As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2008
Registration No. 001-34108
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 3
to
FORM 10
GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Digimarc Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
26-2828185
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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9405 SW Gemini Drive Beaverton, Oregon (Address of principal executive offices) |
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97008 (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(503) 469-4800
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
to be so Registered |
Name of Each Exchange on
Which Each Class is to be Registered |
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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definition of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o |
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Smaller reporting company ý |
Information Required in Registration Statement
Cross-Reference Sheet Between the Information Statement and Items of Form 10
Our information statement is filed on Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 10. For your convenience, we have provided below a cross-reference sheet identifying where the items required by Form 10 can be found in the information statement.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections "Summary," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Business of Digimarc Corporation" of the information statement, which sections are incorporated herein by reference.
The information required by this item is contained under the section "Risk Factors" of the information statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.
The information required by this item is contained under the sections "Selected Historical Financial Information" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of the information statement, which sections are incorporated herein by reference.
The information required by this item is contained under the section "Business of Digimarc CorporationProperties and Facilities" of the information statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The information required by this item is contained under the section "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" of the information statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.
Directors and Executive Officers
The information required by this item is contained under the section "Management" of the information statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 6.
Executive Compensation
The information required by this item is contained under the section "Executive Compensation" of the information statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this item is contained under the sections "Our Relationship with Old Digimarc after the Spin-Off" and "Management" of the information statement, which sections are incorporated herein by reference.
The information required by this item is contained under the section "Business of Digimarc CorporationLegal Proceedings" of the information statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.
Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
The information required by this item is contained under the sections "Summary," "The Spin-Off," "Dividend Policy," "Capitalization," "Management" and "Description of Our Capital Stock" of the information statement, which sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 10.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
Not applicable.
Item 11.
Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
The information required by this item is contained under the section "Description of Our Capital Stock" of the information statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12.
Indemnification of Officers and Directors
The information required by this item is contained under the section "Limitation of Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers" of the information statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The information required by this item is contained under the sections "Summary," "Pro Forma Financial Information," "Selected Historical Financial Information" and "Financial Statements" of the information statement, which sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 15.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements. The information required by this item is contained under the section "Index to Financial Statements" beginning on page F-1 of the information statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Exhibits. The following documents are filed as exhibits hereto:
Exhibit Number
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Exhibit Description
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2.1 |
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Separation Agreement among DMRC Corporation, DMRC LLC, Digimarc Corporation and, with respect to certain sections, L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc.(2) |
3.1 |
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Digimarc Corporation(1) |
3.2 |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of Digimarc Corporation(1) |
4.1 |
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Specimen common stock certificate of DMRC Corporation(2) |
4.2 |
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Rights Agreement, dated July 31, 2008, between DMRC Corporation and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as Rights Agent(2) |
4.3 |
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Form of Certificate of Designation of Series R Preferred Stock (attached as an exhibit to the Rights Agreement filed as Exhibit 4.2 hereto)(2) |
4.4 |
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Form of Rights Certificate (attached as an exhibit to the Rights Agreement filed as Exhibit 4.2 hereto)(2) |
10.1 |
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Transition Services Agreement between DMRC Corporation and Digimarc Corporation(1)(3) |
10.2 |
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License Agreement between DMRC Corporation and L-1 Identity Solutions Operating Company(1)(3) |
10.3 |
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Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2007, between Digimarc Corporation and The Nielsen Company(2)(3) |
10.4 |
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Counterfeit Deterrence System Development and License Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1999(2)(3) |
*10.5 |
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Form of Indemnification Agreement between DMRC Corporation and each of its executive officers and directors(2) |
*10.6 |
