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San Diego-based DivX is a video processing software company that only meaningfully turned its attention to patent licensing in 2019. Since then, it has inked agreements with some of the biggest industry players in the world and is waging a litigation campaign against household names in video streaming.

A recent win against Netflix in Brazil, when the company bagged a permanent injunction, is the latest feather in its cap. Earlier preliminary injunctions awarded in Brazil against Samsung (in 2021) and TCL (2022) were both swiftly followed by licensing agreements.

IAM spoke to Noel Egnatios, CEO and chief legal officer at DivX, to unpick the company’s approach to patent licensing and discuss how she thinks the booming video industry will change over time.

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