HEVC Advance

HEVC Advance
Industry Licensing Administration
Founded April 2015 (2015-04)[1]
Headquarters Boston[1], United States
Products Licenses
Website www.hevcadvance.com

HEVC Advance is a patent licensing pool aimed at the HEVC video standard, in competition with the existing MPEG LA pool.

History

On March 26, 2015, HEVC Advance announced their HEVC license which covers 500 essential patents.[2]

On July 22, 2015, HEVC Advance announced the royalty rate for the HEVC Advance license which depends on the country of sale, type of device, HEVC profile, HEVC extensions, and HEVC optional features.[3][4] The HEVC Advance license has a maximum royalty rate of US$2.60 per device for Region 1 countries and a content royalty rate of 0.5% of the revenue generated from HEVC video services.[4] Region 1 countries in the HEVC Advance license include the United States, Canada, European Union, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and others.[4] Region 2 countries are countries not listed in the Region 1 country list.[4] The HEVC Advance license has a maximum royalty rate of US$1.30 per device for Region 2 countries and a content royalty rate of 0.5% of the revenue generated from HEVC video services.[4] The HEVC Advance license is for a decoder, encoder, or combination decoder/encoder.[4]

On December 18, 2015, HEVC Advance announced changes in the royalty rate for the HEVC Advance license.[5][6] The changes include a reduction in the maximum royalty rate for Region 1 countries to US$2.03 per device, the creation of annual royalty caps, and a waiving of royalties on content that is free to end users.[5][6] The annual royalty caps for a company is US$40 million for devices, US$5 million for content, and US$2 million for optional features.[6]

Current HEVC Advance Licensors

Six companies currently hold patents in the HEVC patent pool:[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Samantha Bookman (2015-08-14). "Analyst urges video industry to reject HEVC Advance patent pool". FierceOnlineVideo. Archived from the original (HTML) on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  2. ↑ "HEVC Advance Launches to Rally Critical Mass of Stakeholders to Deliver Next Generation Video Experiences". PR Newswire. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  3. ↑ "HEVC Advance Announces Key Milestones to Support Next Era of Digital Video Creation and Distribution". PR Newswire. 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Royalty Rates Summary" (PDF). HEVC Advance. 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  5. 1 2 "HEVC Advance Announces Revised Licensing Structure". PR Newswire. 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  6. 1 2 3 "Royalty Rates Summary" (PDF). HEVC Advance. 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  7. ↑ http://hevcadvance.com/pdf/HEVCLicensorList_01_20_16.pdf

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