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MPEG LA

MPEG LA was an American company based in Denver, Colorado that licensed patent pools covering essential patents required for use of the MPEG-2, MPEG-4, IEEE 1394, VC-1, ATSC, MVC, MPEG-2 Systems, AVC/H.264 and HEVC standards.

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Founded
1996; 30 years ago (1996)
Industry
Licensing administration
Headquarters
Denver, Colorado, US
Defunct
May 2, 2023 (2023-05-02)
Key people
Larry Horn
Products
Patent licenses

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Criticism

H.264/MPEG-4 AVC licensors

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MPEG LA

Nodes40
Edges39
Triples44
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.05
Components1

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MPEG LA

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related to Criticism · 13
MPEG LA → California, Central District, Court, Google, In April, In May, MPEG-2, Nero AG, November, The United States District, Theora, They, VP8
related to history · 13
MPEG LA → Department, During, HEVC, High Efficiency Video Coding, In June, July, Justice Business Review Letter, Mitsubishi Electric, MPEG-2, Sony, That, The, Thomson
related to External links · 4
MPEG LA → Agreement Offers Extended Coverage, MPEG LA MPEG-2 License, Press Release, Reduced Royalty Rates
related to H.264/MPEG-4 AVC licensors · 3
MPEG LA → AVC, MPEG LA's, The
Defunct · 1
MPEG LA → May 2, 2023 (2023-05-02)
Founded · 1
MPEG LA → 1996; 30 years ago (1996)
Headquarters · 1
MPEG LA → Denver, Colorado, US
Industry · 1
MPEG LA → Licensing administration
Key people · 1
MPEG LA → Larry Horn
Products · 1
MPEG LA → Patent licenses

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mpeg patent mpeg-2 la patents license pool hevc us new vc-1 product one essential via company avc 264 licensing announced

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MPEG LADefunctMay 2, 2023 (2023-05-02)1.00infobox
MPEG LAFounded1996; 30 years ago (1996)1.00infobox
MPEG LAHeadquartersDenver, Colorado, US1.00infobox
MPEG LAIndustryLicensing administration1.00infobox
MPEG LAKey peopleLarry Horn1.00infobox
MPEG LAProductsPatent licenses1.00infobox
MPEG LATypePrivate1.00infobox
MPEG LAWebsitevia-la.com1.00infobox
Theorainstance ofCriticismMPEG LA has claimed that video codecs0.80text
VP8 infringe on patents owned by its licensorsinstance ofCriticismMPEG LA has claimed that video codecs0.80text
without disclosing the affected patent or patentsinstance ofCriticismMPEG LA has claimed that video codecs0.80text
MPEG LArelated to CriticismTheora0.60section

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