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The DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License provides coverage for such technology standards known as DisplayPort (DP), Mini DisplayPort (mDP), Embedded DisplayPort (eDP), Internal DisplayPort (iDP), Mobility DisplayPort (MyDP), DockPort and Dual-Mode DisplayPort used in connecting audio/video sources among products such as monitors, projectors, televisions, adaptors, personal computers, graphic cards, motherboards, storage devices, smartphones, tablets, flat panel displays and cameras.

To obtain a license or for additional information, please contact info@via-la.com.

Description Fee/unit
DisplayPort Product (without regard to number of DP applications in a single product) $0.20
Maximum royalty/year/legal entity $7,000,000

 

The actual License agreement provides the only definitive and reliable statement of license terms.

Effective date is the first release of the DP specification.

Back royalty from January 1, 2013

  • AJA Video Systems Inc.
  • Analog Way SAS
  • Areca Technology Corporation
  • Astrodesign, Inc.
  • Atlona Inc.
  • Aurora Multimedia Corp.
  • AVer Information Inc.
  • Biamp Systems LLC
  • Bosch (Zhuhai) Security Systems Company, Ltd.
  • Bosch Access Systems GmbH
  • Bosch Security Systems - Sistemas de Segurança, S.A.
  • Bosch Security Systems B.V.
  • Bosch Security Systems Inc.
  • Bosch Security Systems, Inc.
  • Bosch Sicherheitssysteme Engineering GmbH
  • Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH
  • Broadata Communications, Inc.
  • Canon Inc.
  • Carina System Co., Ltd.
  • CAYIN Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc.
  • ClearOne, Inc.
  • Corsair Memory, Inc.
  • Crestron Electronics, Inc.
  • CTL Corporation
  • Dallmeier electronic GmbH & Co.KG
  • Datapath Limited
  • Dataton AB
  • Disguise Systems Limited
  • DoubleSight Displays, Inc.
  • DVIGear, Inc.
  • EIKI Industrial Co., Ltd.
  • EIZO Corporation
  • EIZO Display Technologies (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
  • EIZO GmbH
  • EIZO Rugged Solutions, Inc.
  • EIZO Technologies GmbH
  • ELO Touch Solutions, Inc.
  • Eve Systems GmbH
  • EVI Audio GmbH
  • Evident Corporation
  • Exterity Limited
  • Foreseeson Custom Displays
  • FSR, Inc.
  • Grass Valley USA, LLC
  • Guntermann & Drunck GmbH Systementwicklung
  • Horner APG, LLC
  • HYTEC INTER Co., Ltd.
  • IGEL Technology GmbH
  • IHSE GmbH
  • Japan Digital Laboratory Co., Ltd. of Tokyo
  • Konica Minolta, Inc.
  • Koninklijke Philips N.V.
  • Kramer Electronics Ltd.
  • MEDIAEDGE Corporation
  • Mouse Computer Co., Ltd.
  • Olympus Corporation
  • Olympus Medical Science Sales Corporation
  • Olympus Medical Systems Corporation
  • Ophit Co., Ltd.
  • Optoma (China & H.K.) Limited
  • Optoma Corporation
  • Optoma Europe Ltd.
  • Optoma Shanghai
  • Optoma Technology, Inc.
  • Orion Images Corp.
  • Panasonic Projector & Display Corporation
  • Peerless Industries, Inc.
  • Pixio USA Inc.
  • RATOC Systems, Inc.
  • RGB Spectrum
  • RGB Systems, Inc. dba Extron Electronics
  • RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
  • Robert Bosch GmbH
  • Shanghai Suoguang Visual Products Co., Ltd.
  • SIIG, Inc.
  • Sony (China) Limited
  • Sony Corporation
  • Sony Group Corporation
  • Teguar Corporation
  • TongFang Global Ltd.
  • Tripleplay Services Limited
  • VAIO Corporation
  • Vi(z)rt Inc.
  • Vidyo, Inc.
  • Westar Display Technologies, Inc
  • Xenarc Technologies Corp.
  • ZOOM Corporation

*Licensees current in their obligations with respect to products reported and covered under their License; companies listed above may produce some or no products which are licensed under their respective agreement and, therefore, no conclusion may be drawn from this list that any particular products they manufacture are licensed. If you have questions about License coverage, please contact info@via-la.com.</

 

  • General Video, LLC
  • Lattice Semiconductor Corporation*
  • Maxell, Ltd.
  • Rambus Inc.
  • Sony Group Corporation

*Terminated.  For as long as they continue to be a Licensee, those Licensees with a license in effect prior to the date of such Licensor’s termination retain their license to such Licensor’s DisplayPort Patent Portfolio patents that the Licensor or its Affiliates presently or in the future has the right to license or sublicense (without payment to any third party which is not an Affiliate), including on or after such termination date. Please see the Patent List page and reference the Attachment 1 addendum for specific termination dates.</em

This is a list of patents (Atta​chment 1) in the DisplayPort Paten​t Portfolio License (updated September 1, 2025).

Licensors agree to include all DisplayPort Essential Patents that they and their Affiliates presently or in the future have the right to license or sublicense.

