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.
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.
Cardholders get one free ATM withdrawal each time they receive a benefit payment.
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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.
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, 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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