One-Blue Signed 15 Licensors in Blu-ray Disc Patent

One-Blue, LLC
marked the first anniversary of its Blu-ray Disc product licensing
program July 1, 2012, having achieved progress establishing a patent
pool that promotes a level playing field for licensors and licensees of
Blu-ray Disc product patents.

Since launching the program 12 months ago, the One-Blue global patent
pool has signed on 15 licensors representing the leading providers of
Blu-ray, DVD and CD optical storage technology. To date, 88 manufacturers are listed as licensed by One-Blue from more than 15 countries.

"One-Blue was created using industry best practices that are designed
to ensure equitable terms, fair pricing and the consistent protection
of Blu-ray patents for all participants – licensors and licensees –
wherever they are located," said Roel Kramer, CEO of One-Blue. "As
the one-stop shop for Blu-ray disc product patents, One-Blue provides
essential patent licenses for the overwhelming majority of Blu-ray
optical product IP."

Companies that have joined the One-Blue patent pool as licensors are Cyberlink,
Dell, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, JVC Kenwood, LG Electronics,
Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Taiyo Yuden and Yamaha.

The support the patent pool has received validates of One-Blue’s
approach to patent pooling, which includes per-batch licensing,
pre-netting, and product-based royalties.