Access Advance, an independent licensing authority, recently announced that vivo has joined the HEVC Advance patent pool and obtained more than 16,000 global patents necessary to implement the HEVC/H.265 video codec standard.
Peter Moller, CEO of Access Advance, said: "We are delighted that vivo has chosen to join our HEVC Advance programme. Vivo's addition is another important endorsement for major smartphone manufacturers and brands, further proving the value of our patent pool licensing. With vivo, our HEVC Advance program is now licensed for the vast majority of smartphone markets, including many of the largest smartphone manufacturers such as Samsung, Huawei, OPPO, and most recently Vivo and ZTE. ”
Access Advance LLC (formerly HEVC Advance LLC) is an independent licensing management company that aims to lead the development, management, and management of patent pools to license the necessary patents for the most important standards-based video codec technologies. Access Advance provides a transparent and efficient licensing mechanism for patent owners and practitioners. Access Advance currently manages the HEVC Advance patent pool for licensing the necessary patents for H.265/HEVC technology, and the VVC Advance patent pool for licensing the necessary patents for VVC/H.266 technology.
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