Access Advance, an independent licensing administrator, today announced that 
Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., a global leading smartphone manufacturer, 
has joined the HEVC Advance Patent Pool. Through the HEVC Advance Patent Pool, 
Vivo gains access to over 16,000 (and counting) world-wide patents essential to 
implementing the HEVC/H.265 video codec standard.

"We are very pleased that Vivo has chosen to join our HEVC Advance program. 
Vivo's joining is another important endorsement by a major smartphone 
manufacturer and brand, further demonstrating the value of our HEVC pool 
license," said Access Advance CEO Peter Moller. "With the addition of Vivo, our 
HEVC Advance program has now licensed a substantial majority of the smartphone 
market, including many of the largest smartphone manufacturers such as Samsung, 
Huawei, OPPO, and most recently Vivo and ZTE.  We thank Vivo and all our 
Licensees and Licensors for their support and expect to have further 
significant announcements soon."

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 
separate and independent 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.

Contact: press@accessadvance.com

Source - Access Advance