Samsung Sued in Germany for Infringing H.265 Patents

Samsung’s German subsidiary was hit with three lawsuits in a Dusseldorf court for infringing H.265 patents, said MPEG LA Monday. The complaints allege Samsung continued offering smartphones, tablets and TVs with H.265 codecs in Germany despite terminating its role as an MPEG LA patent pool licensor and licensee in 2020, said the license administrator. The litigation seeks injunctions, monetary damages and court costs, said MPEG LA. As for the identity of the plaintiffs, "we have not disclosed that information publicly," emailed an MPEG LA spokesperson, saying MPEG LA wasn't one of them. Samsung joined the rival HEVC Advance patent pool (since renamed Access Advance) as a licensor and licensee in 2017. Samsung didn’t comment.