Via Licensing Expands Its Call for Near Field Communication (NFC) Patents in Order to Develop a Convenient Licensing Program for Essential NFC Patents.

Call for Patents for NFC Expanded

SAN FRANCISCO -- Via Licensing Corporation is pleased to expand its outstanding call for NFC essential patents practicing on ISO 18092 (equal to ECMA-340) and ISO 21481 (equal to ECMA-352 referencing ISO 14443 A and B as used in NFC applications), and to complement its NFC joint licensing program by including essential patents reading on the recently published NFC Forum specifications listed below.

NFC technology is a short-range, standards-based wireless connectivity technology. It allows consumers to perform safe contactless transactions, access digital content, and connect electronic devices with a single touch.

The list of documents for the NFC Forum specifications, which this patent call encompasses, consists of:

* NFC Data Exchange Format (NDEF) Technical Specification (specifies a common data format for NFC Forum-compliant devices and NFC Forum-compliant tags)

* NFC Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification (specifies standard record types used in messages between two NFC Forum-compliant devices or between NFC Forum-compliant devices and tags)

* NFC Text RTD Technical Specification (for records containing plain text that can be read by NFC-enabled devices)

* NFC URI RTD Technical Specification (for elements that refer to an Internet resource that can be read by NFC-enabled devices)

* NFC Smart Poster Record Type Definition Specification (provides the technical details to create records for smart poster "tags," which are integrated circuits that store data that can be read by NFC-enabled devices)

Additional specifications to be approved by the NFC Forum or other standardization bodies that will be mandatory or optional for the development of NFC devices will be considered by Via and its licensors for the development of a comprehensive licensing program. Copies of the above referenced documents can be obtained online from the NFC Forum website at www.nfc-forum.org.

The goal of expanding the call for patents is to identify owners of patents that are essential for the practice of the NFC Forum specifications listed above. Essential patents are understood to be issued patents that have one or more claims that would necessarily be infringed by the implementation or use of one of the above listed NFC Forum specifications (which may, or may not, be utilized in NFC-compliant devices).

Any individual or organization that believes it has an issued patent that meets the criteria set out above and wishes to encourage deployment of NFC by simplifying access to patents related to NFC is invited to contact Via Licensing Corporation for information about how to submit patents for evaluation. To request such information, interested parties should send an email to [e-mail], specifying their interest in making a submission for consideration of essentiality to the NFC specifications.

On February 14, 2007, Via Licensing will be hosting a meeting for NFC stakeholders to discuss the intellectual property issues related to the deployment of NFC products and services. The invitation-only meeting will be held at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Companies that qualify as NFC stakeholders, including device manufacturers, NFC financial service providers, and mobile operators, are invited to register their interest in presenting or attending by sending an email to [e-mail].

About Via Licensing Corporation

Via Licensing Corporation develops and administers patent licensing programs, frequently referred to as patent pools, on behalf of innovative technology companies and for the convenience of licensees. Licensing programs developed by Via Licensing are generally based on mandated or de facto technology standards. Current licensing programs offered by Via Licensing include IEEE 802.11TM, MPEG-2 AAC, MPEG-4 Audio, Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM), TV-Anytime, and OpenCable(TM) Application Platform (OCAP(TM)). Licensing programs in development by Via Licensing include Near Field Communication (NFC), IEEE 802.16TM, and Digital Video Broadcasting Multimedia Home Platform (DVB-MHP). Via Licensing Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB). For more information about Via Licensing Corporation, please visit www.vialicensing.com.

Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding the capabilities of NFC-capable products and the eventual availability of a joint patent license, are "forward-looking statements" that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations, and as a result of certain risks and uncertainties actual results may differ materially from those anticipated. The following important factors, without limitation, could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements: risks associated with licensing technologies through joint licensing programs; risks associated with licensing industry standards technologies; risks associated with developing proprietary technology in markets in which "open standards" are adopted; market acceptance of NFC-capable devices; rapid changes in networking technologies; risks associated with the development of markets for wireless local-area networking services; and other risks detailed in Dolby's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including the risks identified under the section captioned "Risk Factors" in its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Dolby disclaims any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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