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Form of Indemnification Agreement between Digimarc Corporation and each of its executive officers and directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to Digimarc Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed by Digimarc Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2006 (File No. 000-28317)) |
*10.7 |
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Employment Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2001, between Digimarc Corporation and Bruce Davis (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Digimarc Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed by Digimarc Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2003 (File No. 000-28317)) |
*10.8 |
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Form of Change of Control Retention Agreement entered into by and between Digimarc Corporation and each of Messrs. McConnell, Chamness and Stager (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Digimarc Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed by Digimarc Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 4, 2007 (File No. 000-28317)) |
*10.9 |
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DMRC Corporation 2008 Incentive Plan(1) |
*10.10 |
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Equity Compensation Program for Nonemployee Directors Under the DMRC Corporation 2008 Incentive Plan(1) |
99.1 |
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Information Statement of Digimarc Corporation(1) |
Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of the omitted schedules and exhibits to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 9, 2008
DIGIMARC CORPORATION | |||
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By: |
/s/ BRUCE DAVIS Bruce Davis Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit
Number |
Exhibit Description
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2.1 |
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Separation Agreement among DMRC Corporation, DMRC LLC, Digimarc Corporation and, with respect to certain sections, L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc.(2) |
3.1 |
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Digimarc Corporation(1) |
3.2 |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of Digimarc Corporation(1) |
4.1 |
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Specimen common stock certificate of DMRC Corporation(2) |
4.2 |
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Rights Agreement, dated July 31, 2008, between DMRC Corporation and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as Rights Agent(2) |
4.3 |
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Form of Certificate of Designation of Series R Preferred Stock (attached as an exhibit to the Rights Agreement filed as Exhibit 4.2 hereto)(2) |
4.4 |
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Form of Rights Certificate (attached as an exhibit to the Rights Agreement filed as Exhibit 4.2 hereto)(2) |
10.1 |
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Transition Services Agreement between DMRC Corporation and Digimarc Corporation(1)(3) |
10.2 |
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License Agreement between DMRC Corporation and L-1 Identity Solutions Operating Company(1)(3) |
10.3 |
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Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2007, between Digimarc Corporation and The Nielsen Company(2)(3) |
10.4 |
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Counterfeit Deterrence System Development and License Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1999(2)(3) |
*10.5 |
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Form of Indemnification Agreement between DMRC Corporation and each of its executive officers and directors(2) |
*10.6 |
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Form of Indemnification Agreement between Digimarc Corporation and each of its executive officers and directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to Digimarc Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed by Digimarc Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2006 (File No. 000-28317)) |
*10.7 |
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Employment Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2001, between Digimarc Corporation and Bruce Davis (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Digimarc Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed by Digimarc Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2003 (File No. 000-28317)) |
*10.8 |
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Form of Change of Control Retention Agreement entered into by and between Digimarc Corporation and each of Messrs. McConnell, Chamness and Stager (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Digimarc Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed by Digimarc Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 4, 2007 (File No. 000-28317)) |
*10.9 |
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DMRC Corporation 2008 Incentive Plan(1) |
*10.10 |
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Equity Compensation Program for Nonemployee Directors Under the DMRC Corporation 2008 Incentive Plan(1) |
99.1 |
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Information Statement of Digimarc Corporation(1) |
Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of the omitted schedules and exhibits to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
EXHIBIT 3.1
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
DIGIMARC CORPORATION
Digimarc Corporation, a Delaware corporation, hereby certifies that:
1. The present name of the corporation is Digimarc Corporation. The name under which the corporation was originally incorporated was DMRC Corporation, and the date of filing of the original certificate of incorporation of the corporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was June 18, 2008.
2. The provisions of the certificate of incorporation of the corporation, as heretofore amended and/or supplemented, are hereby restated and integrated into a single instrument in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A , which is entitled Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Digimarc Corporation and which is incorporated herein by this reference, without further amendment and without any discrepancy between the provisions of the certificate of incorporation as heretofore amended and supplemented and the provisions of said single instrument attached hereto as Exhibit A .
3. The Board of Directors of the corporation has duly adopted the Restated Certificate of Incorporation attached hereto as Exhibit A pursuant to the provisions of Section 245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the corporation has caused this Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by its duly authorized officer and the foregoing facts stated herein are true and correct.
