SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Via Licensing Corp. announced that Motorola Inc. has joined its joint licensing program for patents essential to the practice of near field communications (NFC) as a licensor.
NFC technology provides short-range, standards-based wireless connectivity that can help people access digital content, connect electronic devices, and conduct secure, contactless transactions.
The joint licensing program for NFC is designed to provide fair and convenient access to essential patents through a single license agreement. Among the applications covered by this program are NFC–compliant mobile phones, consumer electronic devices, and commercial systems such as payment processing terminals, transportation terminals, and vending machines.
“Motorola has a broad licensing program encompassing multiple technologies, some of which are commercially appropriate for joint licensing programs,” said Brian Blasius, Director of Outbound Licensing, Motorola Mobile Devices. “We are committed to facilitating the development and implementation of the NFC market by making our patents essential to the practice of NFC accessible to the industry through a single, convenient source.”
“We are thrilled to have Motorola participate in the joint licensing program for NFC,” said Hélène Jay, Director of Business Development, Europe at Via Licensing. “By working with industry leaders such as Motorola, France Telecom, Inside Contactless, and NXP, Via Licensing hopes to enhance the value of a combined patent license to those companies creating products based on this technology.”
A wide range of related technical specifications published by ISO, ETSI, and the NFC Forum are covered by the NFC patent pool agreement.
The list of technical specifications covered by the NFC joint patent pool is updated from time to time as additional specifications are adopted by standards organizations. Any entity owning patents that may be deemed essential to NFC is invited to submit its patent for evaluation by an independent expert with a view toward contributing its essential patents to the pool license.
Noncompliant NFC–related technologies, such as smart cards, are not covered by the NFC pool license.
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Via Licensing issues call for LTE patents
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Via Licensing Corp. announced a call for patents that are essential to the practice of the Long Term Evolution (LTE) platform, which is based on the E-UTRA (3GPP Series 36, release 8) specifications.
“Several of the world’s leading mobile carriers, handset makers, and equipment makers have identified LTE as a strategic priority,” said Jean-Michel Bourdon, President, Via Licensing. “Via Licensing is committed to working with the industry to create a joint licensing program that balances the needs of licensors and licensees and enables the industry to more effectively develop and deliver products and services based on LTE.”
LTE is a next-generation wireless broadband technology designed to provide an enhanced user experience and simplified technology for a broad range of enterprise and consumer applications.
Potential LTE applications include enhanced voice communications, messaging, interactive video and television, gaming, social media, and entertainment services. LTE technology will work across multiple fixed and mobile terminals including future mobile phones, notebook PCs, media players, game players, cameras, camcorders, and other portable devices.
Additional information about LTE is available from the 3rd Generation Partnership Program Project (3GPP) at www.3gpp.org/lte. Copies of the specifications related to LTE (3GPP Series 36, release 8) can be obtained from the 3GPP at www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/html-info/36-series.htm.
Via Licensing is issuing this patent call for the purpose of identifying the owners of patents that are determined to be essential to the practice of the LTE platform and related specifications. A patent is essential if it contains at least one independent claim that is necessarily infringed by the practice of the standard.
Any entity with a patent or patent application that is found to be essential by an independent patent evaluator is invited to join a group of essential patent holders that plan to convene to discuss the commercial terms of a joint patent license to be offered under reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms.
Any entity that believes it has patents or pending patent applications that are essential to the normative portions of the related 3GPP Series 36, release 8 specification (see the following Schedule of Included LTE Specifications table) is invited to contact Via Licensing to receive information about how to submit patents for essentiality review.
“Several of the world’s leading mobile carriers, handset makers, and equipment makers have identified LTE as a strategic priority,” said Jean-Michel Bourdon, President, Via Licensing. “Via Licensing is committed to working with the industry to create a joint licensing program that balances the needs of licensors and licensees and enables the industry to more effectively develop and deliver products and services based on LTE.”
LTE is a next-generation wireless broadband technology designed to provide an enhanced user experience and simplified technology for a broad range of enterprise and consumer applications.
Potential LTE applications include enhanced voice communications, messaging, interactive video and television, gaming, social media, and entertainment services. LTE technology will work across multiple fixed and mobile terminals including future mobile phones, notebook PCs, media players, game players, cameras, camcorders, and other portable devices.
Additional information about LTE is available from the 3rd Generation Partnership Program Project (3GPP) at www.3gpp.org/lte. Copies of the specifications related to LTE (3GPP Series 36, release 8) can be obtained from the 3GPP at www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/html-info/36-series.htm.
Via Licensing is issuing this patent call for the purpose of identifying the owners of patents that are determined to be essential to the practice of the LTE platform and related specifications. A patent is essential if it contains at least one independent claim that is necessarily infringed by the practice of the standard.
Any entity with a patent or patent application that is found to be essential by an independent patent evaluator is invited to join a group of essential patent holders that plan to convene to discuss the commercial terms of a joint patent license to be offered under reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms.
Any entity that believes it has patents or pending patent applications that are essential to the normative portions of the related 3GPP Series 36, release 8 specification (see the following Schedule of Included LTE Specifications table) is invited to contact Via Licensing to receive information about how to submit patents for essentiality review.
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