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What does the DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License cover?

The DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License provides coverage for the DisplayPort Standard to the extent posted here.

Who are the essential patent holders ("Licensors") to the DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License?

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What are the obligations of the Licensors with regard to their DisplayPort Essential Patents?

Each Licensor is under an obligation to grant to Via LA a worldwide, nonexclusive license under all DisplayPort Essential Patents that it and its Affiliates presently or in the future has the right to license or sublicense, enabling Via LA to grant worldwide, nonexclusive sublicenses under terms of the DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License.

What is the effect on Licensees when new patents are added to the DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License?

The royalties payable under the License do not increase or decrease because of an increase or decrease in the number of DisplayPort Essential Patents or because of an increase or decrease in the prices of a Licensee’s DisplayPort Royalty Products.  Rather, they are the value of a license granted under the Patent Portfolio taking into consideration the commercial intention of the Licensors to facilitate adoption of the DisplayPort Standard and make available a pool license in which royalties are the same whether one or more patents is used. New Licensors and new patents are added at no additional cost during the current Term of the License.

Are all DisplayPort essential patents included?

While Licensors are under an obligation to grant to Via LA a worldwide, nonexclusive license under all DisplayPort Essential Patents that it and its Affiliates presently or in the future has the right to license or sublicense, enabling Via LA to grant worldwide, nonexclusive sublicenses under terms of the DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License, no assurance is or can be made that the License includes every essential patent. The purpose of the License is to offer a convenient licensing alternative to everyone on the same terms and to include as much essential intellectual property as possible for their convenience; however, participation in the License is voluntary on the part of essential patent holders.

How may a patent holder become a Licensor to the DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License?

Any party that believes it has patents which are essential to the DisplayPort Standard, and wishes to participate in the DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License upon successful evaluation, is invited to submit them for evaluation and inclusion. Please contact Via LA at ProgramManagement@via-la.com to request a copy of the submission procedures and the terms and conditions governing the submission of patents for essentiality determination in order to join the DisplayPort Licensing Program.

How many licenses does a DisplayPort user need?

It is up to each user to determine its own licensing needs and how it wishes to meet them. The DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License is provided for a user’s convenience in acquiring patent rights necessary for the DisplayPort Standard from multiple essential patent holders in a single transaction as an alternative to negotiating separate license agreements with individual Licensors. Users are free to negotiate directly with one or more Licensors for a separate license under one or more Essential Patents under independently negotiated terms, however. In addition, as discussed above, users who take Via LA’s license may have to negotiate licenses for essential patents that are not included. A license also may be necessary for other important patents (that are not essential to the DisplayPort Standard).

How is the DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License organized?

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What are the royalties for the DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License?

Royalties apply as defined in the License. Click here for information.

To obtain a license or for additional information, please contact info@via-la.com.

Please contact Via LA at ProgramManagement@via-la.com to request a copy of the submission procedures and the terms and conditions governing the submission of patents for essentiality determination in order to join the DisplayPort Licensing Program.

Pursuant to Section 1.11 of the DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License, “DP Specification” shall mean one or more specifications defined in:

  • VESA DisplayPort Standard, Version 1, May 1, 2006
  • VESA DisplayPort Standard, Version 1.1, March 19, 2007
  • VESA DisplayPort Standard, Version 1, Revision 1a, January 11, 2008
  • VESA DisplayPort Standard, Version 1, Revision 2, January 5, 2010
  • VESA DisplayPort Standard, Version 1, Revision 2a, May 23, 2012
  • VESA DisplayPort Standard, Version 1.3, September 2014
  • VESA DisplayPort Standard, Version 1.4, March 2016
  • VESA Mini DisplayPort (mDP) Connector Standard, Version 1, October 26, 2009
  • VESA Embedded DisplayPort (eDP), Version 1, December 22, 2008
  • VESA Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) Standard, Version 1.1, October 23, 2009
  • VESA Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) Standard, Version 1.2, May 5, 2010
  • VESA Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) Standard, Version 1.3, January 13, 2011
  • VESA Embedded DisplayPort (eDP), Version 1.4, February 2013
  • VESA Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) Standard, Version 1.4a, February 2015
  • VESA Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) Standard, Version 1.4b, October 23, 2015
  • VESA Internal DisplayPort (iDP), Version 1.0a, April 2011
  • VESA Internal DisplayPort (iDP), Version 1, April 2010
  • VESA Mobility DisplayPort (MyDP), Version 1, May 2012
  • VESA DockPort, Version 1, May 2014
  • VESA DisplayPort Dual-Mode (DP++) Standard, Version 1, February 10, 2012
  • VESA DisplayPort Dual-Mode (DP++) Standard, Version 1.1, February 8, 2013
  • VESA DisplayPort Alt Mode Standard, Version 1, September 22, 2014
  • VESA DisplayPort Alt Mode Standard, Version 1.0a, August 10, 2015

To assist in your research, click below to download the most recent available cross-reference chart showing illustrative claims of patents in the patent families on the Attachment 1 Patent List and sections of the DisplayPort Standard for which they are essential.

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