Dated: September 3, 2008 |
Digimarc Corporation |
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By: |
/s/ Robert Chamness |
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Robert Chamness |
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Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
Exhibit A
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
DIGIMARC CORPORATION
ARTICLE I
NAME
The name of the corporation (which is hereinafter referred to as the Corporation ) is:
Digimarc Corporation
ARTICLE II
REGISTERED OFFICE
The address of the Corporations registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, Delaware 19801, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Corporation shall be to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized and incorporated under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL ).
ARTICLE IV
PERPETUAL EXISTENCE
The Corporation shall have perpetual existence.
ARTICLE V
STOCK
Section 1. Authorization . The aggregate number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 52,500,000, consisting of (i) 50,000,000 shares of common stock, $.001 par value per share (the Common Stock ); and (ii) 2,500,000 shares of preferred stock ( Preferred Stock ), $.001 par value per share. All shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding shall be identical and shall entitle the holders thereof to the same rights and privileges, except as otherwise provided in this Article V.
Section 2. Series of Preferred Stock . The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the Board of Directors ) is expressly authorized from time to time to provide for the issuance of all or any
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shares of the Preferred Stock in one or more series, and in connection with the creation of any such series to determine and fix for each such series such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such distinctive designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the issuance of such series, including, without limitation, the authority to provide that any such series may be (a) subject to redemption at such time or times and at such price or prices; (b) entitled to receive dividends (which may be cumulative or non-cumulative) at such rates, on such conditions, and at such times, and payable in preference to, or in such relation to, the dividends payable on any other series or class or classes of stock of the Corporation; (c) entitled to such rights upon the dissolution of, or upon any distribution of the assets of, the Corporation; or (d) convertible into, or exchangeable for shares of any other series or class or classes of stock of the Corporation at such price or prices or at such rates of exchange and with such adjustments; all as may be stated in such resolution or resolutions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject to the rights of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, the resolutions providing for issuance of any series of Preferred Stock may provide that such series is superior or ranks equally or junior to the Preferred Stock of any other series, in each case to the extent permitted by law.
Section 3. Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred Stock . Ten Thousand (10,000) shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation are hereby designated as Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred Stock (the Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred) with the following powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof:
(a) Certain Definitions . Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this paragraph shall have, for the purposes of this Section 3, the meanings herein specified.
(i) Common Stock . The term Common Stock shall mean all shares now or hereafter authorized of any class of Common Stock of the Corporation, which have the right (subject always to prior rights of any class or series of Preferred Stock) to participate in the distribution of the assets and earnings of the Corporation without limit as to per share amount.
(ii) Issue Date . The term Issue Date shall mean the date that shares of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred are first issued by the Corporation.
(iii) Junior Stock . The term Junior Stock shall mean the Common Stock and any class or series of shares of the Corporation issued after the Issue Date not entitled to receive any assets upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation until the shares of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred shall have received the Stated Value of all outstanding shares of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred as of the date of such liquidation, dissolution or winding up, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends to such date.
(iv) Parity Stock . The term Parity Stock shall mean, for purposes of this Section 3, any class or series of shares of the Corporation issued after the Issue Date entitled to
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receive assets upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation on a parity with the Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred.
(v) Senior Stock . The term Senior Stock shall mean any class or series of shares of the Corporation issued after the Issue Date ranking senior to the Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred in respect of the right to receive dividends, or assets upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation.
(vi) Stated Value . The term Stated Value when used in reference to the Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred shall mean $5.00 per share of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred.
(b) Dividend Rate; Payment . No dividends shall be declared or paid on the Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred.
