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Have the patents for VC-1 expired yet?

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NO! ☹️ (in Brazil and the United States)
YES! 😍 (elsewhere)

Most patents already expired, but some are still active somewhere:

  • last patent in Brazil, BR PI0304568-4, should expire on 2030-11-10;
  • last patent in the US, US 8374237, should expire on 2031-05-22.

For historical reference:

  • last patent in China, CN 101099388, expired on 2025-12-12;
  • last patent in Europe, EP 1549064, expired on 2024-11-08;
  • last patent in Japan, JP 4928726, expired on 2024-11-12.

The patent list managed by Via Licensing Alliance is available at: https://via-la.com/licensing-programs/vc-1/#patent-list

This is about VC-1. For H.264 or AVC see Have the patents for H.264 MPEG-4 AVC expired yet?

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