Editing G.723.1 (section)

== Licensing ==
As of January 1, 2017, the [[patent term]]s of most patents applying to G.723.1 have expired. With regard to the unexpired licensed patents of their G.723.1 patent license agreement, the licensors of G.723.1 patents, namely AudioCodes, Orange SA, and Université de Sherbrooke have agreed to license their patents under the existing terms on a royalty-free basis starting January 1, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sipro.com/G723-1.html|title=SiproLAB Telecom - patent pool creation and management for standardized telecommunication technologies|date=2017-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222150241/http://www.sipro.com/G723-1.html|access-date=2018-01-10|archive-date=2017-12-22}}</ref>

The authorized [[intellectual property rights]] licensing administrator for G.723.1 technology is Sipro Lab Telecom.<ref name="sipro">{{cite web|author=VoiceAge Corporation |url=http://www.voiceage.com/licg7231.php |title=G.723.1 Licensing |date=2007-10-14 |access-date=2009-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014161510/http://www.voiceage.com/licg7231.php |archive-date=2007-10-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="siprolab-faq">{{cite web|author=Sipro Lab Telecom |url=http://www.sipro.com/faq.php |title=FAQ G.729 and G.723.1 |date=2007-10-25 |access-date=2009-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025051836/http://www.sipro.com/faq.php |archive-date=2007-10-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="siprolab-g723">{{cite web|author=Sipro Lab Telecom |url=http://www.sipro.com/g7231.php |title=G.723.1, the highest ITU-T compression ratio |date=2006-10-29 |access-date=2009-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029005629/http://www.sipro.com/g7231.php |archive-date=2006-10-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Members of the G.723.1 [[patent pool]] are [[AudioCodes]], [[France Telecom]], [[Université de Sherbrooke]], [[Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation]] and [[Nokia]].<ref name="siprolab-g723-patentpool">{{cite web|author=Sipro Lab Telecom |url=http://www.sipro.com/g723members.php |title=G.723.1 - Members |date=2006-10-29 |access-date=2009-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029005826/http://www.sipro.com/g723members.php |archive-date=2006-10-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>