(c) Liquidation, Dissolution or Other Winding Up of the Corporation . In the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or other winding up of the Corporation, subject to the prior preferences and other rights of any shares of Senior Stock, but before any distribution or payment shall be made to the holders of Junior Stock, the holders of the shares of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred shall be entitled to be paid the Stated Value of all outstanding shares of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred as of the date of such liquidation or dissolution or such other winding up, in cash or in property taken at its fair value as determined by the Board of Directors, or both, at the election of the Board of Directors. If such payment shall have been made in full to the holders of the Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred, and if payment shall have been made in full to the holders of any Senior Stock and Parity Stock of all amounts to which such holders shall have a preference, then the remaining assets and funds of the Corporation shall be distributed pro rata, on a share-for-share basis, among the holders of shares of Parity Stock and Junior Stock. If, upon any such liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, the net assets of the Corporation distributable among the holders of all outstanding shares of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred and of any shares of Parity Stock shall be insufficient to permit the payment in full to such holders of the preferential amounts to which they are entitled, then the entire net assets of the Corporation remaining after the distributions to holders of any shares of Senior Stock of the full amounts to which they may be entitled shall be distributed among the holders of the shares of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred and of any Parity Stock ratably in proportion to the full amounts to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled. For purposes of this Section 3(c), neither the voluntary sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all the property or assets of the Corporation nor the consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into one or more other corporations shall be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or winding-up of the Corporation, voluntary or involuntary, unless such voluntary sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer shall be in connection with a dissolution or winding-up of the business of the Corporation.
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(d) Voting Rights . The Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred shall have no voting rights other than such rights as may be required by Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL or any similar provision hereafter enacted; provided that an amendment of this Certificate of Incorporation to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) the number of authorized shares of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred may be adopted by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation and all other outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL or any similar provision hereafter enacted, with such outstanding shares of Common Stock and other stock considered for this purpose as a single class, and no vote of the holders of any shares of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred, voting separately as a class, shall be required therefor.
(e) Redemption . On or after June 18, 2013, the Corporation at its sole option shall have the right to redeem out of funds lawfully available therefor the Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, upon the terms and conditions which shall have been fixed and determined by the Board with respect thereto. The Corporation shall effect redemption by paying cash in an amount per share equal to the Stated Amount.
Notice of any redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of record of the Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred to be redeemed at the address shown in the records of the Corporation; provided that, if the Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred is held in book-entry form through DTC, the Corporation may give notice in any manner permitted by DTC. Each notice will state, as appropriate: (i) the redemption date per share of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred; (ii) the number of shares of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred to be redeemed; (iii) the redemption price; (iv) the place or places where certificates for such shares of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price if any such certificates are outstanding; and (v) the CUSIP, ISIN or similar identification number or numbers of the Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred to be redeemed. If fewer than all shares of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred are to be redeemed, the Board of Directors shall select, in such manner as in its sole discretion it deems appropriate, the Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred to be redeemed, and the notice provided to each such holder thereof will specify the number of shares of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred to be redeemed from such holder. If notice of redemption of any Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred has been given and if the funds necessary for such redemption have been set apart by the Corporation in trust for the benefit of holders of the Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred so called for redemption, then from and after the redemption date, the Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred will no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights of holders of such shares will terminate, except the right to receive the redemption price.
(f) Other Terms . Except as may otherwise be provided in this Section 3 or as required by law, the terms of the Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred shall be identical to those of the Common Stock.
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Section 4. Common Stock Rights . The powers, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the Common Stock are as follows:
(a) Voting Rights . Except as otherwise provided by law or by the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors designating the rights, powers and preferences of any series of Preferred Stock, holders of the Common Stock shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and for all other purposes. Each share of Common Stock shall have one vote on each matter properly submitted to the stockholders of the Corporation for their vote.
(b) Dividends . Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends and distributions (whether payable in cash or otherwise) as may be declared by the Board of Directors of the Corporation from time to time out of assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor.
