(BUSINESS WIRE)--
MPEG LA announced today that patent owners in MPEG LA’s AVC Patent
Portfolio License have filed patent enforcement actions in the
Landgericht Düsseldorf, Germany against TCL Deutschland GmbH & Co.
KG and TCT Mobile Germany GmbH (“TCL”) for infringing patents essential
to the AVC/H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10) digital video coding standard used in
mobile devices, televisions and other products.
According
to the complaints, TCL offers mobile phone and television products in
Germany, which use patent protected AVC methods without licenses with
the individual patent holders or a portfolio license that includes these
patents offered by MPEG LA. The suits seek monetary damages and
injunctions.
MPEG LA, LLC
MPEG
LA is the world’s leading provider of one-stop licenses for standards
and other technology platforms. Starting in the 1990s, it pioneered the
modern-day patent pool helping to produce the most widely used standards
in consumer electronics history and is expanding access to other
groundbreaking technologies. MPEG LA has operated licensing programs for
a variety of technologies consisting of nearly 24,000 patents in 94
countries with some 260 patent holders and more than 6,000 licensees.
Approximately 2,000 licensees enjoy the worldwide one-stop coverage of
MPEG LA’s AVC Patent Portfolio License under essential patents owned by
39 patent holders. By assisting users with implementation of their
technology choices, MPEG LA offers licensing solutions that provide
access to fundamental intellectual property, freedom to operate, reduced
litigation risk and predictability in the business planning process.
For more information, go to www.mpegla.com.
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Contacts
Tom O’Reilly
MPEG LA, LLC
Tel: 303.200.1710
toreilly@mpegla.com
