MPEG LA has announced that the coverage of its HEVC Patent Portfolio Licence has been updated to conform with recent revisions to the HEVC standard as defined in recommendation ITU-T H.265 v2 (10/2014) (see http://www.mpegla.com/main/programs/HEVC/Pages/AgreementExpress.aspx).
As a result of the update, the profiles covered by the HEVC Patent Portfolio Licence now include:
* Main profile;
* Main 10 profile;
* Main Still Picture profile;
* Multiview profile: Multiview Main;
* Scalable profiles: Scalable Main and Scalable Main 10;
* Format range extensions profiles: Monochrome, Monochrome 12, Monochrome 16, Main 12, Main 4:2:2 10, Main 4:2:2 12, Main 4:4:4, Main 4:4:4 10, Main 4:4:4 12, Main Intra, Main 10 Intra, Main 12 Intra, Main 4:2:2 10 Intra, Main 4:2:2 12 Intra, Main 4:4:4 Intra, Main 4:4:4 10 Intra, Main 4:4:4 12 Intra, Main 4:4:4 16 Intra, Main 4:4:4 Still Picture and Main 4:4:4 16 Still Picture; and
* Format range extensions high throughput profile: High Throughput 4:4:4 16 Intra.
The current royalty rates that apply to products which use one or more HEVC profiles remain unchanged.
The HEVC Patent Portfolio License, introduced on 29 September 2014 (see http://www.mpegla.com/Lists/MPEG%20LA%20News%20List/Attachments/91/n-14-09-29.pdf) and available at http://www.mpegla.com/main/programs/HEVC/Pages/AgreementExpress.aspx, is offered for the convenience of HEVC users, enabling them to obtain coverage under essential patents owned by multiple patent holders in a single licence, as an alternative to negotiating separate licences. MPEG LA's objective is to provide worldwide access to as much HEVC essential intellectual property as possible for the benefit of licensees.
Any party that believes it has a patent which is essential to the HEVC standard as defined in Recommendation ITU-T H.265 v2 (10/2014) and would like to participate in the HEVC Patent Portfolio License is welcome to submit its patent(s) for an evaluation of essentiality by MPEG LA's patent experts and inclusion in the licence if determined to be essential. Interested parties may request a copy of the terms and procedures governing patent submissions by going to http://www.mpegla.com/main/programs/HEVC/Pages/Licensors.aspx.
Current patent holders to MPEG LA's HEVC Patent Portfolio Licence include Apple; Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute; Fujitsu; Hitachi Maxell; HUMAX Holdings; IBEX PT Holdings; Industry - Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University; Intellectual Discovery Co; JVC KENWOOD Corporation; Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; Korean Broadcasting System; KT Corp; Kwangwoon University Industry - Academic Collaboration Foundation; M&K Holdings; NEC Corporation; NEWRACOM; Nippon Hoso Kyokai; Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation; NTT DOCOMO; Orange SA; Samsung Electronics; Siemens Corp; SK Telecom; Tagivan II; The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York; University - Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University; and Vidyo.
MPEG LA
MPEG LA is the world leader in alternative technology licences. By assisting users with convenient access to patent rights for their technology choices, MPEG LA offers licensing solutions that create opportunities for wide adoption and fuel innovation. MPEG LA's pioneering MPEG-2 licensing program helped produce the most widely employed standard in consumer electronics history and has become the template for addressing numerous other technologies. Today, MPEG LA manages licensing programs consisting of more than 9 800 patents in 78 countries with 197 licensors and more than 5 900 licensees. For more information, please refer to http://www.mpegla.com.
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