Access Advance Welcomes ZTE as a Licensor and Licensee of the HEVC Advance Patent Pool
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BOSTON and SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
Access Advance, an independent licensing administrator, today announced that
ZTE Corporation, a global leader in telecommunications and information
technology, has become a Licensor and Licensee of the HEVC Advance Patent Pool.
As a Licensor, all of ZTE's HEVC/H.265 essential patents are now included under
the HEVC Advance Patent Pool license. As a Licensee, ZTE gains access to the
over 16,000 (and counting) world-wide patents essential to implementing the
HEVC/H.265 video codec standard.
"We are delighted to join the HEVC Advance Patent Pool," said Marco Tong, Chief
Licensing Officer at ZTE. "Our engagement and collaboration with Access Advance
is another example of both parties' strong commitment to FRAND principles and
good faith negotiation."
"We welcome ZTE to the HEVC Advance Patent Pool. ZTE has been a significant
contributor to global telecommunication and media technology and standards. We
are very excited that ZTE has chosen to join the HEVC Advance Patent Pool not
only as a Licensee but also as a Licensor. The addition of ZTE's patents will
make the HEVC Advance Patent Pool license even more valuable to our Licensees,"
said Access Advance CEO Peter Moller. "We thank ZTE for their trust and
confidence and look forward to working with ZTE, along with our other HEVC
Licensors and VVC Licensors, in on-going efforts to provide industry leading
patent pools that best meet the needs of all stakeholders while accelerating
the adoption of next generation technologies such as HEVC and VVC for the
benefit of consumers."
About ZTE:
ZTE Corporation is a global leader in telecommunications and information
technology. Founded in 1985 and listed on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock
Exchanges, the company has been committed to providing innovative technologies
and integrated solutions for global operators, government and enterprise, and
consumers from over 160 countries across the globe. Serving over 1/4 of the
global population, the company is dedicated to enabling connectivity and trust
everywhere for a better future.
About Access Advance:
Access Advance LLC (formerly HEVC Advance LLC) is an independent licensing
administrator company formed to lead the development, administration, and
management of patent pools for licensing essential patents of the most
important standards-based video codec technologies. Access Advance provides a
transparent and efficient licensing mechanism for both patent owners and patent
implementers. Access Advance currently manages and administers the HEVC Advance
Patent Pool for licensing patents essential to H.265/HEVC technology and the
VVC Advance Patent Pool for licensing patents essential to VVC/H.266
technology. For more information about Access Advance or the HEVC Advance
Patent Pool, please visit www.accessadvance.com. For more information about the
VVC Advance Patent Pool, please contact Paul Bawel, SVP, Business Development,
at Paul.Bawel@accessadvance.com.
Contact: press@accessadvance.com
SOURCE Access Advance
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