/76245291/what-the-****-is-this">TooMuchNick</a> / WireImage]<br />
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<strong>Update</strong>: Sony's response to all of this is after the break, courtesy of a company spokesperson who pinged us directly.<p><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/10/29/sony-and-vizio-ditch-the-courtroom-clear-up-licensing-issues/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Sony and VIZIO ditch the courtroom, clear up licensing issues</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/10/29/sony-and-vizio-ditch-the-courtroom-clear-up-licensing-issues/">Sony and VIZIO ditch the courtroom, clear up licensing issues</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com">Engadget HD</a> on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:14:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.vizio.com/news/VIZIOLicensesDigitalTVPatentPortfoliotoSONY>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/10/29/sony-and-vizio-ditch-the-courtroom-clear-up-licensing-issues/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/19214723/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/10/29/sony-and-vizio-ditch-the-courtroom-clear-up-licensing-issues/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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