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Hisense 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)…
Read MoreXiaomi and MPEG LA Announce Xiaomi’s Signing of MPEG LA’s HEVC License
DENVER & BEIJING – 9 January 2020 – World intellectual property licensing leader MPEG LA, LLC (“MPEG LA”) and leading international supplier of smartphones and other smart products Xiaomi today announced that Xiaomi has become a Licensee to MPEG LA’s HEVC Patent Portfolio License (“HEVC License”). MPEG LA’s HEVC License enables worldwide access to essential…
Read MoreZTE Enters Into MPEG LA’s AVC Patent Portfolio License
DENVER, CO, US – 20 March 2019 – MPEG LA announced today that ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) 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 ZTE have…
Read MoreHuawei Enters Into MPEG LA’s AVC Patent Portfolio License
DENVER, CO, US – 19 February 2019 – MPEG LA announced today that Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Huawei Device Co., Ltd and Huawei Device (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd (“Huawei”) have become Licensees 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…
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