AOMedia finalized the AV2 1.0.0 specification on May 29, 2026. A patent acquisition covering AV2 closed ten days before that finalization date. Sauvegarder Investment Management, an IP monetization firm, bought 126 video codec patent assets from Alibaba on May 19, 2026, covering AV1, AV2, and VCM technologies, and framed the deal around what it called […] The post 126 Patents, 21 Innovators, One Signal: AV2 Licensing Has Already Begun appeared first on GreyB .