The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) announced that its authorized licensor, Toshiba, is suing SCE Co., Ltd. to collect royalties allegedly due under the DVD6C patent license.

As a matter of background, the DVD6C is a patent pool formed by nine developers of DVD technology including Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, Panasonic, Samsung, Sanyo Electric, Sharp, Toshiba, JVC and Time Warner.

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Unedited press release follows:

Toshiba, the authorized licensor for DVD6C, files lawsuit in New York state court to collect patent royalties due from SCE Co., Ltd.

April 22, 2016 — On April 20, 2016, Toshiba, the authorized licensor for the DVD6C Licensing Group (“DVD6C”) – comprising nine leading developers of DVD technology – filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court, New York County to collect patent royalties due from Hong Kong-based manufacturer SCE Co., Ltd. This action is part of a continuing global initiative by the DVD6C Licensing Group to enforce the DVD6C Patent License Agreement.