Category: Press Releases

Key Blackberry LTE Patents Added to Via Licensing’s Patent Pools

Newly Acquired Blackberry Assets Add Additional Value for All Pool Licensees SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2019 — Via Licensing Corporation, the collaborative licensing leader, today announced that nearly 100 patents essential to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard have been purchased by Via’s wholly owned defensive patent bank. Invented by Blackberry, some of the foundational technologies… Continue reading Key Blackberry LTE Patents Added to Via Licensing’s Patent Pools

Via Licensing and Haier Sign AAC Patent Pool License

Industry-leading Audio Patent Pool Welcomes Haier SAN FRANCISCO and QINGDAO, CHINA, April 2, 2019 — Via Licensing Corporation, the collaborative licensing leader, and Haier, leading global provider of better-life solutions, today announced they have signed a new license granting Haier rights for the use of the patented technology in Via’s Advanced Audio Coding patent pool. “Haier… Continue reading Via Licensing and Haier Sign AAC Patent Pool License

Skyworth Signs Worldwide License to Via Licensing’s Advanced Audio Coding Patent Pool

Leading Chinese Technology Company Benefits from Patent Pool Efficiencies SAN FRANCISCO & SHENZHEN, CHINA – April 2, 2019 – Skyworth, a leading technology company headquartered in China, and Via Licensing, the collaborative licensing leader, today announced they have entered into an Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) patent pool agreement granting Skyworth a worldwide license to use the… Continue reading Skyworth Signs Worldwide License to Via Licensing’s Advanced Audio Coding Patent Pool

ZTE Enters Into MPEG LA’s AVC Patent Portfolio License

DENVER, CO, US – 20 March 2019 – MPEG LA announced today that ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) has become a Licensee to MPEG LA’s AVC Patent Portfolio License (“AVC License”). As a result of this agreement, all legal disputes related to patent enforcement actions brought by patent holders in MPEG LA’s AVC License against ZTE have… Continue reading ZTE Enters Into MPEG LA’s AVC Patent Portfolio License

Marvell Joins Via Licensing’s LTE Patent Pool

New Licensor Demonstrates Growing Value of Via LTE Pool SAN FRANCISCO, February 26, 2019 – Via Licensing Corporation today announced that infrastructure semiconductor solutions provider Marvell® has joined Via’s industry-leading Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless licensing program. Via’s LTE licensing program offers the industry a fair, transparent, and cost-effective means to obtain a license to… Continue reading Marvell Joins Via Licensing’s LTE Patent Pool

Huawei Enters Into MPEG LA’s AVC Patent Portfolio License

DENVER, CO, US – 19 February 2019 – MPEG LA announced today that Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Huawei Device Co., Ltd and Huawei Device (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd (“Huawei”) have become Licensees to MPEG LA’s AVC Patent Portfolio License (“AVC License”). As a result of this agreement, all legal disputes related to patent enforcement actions brought… Continue reading Huawei Enters Into MPEG LA’s AVC Patent Portfolio License

Verdicts Against Huawei and ZTE Enforced in Germany

DENVER, CO, US – 27 December 2018 – MPEG LA announced today that patent holders in MPEG LA’s AVC/H.264 Patent Portfolio License have enforced verdicts of injunction in German District court (“Landgericht Dusseldorf”) cases finding that Huawei Deutschland GmbH (“Huawei”) and ZTE Deutschland GmbH (“ZTE”) infringed patents by their use in mobile phones that implement… Continue reading Verdicts Against Huawei and ZTE Enforced in Germany

German Court Rules Huawei, ZTE Products Infringe AVC Patents

(DENVER, CO, US – 16 November 2018) – MPEG LA announced today that the District Court in Düsseldorf, Germany (“Landgericht Düsseldorf”) has ruled that Huawei Technologies Deutschland GmbH (“Huawei”) and ZTE Deutschland GmbH (“ZTE”) infringed patents of two patent holders in MPEG LA’s AVC Patent Portfolio License (“AVC License”) by using their technologies in mobile… Continue reading German Court Rules Huawei, ZTE Products Infringe AVC Patents