Open RAN Patent Pool Program
Alium, a joint patent pool venture between Via LA and Unified Patents, is supporting the development of Open RAN by providing a solution to the licensing uncertainty and risk posed by tens of thousands of patents owned by numerous patent owners.
Please visit alium-llc.com for additional information.
Overview
Alium offers a convenient one-stop license to patents essential to the 3GPP standardized lower physical layer functionalities performed by radio units applying the O-RAN Alliance's 7-2x baseband architecture split.
Alium's program includes several innovative features:
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Uses AI-based landscapes to determine royalty allocation (see here)
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Includes a Patent Quality program to build the integrity of the Open RAN ecosystem by discouraging the assertion of invalid patents
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Requires no money from patent holders to participate
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For more information about the Open RAN Patent Pool Program, download the presentation or watch the video.
Open RAN Patent Pool License Terms
The royalty rates per Radio Unit for a license through Alium's Open RAN Patent Pool Program are shown to the right.
To review the License agreement, please fill contact info@via-la.com.