Category: Press Releases

ZTE Sued for AVC Patent Infringement

(DENVER, CO, US – 15 February 2017) – MPEG LA, LLC today announced that several patent owners in MPEG LA’s AVC Patent Portfolio License have filed patent enforcement actions in the Landgericht Düsseldorf, Germany against ZTE Deutschland GmbH (“ZTE”) for infringing patents essential to the AVC/H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10) digital video coding standard used in… Continue reading ZTE Sued for AVC Patent Infringement

MPEG LA Initiative to Address CRISPR Licensing

One-stop access will accelerate advances in new medicines, organ transplants and agriculture (DENVER, CO, US – 6 December 2016) – World licensing leader MPEG LA, LLC announced today an initiative to address the need for an efficient one-stop license alternative around CRISPR, a breakthrough technology that enables cellular DNA to be edited quickly and inexpensively.… Continue reading MPEG LA Initiative to Address CRISPR Licensing

MPEG LA Expands DisplayPort License Coverage

(DENVER, CO, US – 25 April 2016) – MPEG LA, LLC has announced that coverage of its DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License was recently updated to include the latest DisplayPort standard specification, VESA DisplayPort Standard, Version 1.4, March 2016. The DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License is offered for the convenience of DisplayPort users enabling them to obtain… Continue reading MPEG LA Expands DisplayPort License Coverage

MPEG LA Facilitating Development of Enhanced Voice Services Patent Pool License

EVS Offers High Definition Voice, Audio, and Music Services at Reduced Bandwidth (DENVER, CO, US – 20 January 2016) – MPEG LA announced today that in response to market demand, a number of companies responsible for developing the Enhanced Voice Services (EVS) codec for the 3GPP’s 4G LTE standard have been meeting, with MPEG LA’s… Continue reading MPEG LA Facilitating Development of Enhanced Voice Services Patent Pool License

MPEG LA Expands HEVC License Coverage

Additional HEVC Standard Profiles Now Included DENVER, CO, US – 19 March 2015 – MPEG LA, LLC has announced that the coverage of its HEVC Patent Portfolio License has been updated to conform with recent revisions to the HEVC standard as defined in Recommendation ITU-T H.265 v2 (10/2014) (please email info@via-la.com for information about the… Continue reading MPEG LA Expands HEVC License Coverage

MPEG LA Introduces License for DisplayPort

License Initially Covers Technologies Owned By Hitachi Maxell, Philips, Silicon Image and Sony (DENVER, CO, US – 5 March 2015) – MPEG LA, LLC today announced the availability of the DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License. The DisplayPort License provides coverage for a variety of digital interface technology standards used in connecting audio/video sources among products such… Continue reading MPEG LA Introduces License for DisplayPort