Posts by Shiv Nair
MPEG LA Expands AVC License to Include Complete MVC Coverage
DENVER, CO, US – 16 March 2022 – MPEG LA, LLC has announced that effective March 16, 2022, its AVC Patent Portfolio License (“AVC License”) has been expanded to provide coverage for the entire Multiview Video Coding (“MVC”) portion of the AVC specifications, including the MVC profiles covered by MPEG LA’s MVC License. Although coverage…
Read MoreMPEG LA Introduces Patent Pool License for Versatile Video Coding (VVC)
Reasonable License Terms Support Market Adoption of Applications Enabled by VVC (DENVER, CO, US – 27 January 2022) – MPEG LA, LLC today announced the availability of the VVC Patent Portfolio License (“VVC License” or “License”). The joint license includes patents that are essential to the Versatile Video Coding (VVC, also known as H.266 and…
Read MoreMPEG LA Offers One-Stop License for ATSC 3.0
License for ATSC 3.0 Standard Includes Essential Patents from 13 Worldwide Organizations DENVER, CO, US – 20 January 2022 – MPEG LA, LLC today announced the availability of the ATSC 3.0 Patent Portfolio License (“ATSC 3.0 License” or “License”), providing one-stop access to patents that are essential to the next generation broadcast standard developed by…
Read MoreHisense Enters Into MPEG LA’s AVC Patent Portfolio License
DENVER, CO, US – 13 December 2021 – MPEG LA announced today that Hisense International Co., Ltd. (“Hisense”) has become a Licensee to MPEG LA’s AVC Patent Portfolio License (“AVC License”). As a result of this agreement, all legal disputes related to patent enforcement actions brought by patent holders in MPEG LA’s AVC License against…
Read MoreTCL Enters Into MPEG LA’S AVC Patent Portfolio License
DENVER, CO, US – 1 September 2021 – MPEG LA announced today that TCL Electronics Holdings Limited (“TCL”) has become a Licensee to MPEG LA’s AVC Patent Portfolio License (“AVC License”). As a result of this agreement, all legal disputes related to patent enforcement actions brought by patent holders in MPEG LA’s AVC License against…
Read MoreMPEG LA Files Amicus Curiae Brief in the Case of Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. v. Avanci
DENVER, CO, US – 27 April 2021 – On April 26, 2021, MPEG LA filed a brief as amicus curiae (friend of the court) before the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. v. Avanci. The brief focuses on MPEG LA’s history demonstrating that licensing at the end product level is…
Read MoreMPEG LA Announces Development of VVC (Versatile Video Coding) Pool License
VVC expected to improve video compression efficiency and functionality DENVER, CO, US – 27 January 2021 – MPEG LA, LLC, the world leader in digital video patent pool licensing for nearly 25 years, announced today the development of a pool license for the next generation video coding standard known as VVC (Versatile Video Coding, also…
Read MoreHisense Sued for Infringement of AVC Essential Patents
DENVER, CO, US – 23 November 2020 – MPEG LA announced today that patent owners in MPEG LA’s AVC Patent Portfolio License have filed patent enforcement actions in the Landgericht Düsseldorf, Germany against Hisense Germany GmbH (“Hisense”) for infringing patents essential to the AVC/H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10) digital video coding standard used in mobile devices,…
Read MoreMPEG LA Issues Statement in Support of MC-IF VVC Fostering Process
DENVER, CO, US – 20 August 2020 – MPEG LA, LLC issued the following statement today: MPEG LA’s track record of independence, trust and transparency with which we have advanced patent pool licensing for nearly a quarter century speaks for itself. We do not retreat from our objective of striking a balance between patent holders…
Read MoreTCL Sued for Infringement of AVC Essential Patents
DENVER, CO, US – 27 July 2020 – MPEG LA announced today that patent owners in MPEG LA’s AVC Patent Portfolio License have filed patent enforcement actions in the Landgericht Düsseldorf, Germany against TCL Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG and TCT Mobile Germany GmbH (“TCL”) for infringing patents essential to the AVC/H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10)…
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