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MPEG LA Rolls Out HEVC Patent Portfolio License [Manufacturing Close - Up](Manufacturing Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) MPEG LA reported the availability of the HEVC Patent Portfolio License. According to a company release, the joint license includes patents that are essential to the High Efficiency Video Coding standard (HEVC, also known as H.265 and MPEG-H Part 2) designed to improve video coding and transmission efficiency for the benefit of Internet, television, and mobile service providers and consumers with increased speed and capacity. HEVC is also expected to deliver next generation higher resolution HDTV video by broadcast, streaming, download, and 4K Blu-ray for 4K and 8K Ultra High Definition TV. "The market is ready for an HEVC License," said MPEG LA President and CEO Larry Horn, "and MPEG LA is proud to offer one. We applaud the cooperation and hard work of HEVC patent owners to make this important technology available through an efficient licensing alternative." "The HEVC License is yet another example of the role the MPEG LA Licensing Model plays in making licenses available on reasonable terms under standard-essential patents (SEPs) for emerging technologies," added Bill Geary, Vice President of Business Development at MPEG LA. The License currently includes essential HEVC patents owned by the following 23 enterprises: Apple Inc. Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) Fujitsu Limited Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. HUMAX Holdings Co., Ltd. Intellectual Discovery Co., LTD. JVC KENWOOD Corp. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) KT Corp. M&K Holdings Inc. NEC Corp. Newratek, Inc. Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK) Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) NTT DOCOMO, INC. Orange SA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Siemens Corp. SK Telecom Tagivan II, LLC The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Vidyo, Inc. MPEG LA is a company focusing in alternative technology licenses. More Information: http://www.mpegla.com http://www.mpegla.com/main/Pages/Media.aspx ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |