Law360, New York (November 18, 2008) -- Consumer electronics producer Vizio Inc. has obtained a license for a portfolio of patents that cover a video compression standard, effectively putting a stop to a pending patent enforcement action brought by a group of technology giants that includes Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Samsung Electronics Co., Sony Corp. and Philips Electronics NV.
The video standard at issue, MPEG-2, is a compression technology that case be used for movies, television or other digital video signals. The compression allows for more efficient storage or...