(c) Liquidation, Dissolution or Other Winding Up of the Corporation . In the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or other winding up of the Corporation, after distribution in full of preferential amounts, if any, to be distributed to the holders of shares of any other class or series of stock having a preference as to liquidating distributions over the Common Stock, the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to share equally and ratably, share for share, in all of the remaining assets of the Corporation of whatever kind available for distribution to stockholders. For purposes of this Section, neither the voluntary sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all the property or assets of the Corporation nor the consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into one or more other corporations shall be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or winding-up of the Corporation, voluntary or involuntary, unless such voluntary sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer shall be in connection with a dissolution or winding-up of the business of the Corporation.
(d) Preemptive Rights . Holders of the Common Stock shall not have preemptive rights.
ARTICLE VI
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number of Directors . Except as otherwise provided by the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors designating the rights, powers and preferences of any series of Preferred Stock, the number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed, and may be increased or decreased from time to time, exclusively by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Quorum and Manner of Acting . Unless otherwise provided by applicable law, the presence of a majority of the total number of directors constituting the whole Board (including vacancies and unfilled newly-created directorships) shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time until the quorum shall be present. Notice of any adjourned meeting need not be given. At all meetings of the Board at which a quorum is present, all matters
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shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the majority of the directors present, except as otherwise required by law. The Board may hold its meetings at such place or places within or without the State of Delaware as the Board may from time to time determine or as shall be specified in the respective notices, or waivers of notice, thereof.
Section 3. Written Ballot . Unless and except to the extent that the Bylaws of the Corporation shall so require, the election of directors of the Corporation need not be by written ballot.
Section 4. Removal . Except as otherwise provided by the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors designating the rights, powers and preferences of any series of Preferred Stock, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed from office with or without cause by the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote for the election of directors.
Section 5. Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships . Except as otherwise provided by the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors designating the rights, powers and preferences of any series of Preferred Stock or unless the Board of Directors determines by resolution that any vacancy or newly created directorship shall be filled by the stockholders, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause shall be filled solely by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, or by the sole remaining director. Any director so chosen shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until such directors successor shall be elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
ARTICLE VII
AMENDING THE BYLAWS
In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized and empowered to adopt, amend and repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors or by written consent, subject to the power of the stockholders of the Corporation to adopt, amend or repeal any Bylaws. The foregoing notwithstanding, the stockholders of the Corporation shall have no power to adopt, amend or repeal any Bylaws unless such adoption, amendment or repeal is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2 / 3 %) of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, considered for purposes of this Article VII as a single class.
ARTICLE VIII
AMENDING THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
Subject to the provisions of Article IX hereof, the Corporation reserves the right at any time from time to time to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of
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Incorporation, and any other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law. All rights, preferences and privileges of whatsoever nature conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other persons whomsoever by and pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the right reserved in this Article.
ARTICLE IX
STOCKHOLDER MEETINGS
Section 1. Written Action . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation at its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded; provided, however that at such time as DMRC LLC no longer is the beneficial owner of all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of such stockholders and may not be effected by a written consent or consents by stockholders in lieu of such a meeting.
Section 2. Special Meetings . Except as otherwise required by law or provided by the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors designating the rights, powers and preferences of any series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by (a) the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution approved by a majority of the total number of directors that the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies or unfilled newly created directorships or (b) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and any power of stockholders to call a special meeting is specifically denied.
Section 3. Advance Notice . Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws.
ARTICLE X
SUPERMAJORITY AMENDMENT
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws (and notwithstanding that a lesser percentage may be specified by law), the provisions of Article VI, Article VII, Article IX, and this Article X hereof may not be altered, amended or repealed unless such alteration, amendment or repeal is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2 / 3 %) of the voting power of all of the outstanding
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shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, considered for purposes of this Article X as a single class.
ARTICLE XI
DIRECTOR LIABILITY
No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Any repeal or modification of this Article XI by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification. If the DGCL is hereafter amended to authorize corporate action further limiting or eliminating the personal liability of directors, then the personal liability of the directors to the Corporation or its stockholders shall be limited to the full extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended from time to time. No amendment, modification or repeal of this Article XI, adoption of any provision in this Certificate of Incorporation, or change in the law or interpretation of the law shall adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation under this Article XI with respect to any act or omission that occurred prior to the time of such amendment, modification, repeal, adoption or change.
