Category: Press Releases

Via Licensing Alliance Appoints Tony Piotrowski as General Counsel

SEP Licensing Leader Brings More Than Three Decades of Global Intellectual Property and Licensing Experience to Via Licensing Alliance SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (September 15, 2026) – Via Licensing Alliance (Via) today announced that it has hired Tony Piotrowski as General Counsel. Piotrowski joins Via with more than 30 years of experience spanning patent licensing, standard… Continue reading Via Licensing Alliance Appoints Tony Piotrowski as General Counsel

Via Licensing Alliance Formally Launches First Patent Pool in the Datacenter Space with Signed Licensors in its DRAM Memory Program; Announces Plans for Another

Founding Licensors Sign Pool Commercial Agreement, Welcome Implementers to Take a License SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (September 10, 2026) – Via Licensing Alliance (Via) today announced the formal launch of its Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DRAM) program, the first patent pool ever formed to facilitate collaborative licensing for the datacenter space. The founding licensor companies – significant… Continue reading Via Licensing Alliance Formally Launches First Patent Pool in the Datacenter Space with Signed Licensors in its DRAM Memory Program; Announces Plans for Another

Via Licensing Alliance Appoints Patrick Zhang as Vice President of Licensing and Commercial Strategy

Industry Veteran Brings More Than Two Decades of IP Licensing, Litigation, and Commercial Negotiation Experience as Via Expands its Licensing Program and Strategic Partnerships SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (June 15, 2026) – Via Licensing Alliance (Via) today announced that it has hired Patrick Zhang as the company’s new Vice President of Licensing and Commercial Strategy. This… Continue reading Via Licensing Alliance Appoints Patrick Zhang as Vice President of Licensing and Commercial Strategy

Via Licensing Alliance Announces NAND Memory Licensing Program Expansion and Issues Formal Call for Patents 

Via Engages Leading Global Law Firm Sullivan & Cromwell as Licensing Counsel for Data Center Programs  SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (May 22, 2026) – Via Licensing Alliance (Via) today announced the expansion of its AI and data center licensing efforts by issuing a formal call for patents for its new NAND memory licensing program. The initiative… Continue reading Via Licensing Alliance Announces NAND Memory Licensing Program Expansion and Issues Formal Call for Patents 

Via Licensing Alliance Expands Voice Codec Program with New Licensee, New Licensors, Publishes Comprehensive Pool Rate Structure 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (May 20, 2026) – Via Licensing Alliance (Via) today announced continued momentum for its Voice Codec patent pool, including the addition of a new unnamed licensee and new licensors, NovaVoice Limited and Cordial IP, further growing the program’s patent stack and market penetration from its initial five, large global… Continue reading Via Licensing Alliance Expands Voice Codec Program with New Licensee, New Licensors, Publishes Comprehensive Pool Rate Structure 

Via Licensing Alliance Expands Qi Wireless Charging Patent Pool with Sony, Signaling Continued Momentum

With the Addition of Major Technology Company, Via’s Wireless Charging Pool Momentum Continues to Increase SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (April 14, 2026) – Via Licensing Alliance today announced that Sony has joined Via’s Qi Wireless Power patent pool as both a licensor and licensee. The addition of the major technology company, which brings the number of… Continue reading Via Licensing Alliance Expands Qi Wireless Charging Patent Pool with Sony, Signaling Continued Momentum

Via Licensing Alliance Welcomes HONOR as Advanced Audio Coding Patent Pool Licensee

New partnership with top global smartphone maker highlights Via’s audio program as the essential one-stop shop for streamlined access to AAC patent rights SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (March 9, 2026) – Via Licensing Alliance (Via) today announced global AI device ecosystem company HONOR is taking a license in Via’s Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) patent pool. As… Continue reading Via Licensing Alliance Welcomes HONOR as Advanced Audio Coding Patent Pool Licensee

Via Licensing Alliance Announces Longcheer and Desay SV as New Licensees to its Qi Wireless Power Patent Pool

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 23, 2026) – Via Licensing Alliance today announced that Huizhou Longcheer Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd. (Longcheer) and Huizhou Desay SV Automotive Co. Ltd. (Desay SV) have joined Via’s Qi Wireless Power patent pool as licensees, further expanding industry participation in the program. The addition of these two new licensees builds on… Continue reading Via Licensing Alliance Announces Longcheer and Desay SV as New Licensees to its Qi Wireless Power Patent Pool