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[ara-uk]

I just got this email

Hello,

are you a official reseller? Do you have the Sisvel License?
I need to know.
it's illegal in germany to buy from non offical reseller with no
sisvel license.

Anyone know what a Sisvel Licence is?

[MustHaveMobiles]

It's a selling patents issue, covers intellectual property right etc..

Take a look on: http://www.sisvel.com/default.asp

The license is granted as part of the reseller agreement..basically it prevents non authorised sales channels (it is also something that most of the European Countries are considering in the future after the success in countries like Germany.

[canada]

I found this web site http://www.sisvel.com

[ara-uk]

interesting..i wonder how many people in Germany have ordered something from a supplier who hasn't got a licence.

[MustHaveMobiles]

They have some serious customs channels out there...not a lot get away with it and teh penalties are probably quite high knowing the Germans..

[ara-uk]

Originally Posted by MustHaveMobiles

teh penalties are probably quite high knowing the Germans..

[Anthony]

Does the UK have an equivalent of one of these?

[jarmarc]

As I understand it, the license needs to be obtained by the manufacturer, not necessarily the reseller. Sisvel is the company that developed decoding of mp3 codec, and they have the patent on the process. I have purchased mp3's from China, and the mfr. usually offers it with or without Sisvel. It costs them less than $1 per unit for Sisvel, but as we know, people will try to take short cuts whenever possible.

The mfr. can get you the paperwork documenting the license for the products, but many times, the reseller has no idea if the license was actually obtained if they are buying it through secondary channels. I do not know of anyway to verify if the Sisvel license was applied to any particular unit after the fact. It is something that should be supplied when selling down the chain for proof to the ultimate buyer.