Via Licensing Issues a Call for Patents for Its UHF RFID Patent Licensing Program.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Via Licensing Corporation, in association with the RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. Consortium, today announced a call for essential patents with respect to the air interface standards and specifications announced by EPCglobal Inc. and ISO/IEC ISO/IEC International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ITU-T M 3000) for ultrahigh ul·tra·high adj. Exceedingly high: an ultrahigh vacuum. frequency radio frequency identification See RFID. ("UHF (Ultra High Frequency) The range of electromagnetic frequencies from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. In the U.S., analog television has used UHF channels 52 to 69 in the 700 MHz band. RFID"). An issued patent is determined to be "essential" if one or more of its claims is necessarily infringed by a product designed to practice the relevant RFID standards. The UHF RFID standards covered by this call are: the EPCglobal Air Interfaces Standards Generation 1 (Class 0, Class 0+ and Class 1) and Generation 2 (Class 1); and ISO/IEC 18000-Part 6 (including Amendment 1) and the communications and interface protocols and conformance specifications referred to in those documents. An independent third-party patent examiner A patent examiner or patent clerk is an employee, usually a civil servant, working within a patent office. Major employers of patent examiners are the European Patent Office (EPO), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Japan Patent Office. will review patents related to label and reader products for essentiality to the UHF RFID standard. Patent holders are encouraged to submit essential patents for either or both types of products. Copies of the above referenced documents can be obtained online at www.epcglobalinc.org and www.iso.org. Via Licensing Corporation is issuing this call for patents to identify owners of patents that are necessary for the practice of the UHF RFID standards listed above. Any entity that believes it has a granted patent that is essential to the UHF RFID standard and wishes to participate in a group of essential patent holders jointly offering to license their patents is invited to contact Via Licensing Corporation for information about how to submit patents for evaluation. To request information on submitting patents for evaluation, entities should send an email to UHF-RFID@vialicensing.com and specify an interest in making a submission for consideration of essentiality to the UHF RFID standard. In addition, Via Licensing will be located at booth 719 at the EPCglobal US Conference in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , October 17-19, 2006. The deadline for submitting patents is December 1, 2006. Any company that submits a patent by this deadline which is subsequently found to be essential will be invited to join the other essential patent holders in discussing the formation of the joint licensing program. About Via Licensing Corporation Via Licensing Corporation develops and administers patent licensing programs on behalf of innovative technology companies and for the convenience of licensees. Via Licensing Corporation is a subsidiary of Dolby Laboratories “Dolby” redirects here. For other uses, see Dolby (disambiguation). Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (Dolby Labs) (NYSE: DLB) is a USA-based company specializing in audio compression and reproduction. , Inc., and benefits from the expertise, infrastructure, and strategic business relationships that Dolby has developed in more than 35 years of licensing into the consumer electronics and personal computing markets. Via Licensing is involved in the development and operation of licensing programs for both mandated and de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. or emerging standards. For more information about Via Licensing Corporation, please visit www.vialicensing.com. Certain statements in this press release, including statements relating to the eventual availability of a joint patent license for technologies essential to the UHF RFID standards, 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-standard technologies; risks associated with developing proprietary technology in markets in which "open standards" are adopted; market acceptance of RFID-capable devices; rapid changes in wireless technologies; risks associated with the development of markets for wireless product-identification products; 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 annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and its most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 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. About the RFID Consortium The RFID Consortium is comprised of companies involved with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. The consortium's goal is to promote rapid adoption of RFID by ensuring manufacturers and customers alike easier access to essential RFID patents and to allow patent owners the opportunity to receive fair compensation for those patents, all at a reasonable cost to the end-user. S06/17616 |
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