Press Releases
HEVC 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 MoreTCL Joins Via Licensing’s Advanced Audio Coding Patent Pool
Fraunhofer and IP Bridge Join LTE Pool, Further Expanding International Impact of Via’s Collaborative Licensing Patent Program
Read MoreVia Licensing Welcomes Paul Lin as Strategic Adviser
Fraunhofer and IP Bridge Join LTE Pool, Further Expanding International Impact of Via’s Collaborative Licensing Patent Program
Read MorePatent Pool May Be a Key Factor in Open RAN Adoption, Report Says
CHEVY CHASE, MD/BOSTON, MA, US – 27 February 2023 – A patent pool may play a key role in the adoption of Open RAN technology, according to a recent report published by Harvard Business School Professor Josh Lerner and Bella Private Markets. The report entitled “Accelerating innovation in connectivity: The case for an Open RAN…
Read MoreOPPO Secures Via Licensing’s Advanced Audio Coding Patent Pool License
Fraunhofer and IP Bridge Join LTE Pool, Further Expanding International Impact of Via’s Collaborative Licensing Patent Program
Read MoreMPEG LA’s EV Charging License Facilitates Worldwide Transition to Electrified Transportation
EV Charging License Aligned with Evolving EV Charging Infrastructure DENVER, CO, US – 16 November 2022 – MPEG LA, LLC today announced that it has further aligned its EV Charging Patent Portfolio License (“EV Charging License”) with evolving EV charging infrastructure to make the License more effective in addressing the market’s needs now and in…
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 MoreXiaomi Renews Via Licensing’s Advanced Audio Coding Patent Pool License
Fraunhofer and IP Bridge Join LTE Pool, Further Expanding International Impact of Via’s Collaborative Licensing Patent Program
Read MoreVia Licensing Names Heath Hoglund President
Alium Introduces Open RAN Patent Portfolio License
First License to Cover 3GPP Infrastructure Starts with 11 Patent Holders CHEVY CHASE, MD, US – 7 June 2022 – Alium, a joint venture between MPEG LA and Unified Patents, today announced the availability of the Open RAN Patent Portfolio License (“Open RAN License” or “License”), the first patent pool to address licensing uncertainty in…
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