MPEG LA

MPEG LA

MPEG LA, LLC, is a firm based in Denver, Colorado that licenses patent pools covering essential patents required for use of the MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Visual (Part 2), IEEE 1394, VC-1, ATSC and AVC/H.264 standards. The firm is also working towards pooled licensing of LTE patents pertaining to 4th generation cellular telephony.

MPEG LA is not affiliated with MPEG, the Moving Picture Experts Group.

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