Barco and Crestron announce ClickShare patent agreement

Barco and Crestron have announced that they entered into a global patent licence agreement earlier this year.

The agreement enables Crestron to use some of Barco’s ClickShare patents for Crestron’s own collaboration solutions, including AirMedia wireless conferencing and presentation systems.

The agreement is expected to boost growth in solutions for the BYOM market with the development of additional presentation and conferencing solutions.

“Our customers expect fully integrated solutions that make workplace collaboration simple. With this agreement we will bring robust wireless conferencing based on Barco’s ClickShare intellectual property to our popular digital workplace technologies to meet the growing demand for BYOM solutions,” said Andrew Ludke, senior director of product management at Crestron.

“Intellectual property is at the heart of technological innovation, so it must be embraced and safeguarded,” said Stijn Henderickx, EVP of meeting and learning experience at Barco. “This agreement between Barco and Crestron demonstrates that mutual beneficial solutions can bolster development and innovation in the market, while recognising the value of patents and intellectual property.”

Barco has obtained more than 50 patents in major jurisdictions such as the EU, US and China covering a broad range of features underpinning ClickShare’s simplicity and ease of use. Barco also has a track record of enforcing its intellectual property rights against companies copying Clickshare’s unique features.