Microsoft will sell 1,500 technical patents to Xiaomi and that Xiaomi terminals will be pre-installed with Office and Skype

ByEsparta Palma

Xiaomi, who has been struggling overseas expansion such as stopping sales of new products in Brazil, purchased 1,500 patents from Microsoft, although it has climbed to the world's third-largest smartphone manufacturer in just five years, Overseas media reported. In addition, Xiaomi and Microsoft are expected to sign a cross-license agreement and strengthen future partnerships.

Microsoft sells patents to Xiaomi, builds 'long-term partnership' | Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-xiaomi-idUSKCN0YN2VM

Xiaomi's Microsoft Patent Buy Up Shows China Tech's Global Push - Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-03/xiaomi-s-microsoft-patent-buy-up-shows-china-tech-s-global-push

China's Xiaomi to Buy 1,500 Patents From Microsoft - WSJ
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-xiaomi-to-buy-1-500-patents-from-microsoft-1464739201

China's Xiaomi Buys Microsoft Patents to Spur Global Forays - Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-01/microsoft-sells-1-500-patents-to-china-s-xiaomi-in-rare-move

According to several overseas media reports, Xiaomi agreed to purchase about 1,500 patents from Microsoft and signed a cross license agreement. Based on this agreement, Xiaomi can pre-install and sell applications such as "Word", "Excel", "PowerPoint", "Skype" on their smartphone and tablet terminal.

ByJon Russell

Technical patents purchased by Xiaomi include voice communication, multimedia, cloud computing and others. According to Bloomberg, having no mobile related technology is a barrier to Xiaomi 's overseas expansion to Europe and the United States, and that the purchase of this patent can alleviate legal problems in overseas expansion .

Xiang Wang, senior vice president of Xiaomi said, "As we can see from this agreement with Microsoft, we are hoping to build a sustainable long-term partnership relationship with the world's leading technology companies."

Jennifer Crider, a spokesman for Microsft who has over 60,000 patents, said, "We sell patents like this on a regular basis," said Jonathan Tinter, vice president, "with Xiaomi The agreement on the sale of technical patents is much broader than the contract with other companies we have done so far. " Xiaomi and Microsoft are expected to strengthen their future relationship.

Xiaomi smartphone shipments declined 9% in the first quarter of 2016 compared to the previous year. In addition, our domestic market share has dropped from 13% to 12%. The background is seen not only by Huawei and Samsung, but also by emerging smartphone manufacturers such as Oppo and Vivo.

ByApolitikNow

It is necessary for IT companies to place emphasis on intellectual assets in order to achieve brand growth in overseas markets and it is wrong for the current patent purchase to become a big part of Xiaomi's backing overseas expansion It is unlikely. The likelihood of smartphones and tablets appearing in Xiaomi not only in emerging countries but also in the United States and Europe has increased considerably.