Category: Press Releases

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

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