NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- One-Blue today
announced that ARRIS Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS) has joined the
One-Blue product licensing program as a licensor. ARRIS joins the
current program licensors Columbia Technology Ventures, Cyberlink
Corporation, Dell Global B.V., Fujitsu Limited, Hewlett-Packard
Company, Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co. Ltd., JVCKENWOOD
Corporation, Koninklijke Philips N.V., LG Electronics Inc.,
Panasonic Corporation, Pioneer Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co.
Ltd., Sharp Corporation, Sony Corporation, Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd. and
Yamaha Corporation.
"One-Blue is pleased to announce that ARRIS has joined our
licensing program as a licensor," says William Lenihan, Director, IP Licensing of
One-Blue. "Their contribution provides valuable intellectual
property to One-Blue."
"ARRIS is committed to develop and invest in new technology to
provide the best video experience for consumers," said Patrick Macken, Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary, ARRIS. "ARRIS is pleased to work with the
current program licensors to offer licenses to this important
technology through the One-Blue pool."
One-Blue administers the licensing program for patents essential
to Blu-ray Disc™ products and is the joint licensing agent of its
licensors. For hardware and software products, the product license
covers Blu-ray Disc™, DVD and CD essential patents; for disc
products, the product license covers Blu-ray Disc™ essential
patents. One-Blue is an innovative patent pool that levels the
playing field, reduces costs, and fosters fair use of the patent
system in the entire optical disc sector.
Any holder of patents essential to optical formats used in
Blu-ray Disc™ products is invited to submit patents for evaluation
and join the licensing program as a new licensor. Any company
interested in obtaining licenses for one or more Blu-ray Disc™
products under the One-Blue product licensing program is requested
to contact One-Blue at the e-mail address listed below.
More information about the One-Blue licensing program and
related royalty rates can be found on www.one-blue.com.
For further information, please contact:
Ashley Teitelbaum of One-Blue via
info@one-blue.com or +1 (212) 223-3190.
About One-Blue, LLC
One-Blue, LLC is an independent licensing company that administers
a product license for patents essential to Blu-ray Disc™
products.
About ARRIS
ARRIS Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS) is a world leader in
entertainment and communications technology. Our innovations
combine hardware, software, and services across the cloud, network,
and home to power TV and Internet for millions of people
around the globe. The people of ARRIS collaborate with the world's
top service providers, content providers, and retailers to
advance the state of our industry and pioneer tomorrow's connected
world. Together, we are inventing the future. For more information,
visit www.arris.com.
For the latest ARRIS news:
- Check out our blog: ARRIS EVERYWHERE
- Follow us on Twitter: @ARRIS
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SOURCE One-Blue, LLC