Shares of ParkerVision Inc. more than doubled in very active morning trade Monday, before paring some gains, after the radio-frequency technology company announced agreements Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. to settle a patent suit to license its patents . Volume jumped to 1.7 million shares within the first half hour of trade, or more than 50 times the full-day average. The stock shot up 76%, but had been up as much as 130% at a 15-month high of $8.18 earlier in the session. ParkerVision entered into an agreement with Samsung for the “perpetual, worldwide license of ParkerVision’s current patent portfolio,” the company said in a statement. In conjunction, the company agreed to dismiss its claims against Samsung. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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