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DIGIMARC CORPORATION
STATE OF DELAWARE
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
Designation of Rights and Preferences
Digimarc Corporation (the Corporation ), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL ), hereby certifies that pursuant to the authority granted by Article V of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and in accordance with the provisions of Section 151 of the DGCL, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the Board of Directors ) has adopted the following resolution fixing the designation and certain terms, powers, preferences and other rights of a new series of preferred stock to the Corporation and certain qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereon:
Designation of Series R Preferred Stock
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority granted to and vested in the Board in accordance with the Companys Certificate of Incorporation, upon the completion of the DMRC Merger, the Board creates a series of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share, called the Series R Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock, and fixes the relative rights, preferences and limitations thereof (in addition to the rights and preferences set forth in the Companys Certificate of Incorporation that are applicable to the preferred stock of the Company generally) as set forth in the Certificate of Amendment of the Companys Certificate of Incorporation in the form presented to the Board at this meeting.
Such designation of Series R Preferred Stock shall be and read as follows:
1. Designation of Rights and Preferences of Series R Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock
The following series of Preferred Stock is hereby designated, which series shall have the rights, preferences and privileges and limitations set forth below:
1.1. Designation of Series R Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock
The shares of such series shall be designated the Series R Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock (the Series R Preferred Stock), $0.001 par value per share. The number of shares initially constituting the Series R Preferred Stock shall be 500,000. Such number of shares may be decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, however , that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series R Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of shares then outstanding plus the number of shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities issued by the Corporation convertible into Series R Preferred Stock.
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1.2. Dividends and Distributions
(a) Subject to the prior and superior rights of the holders of shares of any other series of Preferred Stock or other class of capital stock of the Corporation ranking prior and superior to the shares of Series R Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Series R Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as, and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available therefor, quarterly dividends payable in cash on the last day of each fiscal quarter in each year, or such other dates as the Corporations Board of Directors shall approve (each such date being referred to in this Designation as a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or a fraction of a share of Series R Preferred Stock, in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the greater of (i) $0.001 and (ii) the Formula Number (as hereinafter defined) then in effect times the cash dividends then to be paid on each share of Common Stock. In addition, if the Corporation shall pay any dividend or make any distribution on the Common Stock payable in assets, securities or other forms of noncash consideration (other than dividends or distributions solely in shares of Common Stock), then, in each such case, the Corporation shall simultaneously pay or make on each outstanding whole share of Series R Preferred Stock a dividend or distribution in like kind equal to the Formula Number then in effect times such dividend or distribution on each share of Common Stock. As used in this Designation and in the Rights Agreement, the Formula Number shall be 100; provided, however , that if at any time after the completion of the DMRC Merger the Corporation shall (i) declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock or make any distribution on the Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide (by a stock split or otherwise) the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares of Common Stock, or (iii) combine (by a reverse stock split or otherwise) the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such event the Formula Number shall be adjusted to a number determined by multiplying the Formula Number in effect immediately prior to such event by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that are outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to such event (and rounding the result to the nearest whole number); and provided further , that if at any time after the Completion of the DMRC Merger the Corporation shall issue any shares of its capital stock in a merger, reclassification or change of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, then in each such event the Formula Number shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such merger, reclassification or change so that each share of Preferred Stock continues to be the economic equivalent of a Formula Number of shares of Common Stock prior to such merger, reclassification or change.
(b) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Series R Preferred Stock as provided in Section 1.2(a) immediately prior to or at the same time it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend or distribution solely in shares of Common Stock); provided, however , that in the event no dividend or distribution (other than a dividend or distribution in shares of Common Stock) shall have been declared on the Common Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the next subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, a dividend of $0.001 per share on the Series R Preferred Stock shall nevertheless be payable on such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment
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Date. The Corporations Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series R Preferred Stock entitled to receive a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall be the same as the record date for any corresponding dividend or distribution on the Common Stock and which shall not be more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for payment thereof.
