Microsoft announces patent license agreement with Toyota

Microsoft Corporation has agreed to licence many of its connected car technologies to Toyota in a wide-ranging intellectual property agreement with the automaker. Microsoft invests heavily in research and development and says many of its technologies are powering today’s connected car experiences, including telematics, infotainment, safety and other systems. According to Erich Andersen, corporate vice president and chief IP counsel of Microsoft’s Intellectual Property Group, although the company doesn
March 24, 2017 Read time: 1 min
2214 Microsoft Corporation has agreed to licence many of its connected car technologies to 1686 Toyota in a wide-ranging intellectual property agreement with the automaker.

Microsoft invests heavily in research and development and says many of its technologies are powering today’s connected car experiences, including telematics, infotainment, safety and other systems.

According to Erich Andersen, corporate vice president and chief IP counsel of Microsoft’s Intellectual Property Group, although the company doesn’t make cars, it is “working closely with today’s car companies to help them meet customer demands.”
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