Apple Renews Exclusive Rights to Liquidmetal Tech**logies' Alloys

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http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2014/05/liquidmetal.pngApple has renewed its exclusive rights to use Liquidmetal Tech**logies' unique metal alloys in its line of products, according to a document (http://ir.liquidmetal.com/mobile.view?c=130649&v=200&d=3&id=10347389) filed today with the SEC. The new agreement extends Apple's relationship with Liquidmetal Tech**logies until February 5, 2016, and was initially signed on February 5, 2015.On June 17, 2015, Liquidmetal Tech**logies, Inc. (the "Company") and Apple Inc. ("Apple") entered into a third amendment (the "Third Amendment") to the Master Transaction Agreement that was originally entered into on August 5, 2010 and amended on June 15, 2012 and May 17, 2014 (the "MTA"). Under the MTA and its first two amendments in 2012 and 2014, the Company was obligated to contribute to Crucible Intellectual Property, LLC, a special purpose subsidiary of the Company, all intellectual property acquired or developed by the Company from August 5, 2010 through February 5, 2015, and all intellectual property held by Crucible Intellectual Property, LLC was exclusively licensed on a perpetual basis to Apple for the field of use of consumer electronic products under the MTA.Liquidmetal's alloys are of interest to Apple and those who follow the company due to their unique properties including high strength, corrosion resistance, light weight, and malleability. Apple has used Liquidmetal's tech**logy to develop the SIM removal tool (http://www.macrumors.com/2010/08/17/liquid-metal-used-in-iphone-3g-sim-tool-next-iphone-too/) for the iPhone 3G, but ** other confirmed use of the alloys is k**wn.

Apple continues to work with Liquidmetal tech**logy, as evidenced in an array of patents (http://www.macrumors.com/2013/11/21/apple-continues-work-on-liquidmetal-alloys-for-use-in-future-products/) that have surfaced (http://www.macrumors.com/2013/07/17/apple-liquidmetal-collaboration-awarded-patent-on-process-for-mass-production-of-amorphous-metals/) over the last several years, and the company has been rumored to be considering (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/01/13/liquidmetal-buttons-sensors-screws/) Liquidmetal for iOS device home buttons, touch sensors, and tamper-resistant screws.http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/35070/f/648326/s/47819462/sc/28/mf.gif


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