Context: Currently, two major pool administrators manage programs licensing standard-essential patents (SEPs) for High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), a central standard for high-resolution video (such as 4K): Access Advance and Via Licensing Alliance. In December, it was revealed by Düsseldorf-based patent firm Cohausz & Florack that, together with litigation firm Krieger Mes, Via LA licensors had filed “patent infringement suits against Microsoft based on HEVC SEPs [standard-essential patents]” toward the end of November December 20, 2024 ip fray article). Microsoft is both a licensee and a licensor in Access Advance’s HEVC pool.
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