9th June 2003

The DVB Project is fostering the formation of a patent pool for IPRs essential to the Multimedia Home Platform, the GEM specification and other DVB specifications. CableLabs has undertaken a parallel activity covering its OCAP specification.

During the NCTA in Chicago, our patent declaration coordinator, Alan Kasper, will hold a meeting for potential licensors and other interested parties. Here are the details:

Monday, 9 June 2003, at 9.30 AM

at
The National Show
McCormick Place
Room N426 B
2301 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60616
Phone: 312-791-7000
Fax: 312-791-6543

The patent declaration coordinator will review the DVB's process for fostering patent pools, his methodolgy for reviewing declarations, and the progress to date. Senior representatives of the DVB Project and CableLabs will also be present.

For further information, contact
Carter Eltzroth: : eltzroth@dvb.org
or Jud Cary j.cary@cablelabs.com

Click here to download the related CableLabs Press Release.