Well despite the fact that HD DVD is now a dead format, Toshiba is not yet willing to part with those patents. A recent report coming from the Economic Daily News, a Chinese-language newspaper is claiming that the Taiwan Information Storage Association’s (TISA) has contacted Toshiba in an effort to acquire the HD DVD patents.
Its being speculated that they were looking to purchase Toshiba’s patents in an effort to further develop the CBHD (China Blue High-definition Disc), which according to estimates is based on “more than 90%” of HD DVD patents. Had they acquired these patents it was also believed that it would have helped them by adding some extra bargaining chips in their Blu-ray royalty negotiations.
Of course without the patents being sold, it seems that why they really wanted them will remain nothing more than speculation. One does have to wonder just what, if anything that Toshiba will bring to the table in the future that may require those patents.
Via [DigiTimes]
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