SONICblue to Sue TiVo for Patent Infringement


Reprinted from a SONICblue press release:

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – December 12, 2001 – SONICblue
announced that it will file a lawsuit in the Northern District Federal Court alleging TiVo’s
infringement of a SONICblue patent that forms part of SONICblue’s ReplayTV Digital Video
Recorder (DVR) Intellectual Property. The suit will demand that TiVo cease production of
infringing products and pay damages on existing products.

“SONICblue’s inventions and underlying Intellectual Property are the cornerstone of our
business,” said Ken Potashner, CEO and chairman, SONICblue. “It is our intention to license our
technologies and create partnerships, and, in instances where companies will not partner with
us, to take measures we deem necessary to aggressively protect our Intellectual Property.”