HEVC/VVC

Please note that as of October 1, 2025, Via LA is changing the royalty rate structure for its HEVC/VVC Pool. Learn more on our License Fees page.

Via LA’s HEVC/VVC Patent Portfolio License provides access to essential patent rights for the HEVC digital video coding standard (also known as H.265 and MPEG-H Part 2) and Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard (also known as H.266 and MPEG-I Part 3) providing consumers with increased speed and efficiency in products that encode and decode video for internet, television and mobile transmission, reception, and use.  HEVC delivers next generation higher resolution HDTV video displays for 4K and 8K Ultra High Definition while VVC provides increased compression with significant bitrate reduction capable of delivering 4K to 8K and higher resolution with High Definition Television (HDTV), Ultra-High-Definition Television (UHD), High Dynamic Range (HDR), and omnidirectional 360° video.

Currently, the HEVC/VVC portfolio license extends to devices implementing the technology. We are working to develop an extension to other uses of the technology.

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

Licensees and affiliates in good standing*

*Licensees current in their obligations with respect to products reported and covered under their License; Licensees may be licensed to HEVC, VVC or both portfolios; 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.

• Alpha Digitech, Inc.²
• Apple Inc.¹
• ARRIS Enterprises LLC, a Commscope Company²
• B-COM LICENSING (b<>com)¹
• B1 Institute of Image Technology, INC.²*
• Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.²
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)¹
• Canon Inc.²
• Digital Insights Inc.²
• Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)²*
• Fujitsu Limited¹
• GENSQUARE LLC¹
• Hangzhou Boyun Technology Co., Ltd.²
• Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd.²
• Hanwha Vision Co., Ltd.¹
• HUMAX Co., Ltd.²
• IBEX PT Holdings¹
• IDEAHUB, Inc.²
• Industry – Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University²
• Intellectual Discovery Co., LTD.²*
• JVCKENWOOD Corporation²*
• Koninklijke KPN N.V.³
• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)²*
• Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI)²
• Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)²*
• KPIC Ltd.²*
• KT Corp.²
• Kwangwoon University Industry – Academic Collaboration Foundation²*
• M&K Holdings Inc.¹
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)²
• Maxell, Ltd.¹
• NEC Corporation²*
• NEWRACOM, Inc.²
• Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK)¹
• NTT DOCOMO, INC.²*
• NTT, Inc. (NTT)²*
• Orange SA¹
• REEF LLC²
• Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.²*
• Siemens Corp.¹
• SK Planet Co., Ltd.¹
• SK Telecom Co., Ltd.²*
• Sky Media Tech, Inc.¹
• SungKyunKwan University Research & Business Foundation²
• Tagivan II LLC¹
• TCL King Electrical Appliances (Huizhou) Co. Ltd³
• The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York²
• University – Industry Cooperation Foundation of Korea Aerospace University²*
• University – Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University²*
• Vidyo, Inc.¹

¹ HEVC/VVC Licensor
² HEVC only Licensor
³ VVC only Licensor

*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 HEVC 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.

This is a list of patents (Attachment 1) in the HEVC/VVC Patent Portfolio License (updated October 1, 2025).

Licensors agree to include their HEVC Essential Patents and/or VVC Essential Patents (as applicable) that they or their Affiliates presently or in the future have the right to license or sublicense.

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 HEVC/VVC Licensing Program.

Pursuant to Section 1.17 of the HEVC/VVC Patent Portfolio License, “HEVC Standard” shall mean the visual standard defined in International Standard ISO/IEC 23008-2:2013(E), ITU-T Recommendation H.265 (04/2013), Recommendation ITU-T H.265 v2 (10/2014),  Recommendation ITU-T H.265 v3 (04/2015), Recommendation ITU-T H.265 v5 (02/2018), Recommendation ITU-T H.265 v8 (08/2021), and/or Recommendation ITU-T H.265 v10 (07/2024).

Pursuant to Section 1.31 of the HEVC/VVC Patent Portfolio License, “VVC Standard” shall mean the visual standard defined in Recommendation ITU-T H.266 Versatile Video Coding (08/2020), Recommendation ITU-T H.266 Versatile Video Coding (04/2022), Recommendation ITU-T H.266 v3 Versatile Video Coding (09/2023), and/or ISO/IEC 23090-3 Information technology – Coded representation of immersive media – Part 3: Versatile Video Coding; and Recommendation ITU-T H.274 Versatile supplemental enhancement information messages for coded video bitstreams (08/2020), Recommendation ITU-T H.274 Versatile supplemental enhancement information messages for coded video bitstreams (05/2022), and/or Recommendation ITU-T H.274 v3 Versatile supplemental enhancement information messages for coded video bitstreams (09/2023) to the extent used with Recommendation ITU-T H.266 Versatile Video Coding (08/2020), Recommendation ITU-T H.266 Versatile Video Coding (04/2022), Recommendation ITU-T H.266 v3 Versatile Video Coding (09/2023), and/or ISO/IEC 23090-3 Information technology – Coded representation of immersive media – Part 3: Versatile Video Coding.  VVC Standard shall not include Recommendation ITU-T H.273, Coding-independent code points for video signal type identification or ISO/IEC 23091-2, Coding-independent code points – Part 2: Video.

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 HEVC/VVC Standard for which they are essential.

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