Sonopress and Affiliates Enter into MPEG-2 License with MPEG LA

MPEG LA today announced that DVD manufacturers Sonopress GmbH;
Sonopress Ireland Ltd., Dublin; Sonopress Iber-Memory S.A., Madrid;
Sonopress Pan Asia Ltd., Hong Kong; Sonopress Singapore Pte Ltd.,
Singapore; Arvato de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Mexico; Sonopress Rimo
Industria e Comercio Fonografica Ltda, Sao Paulo; and Sonopress Pty.,
Sydney have rejoined Sonopress LLC, Weaverville as licensees to the
MPEG-2 Patent Portfolio License offered by MPEG LA. This agreement
also concludes actions in a district court of the Federal Republic of
Germany.

MPEG LA, LLC

MPEG LA is the world leader in alternative technology licenses,
enabling users to acquire patent rights necessary for a technology
standard or platform from multiple patent holders in a single
transaction as an alternative to negotiating separate licenses.
Wherever an independently administered one-stop patent license would
provide a convenient marketplace alternative to assist users with
implementation of their technology choices, the licensing model
pioneered and employed by MPEG LA may provide a solution. MPEG LA is
not related to any standards agency and is not an affiliate of any
patent holder. MPEG LA licenses portfolios of essential patents for
the MPEG-2 Video and Systems, MPEG-2 Systems, IEEE 1394, DVB-T, MPEG-4
Visual (Part 2), and AVC/H.264 (also known as MPEG-4 Part 10)
standards. MPEG LA is also facilitating the development of alternative
patent portfolio licenses for ATSC, digital rights management (DRM)
technologies including OMA DRM 1.0 and 2.0, VC-1 and Blu-ray Disc(TM).
MPEG LA also actively seeks to adopt its alternative patent licensing
model in other industries including biotech and pharmaceutical. For
more information, please refer to http://www.mpegla.com.