Sharp signs licensing deal with Daimler after winning patent lawsuit

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Sharp Corp <6753.T> said on Wednesday it has signed a licensing agreement with Daimler as it settled a patent infringement lawsuit against the German automaker over in-vehicle mobile communications technology.

The Japanese electronics firm won the patent dispute in a ruling last month by a German court that allowed Sharp to enforce a sales ban against Daimler under certain conditions.

(Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)