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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 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 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…
Read MoreVia Licensing Driving Momentum into the New Year
SAN FRANCISCO, January 17, 2018— Via Licensing, the leading provider of innovative intellectual property solutions, rounded out one of the most successful years in the company’s history in 2017. Fueling Via’s growth is the expansion of its long-term evolution (LTE) patent pool. In addition to adding dozens of new licensees, Via pulled in several new…
Read MoreMPEG LA Announces Call for Patents Essential to ATSC 3.0
Call for Patents is First Step in Creating a One-Stop License (DENVER, CO, US – 3 August 2017) – World licensing leader MPEG LA, LLC announced today a call for patents essential to ATSC 3.0 standards in order to facilitate, for the convenience of the market, creation of a joint license to the intellectual property…
Read MoreVia Licensing and Lenovo Jointly Announce LTE Collaboration
Lenovo, a global leader in consumer, commercial and enterprise technology, has entered into a multi-year agreement with Via Licensing to join as both a licensee and a licensor of the LTE Patent Pool.
Read MoreThe Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Among Those Participating MPEG LA’s CRISPR-CAS9 Joint Licensing Facilitation
Patent Submissions Continue to be Accepted (DENVER, CO, US – 10 July 2017) – World licensing leader MPEG LA, LLC is pleased to announce that key CRISPR patent holders have submitted patents in response to MPEG LA’s call to participate in the creation of a global CRISPR-Cas9 Joint Licensing Platform and that patent submissions continue to be…
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