July 23, 2019

Sisvel VP9/AV1 patent pools in the news

Patent pools are widely considered an efficient mechanism to acquire rights to patented technologies, but few researchers have estimated the value of that efficiency. Here we show the results of a research published in a 2017 law journal article, by two law professors. There’s been some editorial coverage of the Sisvel VP9/AV1 pools and we wanted to provide a partial bibliography as of today to anyone interested in third-party perspectives of the pools.

Here’s a list for the Sisvel Pools:

The Troubles Plaguing Licensing Standards, EETimes India, Rick Merritt, July 1, 2019
Patents, Standards Brew Licensing Woes, EE|Times, Rich Merritt, June 24, 2019
Will the VP9 codec succumb to patent pressures?, RedShark News, Phil Rhodes, May 16, 2019
AV1: Codec wars erupt, IBC 365, Adrian Pennington, April 10, 2019
Sisvel Launches Patent Pools for VP9 and AV1, Streaming Media Magazine, Jan Ozer, March 27, 2019
Sisvel announces launch of new video compression licensing platform, IAM, Jeff Wild, March 27, 2019
No Content Royalties in Sisvel VP9/AV1 Patent Pools, Streaming Media Magazine, Jan Ozer, March 28, 2019
Did Sisvel just catch AOM with their patents down?, Mux Newsletter, Phil Cluff, March 28, 2019
AV1 Is Finally Here, but Intellectual Property Questions Remain, Streaming Media Magazine, Jan Ozer, March 28, 2018 (discussing the formation of IP defense fund when AV1 shipped)
Interview with Sisvel CEO Mattia Fogliacco About New VP9 and AV1 Patent Pools, Streaming Learning Center (below the video conversation with Jan Ozer), March 31, 2019

Background information

Researchers may find Google’s licensing of H.264 technology from MPEG LA for V8/VP9 (but no successor codecs) as interesting background information, along with an unsuccessful infringement action by Nokia.