ATSC Powerpoint Presentation

ATSC Powerpoint Presentation

ATSC Patent Portfolio License Briefing* *This presentation is for information purposes only. Actual license agreements will provide the only definitive and reliable statement V02/13/18 of license terms. Objective • A license for the convenience of users enabling them to acquire patent rights necessary for the ATSC Standard from multiple patent owners in a single transaction as an alternative to negotiating separate licenses 2 Coverage • Each patent is essential to the ATSC standard as defined in the ATSC Patent Portfolio License • Patent holders submit patents for evaluation of their essentiality by independent patent experts • Worldwide coverage including essential counterparts • Licensors include all essential ATSC patents • Copies of ATSC standard specifications developed and published by the Advanced Television Systems Committee are available at www.atsc.org/standards.html 3 Coverage • Attachment 1 to the License is a list of patents updated quarterly to add new essential ATSC patents o See www.mpegla.com (Current Pools, ATSC, Patent List) • New Licensors and essential patents may be added at no additional royalty during the current term, and coverage is provided for the entire term of license • The ATSC License does not provide coverage for essential MPEG-2 patents. A separate joint license for MPEG-2 patents is available from MPEG LA at www.mpegla.com (Current Pools, MPEG-2, Agreement). 4 Current Patent Owners Essential Patent Holders currently include: • Cisco Technology, Inc.* • JVC KENWOOD Corporation* • Koninklijke Philips N.V.* • LG Electronics Inc. • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation • Panasonic Corporation • The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York* • Vientos Alisios Co., Ltd. • Zenith Electronics LLC 5 * Up to and through date of last patent expiration ATSC License Sublicense Category ATSC Receiver Products • ATSC Receiver Products capable of demodulating and decoding an over-the-air, RF terrestrial broadcast signal in compliance with the ATSC Standard 6 ATSC License Terms: ATSC Receiver Products • $5.00 per ATSC Receiver Product from January 1, 1998 through December 31, 2016 (coverage from December 24, 1996) • $1.50 per ATSC Receiver Product from January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2020 • $1.00 per ATSC Receiver Product from January 1, 2021 forward • Alternatively, Licensees may elect, with written notice to MPEG LA, a further reduced royalty of $1.00 per ATSC Receiver Product from the later of January 1, 2017 or the receipt of such notice with 30-day right of termination on or after January 1, 2021 • Royalty paid includes right to make, have made, sell, offer for sale, import, and for an End User to use ATSC Receiver Product 7 Other Important Provisions • Most Favorable royalty rates clause • Licensee data is protected as confidential • Grant-back on essential patents similar in scope to license grants • No marking requirements 8.

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