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The EV Charging Patent Portfolio License is a patent pool license program managed by the US corporation VIA Licensing Alliance (hereinafter referred to as VIA LA). ULDAGE Inc. is cooperating with VIA LA in promoting the EV Charging Patent Portfolio License in Japan based on its business partnership with VIA LA.

Licensed Products under the EV Charging Patent Portfolio License are EV chargers that comply with the EV Charging Standards and EV vehicles that are charged using the EV chargers. In Japan, the market for EV chargers and EV vehicles based on the EV Charging Standards such as CHAdeMO is expected to expand. However, many patent holders hold numerous patents that are essential for implementing the EV Charging Standards , and entering the market without resolving these potential patent issues would not only entail significant risks, but also require contracts with many patent holders in order to resolve the patent issues individually, which could result in higher license fees. By obtaining the EV Charging Patent Portfolio License managed by VIA LA, it is possible to collectively take a license under EV Charging Standard Essential Patents held by many patent holders under reasonable terms and conditions, minimizing such risks and costs and maintaining a fair and healthy market environment. We encourage all manufacturers and sellers of EV chargers and EV vehicles to take this opportunity to consider obtaining the EV Charging Patent Portfolio License. In addition, we encourage any patent holders who may hold patents essential to the EV Charging Standards to consider filing an application for an essentiality evaluation so as to participate in the EV Charging Patent Pool Licensing Program as a patent holder and get a great opportunity to effectively utilize your patents, receive designated license income, and contribute to building and maintaining a fair and healthy market environment together with other patent holders.

For more information about the EV Charging Patent Portfolio License, please visit the VIA LA website.
https://www.via-la.com/
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• What patents are licensed under the EV Charging Patent Portfolio License?

  The EV Charging Patent Portfolio License covers patents essential to the realization of the functions and benefits stipulated in the group of standards published in the EV Charging Standards among the standards in the field of EV charging technology established by the CHAdeMO Association and international standardization organizations such as IEEE and IEC. For the latest EV Charging Standard Essential Patents , please refer to the VIA LA website .

  

• Who are the holders of EV Charging Standard Essential Patents ?

  Please visit the VIA LA website .

  

• What standards are included in the EV Charging Standards ?

  Please refer to the VIA LA website .

  

• Please tell me about the procedure for file an application for an essentialityevaluation of a patent for the EV Charging Standards.

  Please refer to the VIA LA website .

  A patent attorneys' corporation R&C IP handles essentiality evaluations for EV Charging Standard Essential Patents based on Japanese patents. If you would like to file an application for an essentiality evaluationof a Japanese patent, please contact ULDAGE Inc. (ｕｌｄａｇｅ＿ｅｖｃｈａｒｇｉｎｇ＠ｕｌｄａｇｅ．ｃｏｍ) regarding the necessary procedures.

  

• What products are licensed under the EV Charging Patent Portfolio License and what are the royalty rates?.

  The licensed products are DC chargers for EVs, AC chargers for EVs, DC-compatible EVs, and AC-compatible EVs. Please refer to the VIA LA website for the license rates that apply to each product.