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Via LA Announces Extension of HEVC Patent Pool to Include VVC and Welcomes TCL Into Newly Formed Program
Fraunhofer and IP Bridge Join LTE Pool, Further Expanding International Impact of Via’s Collaborative Licensing Patent Program
Read MoreManaging IP: Via Licensing combines with MPEG LA
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Read MoreIAM: Via Licensing acquires MPEG LA in patent pool merger first
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Read MoreVia Licensing and MPEG LA Unite to Form Via Licensing Alliance, the Largest Patent Pool Administrator in the Consumer Electronics Industry
Via Licensing and MPEG LA create new collaborative patent licensing organization
Read MoreVia Licensing Alliance Appoints Three New Members to its Board of Directors
Via Licensing and MPEG LA create new collaborative patent licensing organization
Read MoreHEVC Patent Enforcement Actions Settled
DENVER, CO, US – 20 April 2023 – MPEG LA, LLC today announced that the HEVC enforcement actions brought in Landgericht Düsseldorf, Germany against Samsung Electronics GmbH (“Samsung”) announced on 28 March 2022 (see here) have been settled with the taking of licenses. As a result, all legal disputes related to those patent enforcement actions…
Read MoreMPEG LA Takes Measures to Assist VVC Adoption
Measures Include Royalty Software Waiver and Royalty Discount DENVER, CO, US – 7 November 2022 – MPEG LA, LLC today announced measures to bring its pool license for Versatile Video Coding, or VVC (introduced to the market on January 27, 2022), into conformity with market realities that will free implementers to invest in VVC adoption.…
Read MoreSamsung Sued for Infringement of HEVC Essential Patents
DENVER, CO, US – 28 March 2022 – MPEG LA announced today that enforcement actions have been brought in Landgericht Düsseldorf, Germany against Samsung Electronics GmbH (“Samsung”) for infringement of patents in MPEG LA’s HEVC Patent Portfolio License. The patents are essential to the HEVC (also known as H.265 and MPEG-H Part 2) digital video…
Read MoreMPEG 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…
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