The DVD6C Licensing Group recently terminated the patent
license agreement of two Chinese manufacturers. According to DigiTimes, AKI Digital Electrical Appliance and Chaoyue (Jiangsu) Digital
failed to fulfill their material obligations of royalty reporting and/or royalty payment under the agreement.
The DVD6C
Licensing Group (DVD6C) has terminated its Patent License Agreement with AKI Digital Electrical Appliance, a maker of DVD players based
in Shenzhen, because the company failed to fulfill the material obligation of royalty reporting and/or royalty payment under the
agreement, with the termination having taken effect on August 12, according to a DVD6C press release.
The news follows the
cancellation of another China-based licensee, Chaoyue (Jiangsu) Digital, on August 2, and Chinese makers, which comprise the majority of
DVD6C licensees of DVD player technology, are now concerned about a possible crackdown by the licensing organization.
If
you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes.
