The Premier BD Patent Licensing Group announced that its authorized licensor, Toshiba, has filed a demand for arbitration to collect royalties allegedly due under a Premier BD patent license from China Hualu Group Co., Ltd.

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Unedited press release follows:

PREMIER BD Press Release concerning Arbitration against China Hualu Group Co., Ltd.

February 5 , 2015 – The Premier BD Patent Licensing Group (“Premier BD”) — consisting of six leading developers of Blu-ray Disc technology — today announced that their authorized licensor, Toshiba Corporation, has filed a demand for arbitration to collect royalties due from China Hualu Group Co., Ltd. under its Premier BD patent license.