Access Advance, an independent licensing administrator, today announced that 
Microsoft, a global technology leader, has become a Licensor and Licensee of 
the HEVC Advance Patent Pool.

As a Licensor, all of Microsoft's HEVC/H.265 essential patents are now included 
under the HEVC Advance Patent Pool license. As a Licensee, Microsoft gains 
access to the over 16,500 (and counting) world-wide patents essential to 
implementing the HEVC/H.265 video codec standard licensed through the HEVC 
Advance pool.

"We are very pleased to welcome Microsoft, one of the world's most recognized 
and respected companies and a leader in innovation, to our HEVC Advance 
program," said Access Advance CEO Peter Moller. "Microsoft becoming a licensee, 
as well as a licensor making their H.265/HEVC essential patents available for 
license through the HEVC Advance Patent Pool, further demonstrates the value of 
our HEVC Advance pool license."

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