ULDAGE Releases Joint Patent License for Japanese Digital Cable Broadcasting
Standards
TOKYO, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- ULDAGE Inc. announced today that the Patent
Pool License for Digital Cable Broadcasting Standards is scheduled to be
available in October, 2008. The License includes essential patents owned by
at least following 13 companies.
Kenwood Corporation, France Telecom/Telediffusion de France, Hitachi,
Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation, Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK), Pioneer Corporation, Sanyo Electric
Co., Ltd., Sharp Corporation, Sony Corporation, Thomson Licensing S.A.,
Toshiba Corporation, and Victor Company of Japan, Limited.
The discussion among those 13 companies took place since May 2008 and they
agreed on the following terms of license for launching the license program.
The royalties relating to digital cable broadcasting are, in case of receiving
devices, JPY100 per unit for digital terrestrial trans-modulation receiving
devices; JPY150 per unit for digital terrestrial pass-through/trans-modulation
receiving devices.
Technology transition from analog to digital has made the patent issues
more complicated. The Digital Cable Broadcasting Standards License will
simplify it by licensing as a package multiple essential patents held by
multiple patent holders under fair and reasonable conditions. ULDAGE Inc.
believes that the establishment of this license scheme will help ensure a
stable business environment to those engaged in the business of digital cable
broadcasting.
ULDAGE Inc. welcomes having additional holders of essential patents and
hopes that this patent license program will expand further.
About ULDAGE Inc.
ULDAGE Inc., located in the Imperial Tower, 1-1-1 Uchisaiwai-cho,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, is a joint venture company established for the
purpose of promoting and administering joint license programs. ULDAGE Inc.
will provide royalty operation service, license administration service and
market research service necessary for administration of joint license
programs.
Shareholders are Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.,
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Sharp Corporation, Sony Corporation, Toshiba
Corporation, and Victor Company of Japan, Limited.
Contact:
Yoshihide Nakamura (President and CEO)
ULDAGE Inc.
Phone: +81-3-3500-1572
Fax: +81-3-3500-1573
E-mail: information@uldage.com
URL: http://www.uldage.com
SOURCE ULDAGE Inc.
Yoshihide Nakamura, President and CEO, ULDAGE Inc., +81-3-3500-1572, Fax:
+81-3-3500-1573, information@uldage.com
