Licensing (Patents, Royalties, …) News

Leading Companies and University Sue Alba for MPEG-2 Patent Infringement
Mar 4, 2008 – MPEG LA has announced that several leading companies and a university have filed patent enforcement actions in District Court Dusseldorf, Germany against Alba for infringing patents essential to the MPEG-2 digital video compression standard.
News categories: MPEG LA, Alba, Digital TV, DVD, Germany, Licensing, Patent, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Amino Communications Sued for MPEG-2 Patent Infringement
Feb 28, 2008 – MPEG LA has announced that several leading companies and a university have filed separate patent enforcement actions in Germany against Amino Communications for infringing patents essential to the MPEG-2 digital video compression standard.
News categories: MPEG LA, Amino Communications, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Licensing, Patent, Set Top Box

DVB fosters licensing programme for CPCM technology
Feb 25, 2008 – The DVB Project has announced that it is fostering the formation of a licensing programme covering patents essential to its Content Protection, Copy Management technology (CPCM).
News categories: DVB Project, Content Protection, Digital TV, Patent

DVD6C Announces New Licensing Program
Jan 25, 2008 – The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) has announced that it has revised its worldwide patent licensing program including offering a new license agreement, which offers reduced royalty rates on certain products and additional licensing options.
News categories: DVD6C, Digital TV, DVD, Licensing, Optical Disc Recorder, Patent

Chinese Firms Form HDTV IP Protection Alliance
Jan 25, 2008 – More than 40 enterprises will join forces to create the China Terrestrial Digital HDTV IPR Protection Alliance on January 31.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Licensing, Patent, Smart TV, Terrestrial

DivX Announces Licensing Agreement with AMD to Allow Support of DivX Video with AMD Xilleon™ Processors
Jan 16, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) has announced a licensing agreement with semiconductor supplier AMD (NYSE:AMD) allowing AMD to include DivX® video technology with specific AMD Xilleon™ processors to power a broad range of next-generation digital TVs worldwide.
News categories: DivX, AMD, Digital TV, Licensing, Media Player, Semiconductor

MPEG LA Expands Call for HD DVD Patents
Jan 8, 2008 – In its continued response to marketplace interest in the creation of a joint HD DVD patent license including as much essential intellectual property as possible, MPEG LA has expanded its call for patents essential to the implementation of the HD DVD Standard.
News categories: MPEG LA, HD-DVD, Licensing, Patent

Adopted by 750+ Manufacturers, HDMI is a Must-Have for Consumer Electronics
Jan 5, 2008 – At the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), HDMI Licensing has announced that more than 750 consumer electronics (CE) and personal computer (PC) manufacturers have adopted the HDMI specification, up from 574 adopters one year ago.
News categories: HDMI Licensing, Camcorder, CES2025, DVD, Licensing, Set Top Box, Smart Home

ULDAGE Announces Plan for Joint Patent License for Japanese Digital Cable Broadcasting Standards (ARIB Standards)
Dec 21, 2007 – ULDAGE Inc., a patent license company, has issued a call for patents that are essential to the Japanese Digital Cable Broadcasting Standards developed by JCTEA, JCL and ARIB.
News categories: ULDAGE, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Licensing, Patent