Researchers at Toshiba receive a one-time payment when an application is made for a patent.
It's not cheap, but you're getting something far more versatile, whether you decide on a subscription or just a one-time payment.
While the exact settlement terms were not disclosed, Nokia said that it would receive a one-time payment plus a lifetime of royalties from various Apple products.
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The financial structure of the agreement consists of a one-time payment payable by Apple and on-going royalties to be paid by Apple to Nokia for the term of the agreement.
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The deficit they create now is finite and can be paid for later, just as homeowners borrow now for a one-time payment, incurring a finite debt they pay off over time.
Harris and Katherine Skiba at the Chicago Tribune report that it was a one-time payment in reward for the role that she played managing the 10-year carve-up of the Pritzker family fortune.
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The one-time payment does not reduce future royalties.
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In June, Motorola settled a patent dispute with BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. over key technology found in RIM's smartphones, with RIM agreeing to make a one-time payment and continuing royalties in exchange for a halt to the litigation.
Another chief difference: The 2001 program was part of a 10-year reduction in income-tax rates for all taxpayers, while the 2008 payment is one-time-only.
Dependent children younger than 18, or up to age 19 if a full-time student in secondary school, may each receive an additional monthly payment equal to up to one-half of your full benefit.
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However, beginning in 2014, businesses with 50 or more full-time employees (or full-time equivalents) that do not offer affordable health insurance that provides a minimum level of coverage to substantially all of their full-time employees (and their dependents) may be subject to an employer shared responsibility payment if at least one of their full-time employees receives a premium tax credit to purchase coverage in an insurance Marketplace.
Because the IPAB will be required to make changes that demonstrate actual savings in a one-year time frame, the only tool the board will realistically have will be to cut Medicare payment rates for those providing services and medicines to beneficiaries.
However, there is a one-time funding fee of up to 2.4% that is reduced based on the size of your down payment.
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