Sony on its Acquisition of a 50 Percent Stake in Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications

Cleary Gottlieb represented Sony on its acquisition of Ericsson’s 50 percent stake in Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, making the mobile handset business a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony.

The transaction will provide Sony with a broad IP cross-licensing agreement and ownership of five essential patent families and will give Sony an opportunity to rapidly integrate smartphones into its broad array of network-connected consumer electronics devices.