Category: Press Releases

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

Via Adds MPEG-D DRC To Advanced Audio Coding Patent Pool

Essential AAC patents added to portfolio at no additional cost SAN FRANCISCO, October 2, 2018 – Via Licensing Corporation, a leading world-wide intellectual property solutions provider, today announced the availability of patent license rights for the MPEG-D DRC standard in its Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) patent pool. MPEG-D DRC is a new, innovative audio solution… Continue reading Via Adds MPEG-D DRC To Advanced Audio Coding Patent Pool

TNO and Innovative Sonic Join Via’s W-CDMA Program

Via Welcomes New Companies Into Its Global Industry-Leading Patent Pool SAN FRANCISCO, July 30, 2018 – Via Licensing Corporation today announced that TNO and Innovative Sonic have joined an extensive group of companies as the newest licensors in Via’s W-CDMA patent licensing program. Via’s W-CDMA program offers the industry the rights to use patents essential… Continue reading TNO and Innovative Sonic Join Via’s W-CDMA Program

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… Continue reading Via Expands LTE Patent Pool License Coverage to Include LTE-Advanced Pro

Fraunhofer’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… Continue reading Fraunhofer’s Updated FDK Library Brings xHE-AAC and MPEG-D DRC to the Next Version of Android

Five Members of Via Licensing Leadership Named World’s Top IP Strategists

SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, 2018 – Five members of Via Licensing’s senior leadership team were named last week to the coveted “IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Top IP Strategists” by the intellectual property industry’s leading business journal, Intellectual Asset Management. Selected by research teams based in Washington, D.C., London and Hong Kong, those cited as the world’s… Continue reading Five Members of Via Licensing Leadership Named World’s Top IP Strategists

Innovative 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… Continue reading Innovative Sonic Joins Via Licensing’s LTE Patent Pool

Via 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,… Continue reading Via Sponsors University of California’s Asia IP Project