Topic: Patent pools

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BREAKING: Avanci signs Samsung to 2G-4G SEP platform as a licensor

The Korean company has also joined the Aftermarket licensing programme and is already a member of Avanci Broadcast

18 April 2023

Chinese mega-manufacturer TCL signs with Via Licensing

The company is the world’s third-largest television manufacturer and its AAC pool licence covers 30 million global products – including TVs, smartphones and tablets

13 April 2023

DG GROW seeks to replace established FRAND valuation and licensing practices with top-down rate setting

Plans for patent essentiality checking, patent counting and aggregate royalty apportionments at EUIPO disregard prevailing valuation benchmarks in numerous long-established comparable licences

05 April 2023

Via Licensing taps Xiaomi’s former IP strategy head as advisor

Paul Lin, now managing director of Eagle Forest, aims to provide the licensee’s perspective to arm Via as it navigates a shifting patent pool landscape

23 March 2023

Avanci launches new platform for ATSC 3.0 broadcasting standard

Company continues push beyond connected car focus with Avanci Broadcast joint licensing programme

07 March 2023

Oppo joins Via Licensing’s AAC patent pool

The smartphone manufacturer becomes the audio codec pool’s second-largest licensee from China, behind long-time member Xiaomi

08 February 2023

Opus audio codec pool launches with royalty discount for early adopters

Pool operator Vectis IP offers a licence to 300 Fraunhofer and Dolby patents for €15c per hardware device – but those quick to move unlock a 33% discount

16 January 2023

What’s next for patent pools? Seven IP experts reveal predictions and concerns

Thought leaders share their views on how these licensing programmes might evolve

03 January 2023

Top 10 FRAND developments of 2022

These new patent pools, global litigation developments, and SEP policy changes will keep making waves in the New Year

21 December 2022

End of Velos joint licensing programme leaves two pools for HEVC standard

Velos Media will still offer a licence to 400 of its own assets, but no longer lists BlackBerry, Ericsson, Panasonic, Sharp, Sony and Qualcomm as licensors

08 December 2022

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