With Apple rocking the AV1 boat in the run up to IBC, the question of video codecs was at the forefront of Faultline’s coverage concerns. One of the most important firms in the sector, V-Nova, was keen to demonstrate the progress it had made in the past year, with major silicon support wins, but there were some points of clarification that Guido Meardi, CEO and Co-founder of V-Nova, wanted to get out of the way immediately. Recent mention of Dolby’s patent interest in LCEVC ruffled some feathers, but CEO Meardi was quick to stress that this was just the initial declaration. “Our understanding is that Dolby doesn’t have patents, as you don’t need the patent to declare. The patent declaration…