Access Advance announces that OPPO, a leading smart device company, has become 
a licensor of the HEVC Advance Patent Pool. With this addition, OPPO's 
HEVC/H.265 standard essential patents are included in the HEVC Advance patent 
portfolio license, which now totals over 13,700 world-wide patents and counting.

"We are very pleased to join the HEVC Advance Patent Pool as a licensor, which 
marks the achievement of OPPO's patent accumulation in video processing 
fields," said Adler Feng, Senior Director of Intellectual Property at OPPO. "We 
are looking forward to cooperating with Access Advance, a licensing platform 
who shares our focus on balancing the interests of both licensees and 
licensors, to create a healthy ecological environment for HEVC and future video 
processing technologies."

"We welcome OPPO to the HEVC Advance Patent Pool and are very excited that OPPO 
has chosen to join the HEVC Advance Patent Pool not only as a licensee but now 
also as a licensor. OPPO's support is a further testament to the broad market 
acceptance of our HEVC program by both patent implementers and patent owners," 
said Access Advance CEO Peter Moller. "We look forward to adding OPPO's 
valuable expertise and perspective to our on-going efforts to provide industry 
leading patent pools that best meet the needs of all stakeholders and 
accelerates the adoption of next generation technologies such as HEVC and soon 
VVC for the benefit of consumers."

About OPPO:
OPPO is a leading global smart device brand. Since the launch of its first 
mobile phone - "Smiley Face" - in 2008, OPPO has been in relentless pursuit of 
the perfect synergy of aesthetic satisfaction and innovative technology. Today, 
OPPO provides a wide range of smart devices spearheaded by the Find X and Reno 
series. Beyond devices, OPPO provides its users with the ColorOS operating 
system and internet services like OPPO Cloud and OPPO+. OPPO operates in more 
than 40 countries and regions, with 6 Research Institutes and 5 R&D Centers 
worldwide, as well as an International Design Center in London. More than 
40,000 of OPPO's employees are dedicated to creating a better life for 
customers around the world.

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 is 
currently in the development phase for its VVC Advance Patent Pool for 
licensing essential patents 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 
currently in development, please contact Paul Bawel, SVP, Business Development, 
at Paul.Bawel@accessadvance.com.

Contact: press@accessadvance.com

SOURCE  HEVC Advance