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DENVER - Piggybacking on the creation of a successful patent pool for MPEG-2 video, an MPEG LA spin-off called 13941a has taken on a fresh challenge: the implementation of a joint licensing program for patents essential to the IEEE 1394 digital interface.
Larry Horn, vice president of licensing and business development at the MPEG LA licensing group, said that the IEEE 1394 joint licensing program takes effect immediately, with patents held by Apple, Compaq, Matsushita, Philips, Sony, STMicroelectronics and Toshiba. The patents have all been identified by an independent, third-party patent expert as essential for compliance with...