Yes I was, things seem a lot clearer now. So, from what I understand, researchers (and companies) make standards through MPEG and ISO. Companies holding patents

Yes I was, things seem a lot clearer now. So, from what I understand, researchers (and companies) make standards through MPEG and ISO. Companies holding patents for the included technologies then put their patents into the MPEG LA patent pool (in a way totally unrelated to MPEG). Is that about right?