Last update: June 10, 2014
Attached are summary reports of certain Essential Patents (the terms are defined in the DVD6C License Agreement) owned by the Group members that have been evaluated by impartial and independent patent experts retained by the Group as Essential to implement the DVD Standard Specifications and/or the +R/+RW Standard Specifications.
To assist your research for the relevancy of the essential DVD Patents and the Standard Specifications, click one of the following to view the summary reports showing the illustrative claim in essential DVD Patents owned by Group members and its relationship with the relevant portion of the DVD Standard Specifications or +R/+RW Standard Specifications.
A. US Patents and their Counterparts
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-ROM Disc Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-ROM Playback Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-Video Disc Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-Video Playback Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-Video Recording Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-Audio Disc Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-Audio Playback Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-VR Disc Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-VR Playback Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-VR Recording Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-R Disc Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-R Playback Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-R Recording Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-R For DL Disc Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-R For DL Playback Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-R For DL Recording Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-RW Disc Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-RW Playback Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-RW Recording Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-RW For DL Disc Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-RW For DL Playback Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-RW For DL Recording Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-RAM Disc Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-RAM Playback Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD-RAM Recording Patents
- Summary Report of Essential +R/+RW Disc Patents
B. Japanese Patents and their counterparts
- Summary Report of Essential DVD Read-Only Disc Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD Playback Patents
- Summary Report of Essential DVD Recordable Disc Patents
- Summary Report of Essential Recording Patents for DVD
Recorder and Recordable Disc Drive - Summary Report of Essential +R/+RW Disc Patents
- Cross-reference Charts of Essential Counterpart Patents
- Summary Reports of Essential Patents evaluated after Year 2007 and
Cross-reference Charts showing the relationship with Standard Specifications - Cross-reference Charts of Essential Counterpart Patents evaluated after Year 2007
- Summary Reports of Essential Patents evaluated after Year 2011
- Cross-reference Charts of Essential Counterpart /Foreign Patents evaluated after Year 2012