Sony Signed Design Patent License Agreement With Lenovo For VR Headsets

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Sony Interactive entertainment and Lenovo have signed a two-year design patent license agreement that will allow Lenovo to use the patented industrial design of the PlayStation VR for the Lenovo Mirage Solo, terms of the agreement have not been revealed.

“We are pleased to announce that we have licensed the PS VR headset design to Lenovo,” said Riley Russell, Chief Legal Officer at SIE. “The industrial design for PlayStation VR has been widely acclaimed, and that was the result of years of hard work by PlayStation engineers. This agreement with Lenovo is a testament to the quality of PS VR’s design, as well as SIE’s commitment to creating great virtual reality experiences and helping the VR industry expand.”

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“Lenovo is pleased to partner with Sony,” said Yao Li, vice president of Lenovo Consumer Tablets and Smart Devices Product and Business Management. “The preeminence of the PS VR design is obvious. This agreement will allow us to work together to greatly enhance the design sophistication and appeal of the rapidly expanding VR field, and is an outstanding example of how great consumer brands in the VR industry can work together to benefit the consumer VR market.”

Lenovo Mirage Solo is a standalone VR headset was launched earlier this year.
There has been no word yet on the new version or upgrade version of Lenovo Mirage Solo.