Analysis Group Experts Support HDMI Licensing Administrator in Favorable Summary Judgment on Antitrust Claims

March 31, 2026

Analysis Group was retained on behalf of the licensing administrator for the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) specification, the defendant in an antitrust litigation brought by software and electronics company Availink. Availink alleged that HDMI Licensing Administrator (HDMI LA) and its founders violated antitrust and unfair competition laws because they possessed market power in markets that use the HDMI specification, and restrained competition in those markets through specific terms in their adopter agreement.

An Analysis Group team led by Vice Presidents John Browning, Owen Hearey, and Yuan Tian, supported two experts: affiliate Justus Baron and Vice President Kristof Zetenyi, both of whom filed expert reports and testified at deposition. Dr. Baron analyzed whether the HDMI license arrangement had procompetitive benefits, whether its licensing rates were supracompetitive, and whether the licensing agreement had caused antitrust injury. Dr. Zetenyi rebutted Availink’s expert’s claims regarding market definition, HDMI LA’s alleged market power, and whether the alleged misconduct restrained competition.

A judge in the US District Court for the Northern District of California granted HDMI LA’s motion for summary judgment. Referring to Dr. Zetenyi’s expert report at multiple points, the judge held that there was no evidence that HDMI LA’s licensing agreement had harmed competition or that Availink had suffered antitrust harm.