HEVC Advance, an independent licensing administrator, is pleased to report that 
licensors in its HEVC/H.265 Patent Pool have received favorable judgments from 
the Dusseldorf District Court in Germany, in patent infringement proceedings 
they brought against MAS Elektronik Aktiengesellschaft ("MAS") for infringing 
their patents essential to the HEVC/H.265 digital video coding standard.  The 
licensors were represented by Eisenfuhr Speiser.

Dolby, GE and Philips v. MAS Elektronik Aktiengesellschaft 
Infringement proceedings before the District Court Dusseldorf 
Court ref.: 4c O 44/18, 4c O 56/18, 4c O 69/18

The Court found that all the asserted patents are infringed by MAS' HEVC/H.265 
compliant products, and that notice from HEVC Advance including the terms of a 
pool license served as notice from the pool licensors.  Importantly, the Court 
also found that HEVC Advance's license terms and royalty rates offered to MAS 
were Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory ("FRAND").  As a result, the 
Court issued injunctions against MAS. 

According to HEVC Advance CEO, Peter Moller, "These judgments by the highly 
respected District Court in Dusseldorf provide clear confirmation that our HEVC 
program and royalty rates are FRAND.  They also support the simple but powerful 
premise that FRAND means fair and reasonable for both patent implementers and 
patent owners.  We are extremely pleased that the Court was willing to speak 
with such clarity, and we expect that this judgment will not only further 
accelerate the wide market acceptance of our HEVC/H.265 pool by both licensors 
and licensees, but also further speed the adoption of HEVC/H.265 technology so 
that even more consumers can enjoy a better video experience – including 4K."

About HEVC Advance
HEVC Advance is an independent licensing administrator company formed to lead 
the development, administration, and management of an HEVC/H.265 patent pool 
for licensing essential patents.  HEVC Advance provides a transparent and 
efficient licensing mechanism for HEVC patented technology.  For more 
information about HEVC Advance, visit www.hevcadvance.com.

Contact: press@hevcadvance.com

Source - HEVC Advance