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Via Expands LTE Patent Pool License Coverage to Include LTE-Advanced Pro
Advanced technology for many mobile applications added to license with no increase in royalties SAN FRANCISCO, June 20, 2018 — Via Licensing Corporation today announced the expansion of its groundbreaking LTE (Long-Term Evolution) patent pool to include the LTE-Advanced Pro standard technologies with no change in the program’s royalty rate. By enhancing its offering to…
Read MoreFraunhofer’s Updated FDK Library Brings xHE-AAC and MPEG-D DRC to the Next Version of Android
ERLANGEN, Germany – With the release of the Android P Developer Preview 3 (Beta 2), Fraunhofer IIS announces a new version of the popular FDK library which has been a part of Android since 2012. The FDK2 version will bring several new technologies to Android OEMs, service providers and developers, including xHE-AAC for video and…
Read MoreCorporate Counsel: Avoiding the Next Wireless Patent War
Avoiding the Next Wireless Patent War Joseph Siino presents a three-pronged plan for ending the wireless patent wars and creating a more productive and less litigious patent licensing sector. ……. Click Here to continue
Read MoreChief Executive: How Lenovo Navigates The Patent Gauntlet
Most people have no idea of the patent roadblocks their smartphones have to go through before they ever reach the hands of consumers. Take my company Lenovo, a $50 billion technology enterprise that is one of the world’s top makers of smartphones, tablets, personal computers, and other smart gadgets. We spend tens of millions of…
Read MoreTechcrunch: A Peace Plan to End the Wireless Wars
No one would have predicted that the three of us would ever find ourselves on the same side of the corporate patent wars, let alone speak with one voice about how to end them. That’s because one of us is the patent chief at a global smartphone maker (and an influential critic of patent licensing…
Read MoreInnovative Sonic Joins Via Licensing’s LTE Patent Pool
Wireless technology leader added to growing roster of global companies in Via’s program SAN FRANCISCO, April 3, 2018 – Via Licensing Corporation today announced that Innovative Sonic has joined an extensive pool of companies as the newest licensor in Via’s industry-leading LTE (Long Term Evolution) wireless licensing program. Via’s LTE licensing program offers the industry a…
Read MoreVia Sponsors University of California’s Asia IP Project
New Platform Supports Via’s Deepening Relationships with Chinese Partners SAN FRANCISCO, March 26, 2018 – Via Licensing today announced its sponsorship of the Asia Intellectual Property (IP) Project, a new initiative from the renowned Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) at the University of California, Berkeley. The Asia IP Project brings together leading companies, academics,…
Read MoreBloomberg BNA: Licensing Program to Cover Multiple Wireless Technology Standards
Joseph Siino considers the IP challenges global expansion poses for Chinese businesses
Read MoreVia Licensing Announces New Multi-Generational Wireless Program
Program Offers a License to Patents Essential to Multiple Standards, Including 3G and 4G SAN FRANCISCO, February 26, 2018 —Via Licensing, the leading provider of intellectual property solutions, announced today that it is launching a new multi-generational licensing program for wireless technologies. The program offers one of the largest combined cellular standard-essential patent portfolios for licensing…
Read MoreSiemens Joins Via Licensing’s LTE Patent Pool
Program Offers a License to Patents Essential to Multiple Standards, Including 3G and 4G SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19, 2018 — Via Licensing Corporation today announced that global technology leader Siemens AG has joined an impressive pool of innovative companies as the newest licensor in Via’s industry-leading LTE (Long Term Evolution) wireless licensing program. Via’s LTE…
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