MPEG LA, Samsung Settle HEVC Patents Lawsuit

By Jenny Priestley
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MPEG LA took action against the electronics giant over patents it described as essential to the HEVC digital video coding standard

MPEG LA
(Image credit: MPEG LA)

MPEG LA has settled its lawsuit with Samsung over infringement of patents in MPEG LA’s HEVC Patent Portfolio License.

MPEG LA first announced in March 2022 that it was taking action against the electronics giant over patents it described as essential to the HEVC digital video coding standard used in products that encode and decode video for internet, television and mobile transmission, reception and use.

The company filed its lawsuit in a German court, stating that despite terminating its license to use MPEG LA’s products in March 2020 Samsung has continued to do so in its smartphones, tablets and telephones.

It has now been announced the two parties have agreed a settlement which has led to all legal disputes related to those patent enforcement actions have been resolved.

This article originally appeared on TV Tech sister brand TVBEurope. 

Jenny Priestley
Jenny Priestley

Jenny has worked in the media throughout her career, joining TVBEurope as editor in 2017. She has also been an entertainment reporter, interviewing everyone from Kylie Minogue to Tom Hanks; as well as spending a number of years working in radio. She continues to appear on radio every week and occasionally pops up on TV.