The headline: Patent royalties threaten new mobile service
Patent royalties are posing threats to a new digital mobile broadcasting service in Korea before it is even launched. Digital mobile broadcasting, or DMB, is a service that enables users to view television through cellular phones by means of satellite transmission.
TU Media Corp. announced yesterday that Toshiba Corp., the Japanese company that holds the core technology for satellite mobile broadcasting, is demanding royalties for terminals sold in Korea. TU said Toshiba requested royalties of 2 percent per terminal for all gadgets that will use the satellite broadcasting service, reports JoonGang Daily.Commentary: The facts here don’t appear to show a great “threat” or that the patent owner plans to block all use of DMB — Toshiba just wants a piece of the action.