Licensing agreements: how to get the best deal for your company.
Tom Sawyer's company sells medical equipment. Wanting to stay at the cutting edge of technology, Tom secured a license for the newest intravenous (IV) drip, invented and patented by Huck Finn. This was a good business decision--the drip is very popular and customers are gladly paying higher price for...

123map Signs Patent Licensing Agreement With Microsoft to Enhance Digital Mapping Technology.
The German-based company will use licensed patented technology to provide faster, low-cost vector-based maps to their customers. REDMOND, Wash. and HANOVER, Germany, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. and 123map GmbH & Co. KG, a supplier of high-quality geographical services, today announced a patent licensing agreement that...

SINA Signs Licensing Agreement With Microsoft to Enhance Mobile Service.
Timed for the Chinese New Year, the China-based company will deliver new couplet service for mobile phones based on cutting-edge natural language processing technology. REDMOND, Wash. and BEIJING, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. and SINA Corp. today announced a technology licensing agreement on the Chinese Couplet...

Transdel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Retains FLP Pharma to Lead Business Development Activities.
LA JOLLA, Calif., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Transdel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: TDLP) (http://www.transdelpharma.com/), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing non-invasive, topically administered medications, has retained FLP Pharma, a Georgia-based pharmaceutical consultancy, to lead its business development activities, especially the out-licensing of its lead product Ketotransdel(R)....

MEGA Brands moves into New York Toy Fair geared up with top preschool properties.
MEGA Brands Provides Update on Key Licensing Partnerships as it Seeks to Strengthen its Position as the Leading Preschool Construction Brand MONTREAL, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MEGA Brands Inc. (TSX: MB) announced today that it has successfully expanded its preschool product lines and play patterns with hot...

Pharmasset Announces $45.5 Million Registered Direct Offering of Common Stock.
PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharmasset, Inc. announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements dated January 29, 2009 with a select group of institutional investors to sell 4,678,000 shares of its common stock in a "registered direct" offering. The investors have agreed to purchase the shares...

Asia Premium Television Group's Plan for 'Mobilizing Entertainment' in China.
BEIJING, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Asia Premium Television Group (BULLETIN BOARD: ATVG) ("ATVG" or the "Company") is announcing it's plans to (1) change its name from "Asia Premium Television Group Inc." to "Entertainment Today Digital Inc." ("ET Digital"), and (2) focus the business on expanding its existing mobile marketing...

Playboy Enterprises, Inc. Anticipates Charges in Fourth Quarter 2008 Results.
Company Announces Consolidation of Online and Print Operations CHICAGO, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI) today said that it expects to incur charges related to asset impairments and streamlining of its cost structure, which will result in an operating loss for the fourth quarter and...

CEVA, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 Financial Results.
Achieves Record Quarterly and Annual Royalty Revenue of $4.3 million and $14.3 million, up 41% and 58% on year over year basis; Company's Technology Now in Mass Production in 4 out of the 5 Largest Handset Manufacturers SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CEVA, Inc. ,...

Playboy Enterprises, Inc. Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results.
Fourth Quarter Segment Income Up Over Prior Year Restructuring and Impairment Charges Reflected in Net Loss CHICAGO, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI) today reported a net loss for the 2008 fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 of $145.7 million, or $4.37 per basic...