A company can then license all the patents in the pool as a package with respcet to the related technology. MPEG-LA is who you have to pay if you want to use the H.264 video codec.
The MPEG-LA, having earlier indicated that it might start a patent pool similar to H.264, has now announced a call for patents for a VP8 patent pool.
MPEG-LA（ 表示会像H.264那样启动专利联营）现在宣布要为VP8 申请专利。
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After the call, CHDA will start the process of evaluating and determining patents that are essential to the standard determined by CHDA in order to include such patents in CBHD joint patent pool.