According to Wikipedia: > According to Bellard's site BPG may be covered by some of the patents on HEVC, but any device licensed to support HEVC will also be c

According to Wikipedia: > According to Bellard's site BPG may be covered by some of the patents on HEVC, but any device licensed to support HEVC will also be covered for BPG. Patent issues may prevent JPEG replacement by BPG despite BPG's better technical performance. So it sounds like you’re ultimately correct.