Patent News

CMMB to Charge RMB 1 Royalty through 2012
Mar 21, 2008 – At CCBN, SARFT stated that no royalty fees will be collected for the CMMB standard during 2009, with a symbolic RMB 1 to be charged between 2010 and 2012.
News categories: CCBN, China, Digital TV, Licensing, Mobile, Patent

Amino Rejects Patent Infringement Claims in Germany
Mar 7, 2008 – Amino has announced that it rejects the claim that it has infringed patents relating to the MPEG-2 digital video compression standard and that it has not been served with any patent enforcement actions.
News categories: Amino Communications, MPEG LA, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Licensing, Patent, Set Top Box

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

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

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