(c) Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of Series R Preferred Stock from and after the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of original issue of such shares of Series R Preferred Stock; provided, however , that dividends on such shares that are originally issued after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series R Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend on or prior to the next succeeding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from and after such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividends on shares of Series R Preferred Stock that are originally issued prior to the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series R Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend on or prior to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date shall be calculated as if cumulative from and after the last day of the fiscal quarter (or such other Quarterly Dividend Payment Date as the Corporations Board of Directors shall approve) next preceding the date of original issuance of such shares. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series R Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding.
(d) So long as any shares of Series R Preferred Stock are outstanding, no dividends or other distributions shall be declared, paid or distributed, or set aside for payment or distribution, on the Common Stock unless, in each case, the dividend required by this Section 1.2 to be declared on the Series R Preferred Stock shall have been declared.
(e) The holders of shares of Series R Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive any dividends or other distributions except as provided in this Designation.
1.3. Voting Rights
The holders of shares of Series R Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights:
(a) Each holder of Series R Preferred Stock shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the Formula Number then in effect for each share of Series R Preferred Stock held of record on each matter on which holders of the Common Stock or stockholders generally are entitled to vote, multiplied by the maximum number of votes per share that any holders of the Common Stock or stockholders generally then have with respect to such matter (assuming any holding period or other requirement to vote a greater number of shares is satisfied).
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Designation or by applicable law, the holders of shares of Series R Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock and any other capital stock of the Corporation having general voting rights shall vote together as one class for
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the election of directors of the Corporation and on all other matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.
(c) Except as provided in this Designation or by applicable law, holders of Series R Preferred Stock shall have no special voting rights and their consent shall not be required (except to the extent they are entitled to vote with holders of Common Stock as set forth in this Designation) for authorizing or taking any corporate action.
1.4. Certain Restrictions
(a) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the Series R Preferred Stock as provided in Section 1.2 are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series R Preferred Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:
(i) declare or pay dividends on, make any other distributions on, or redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series R Preferred Stock;
(ii) declare or pay dividends on or make any other distributions on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series R Preferred Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Series R Preferred Stock and all such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled;
(iii) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares of any stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series R Preferred Stock; provided, however , that the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire shares of any such junior stock in exchange for shares of any stock of the Corporation ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Series R Preferred Stock; or
(iv) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Series R Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a parity with the Series R Preferred Stock, except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as determined by the Corporations Board of Directors) to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Corporations Board of Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences of the respective Preferred Stock classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.
(b) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, under paragraph (a) of this Section 1.4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.
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1.5. Liquidation Rights
Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, no distribution shall be made to (a) the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series R Preferred Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series R Preferred Stock shall have received an amount equal to the greater of (i) $0.001 per share and (ii) the accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of such payment, plus an aggregate amount per share equal to the Formula Number then in effect times the aggregate amount to be distributed per share to holders of Common Stock or (b) the holders of shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series R Preferred Stock, except distributions made ratably on the Series R Preferred Stock and all other such parity stock in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are entitled upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
1.6. Consolidation, Merger, etc.
In case the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, then in any such case the then outstanding shares of Series R Preferred Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed into an amount per share equal to the Formula Number then in effect times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each share of Common Stock is exchanged or changed. In the event both this Section 1.6 and Section 1.2 appear to apply to a transaction, this Section 1.6 will control.
1.7. No Redemption; No Sinking Fund
(a) The shares of Series R Preferred Stock shall not be subject to redemption by the Corporation or at the option of any holder of Series R Preferred Stock; provided, however , that the Corporation may purchase or otherwise acquire outstanding shares of Series R Preferred Stock in the open market or by offer to any holder or holders of shares of Series R Preferred Stock.
(b) The shares of Series R Preferred Stock shall not be subject to or entitled to the operation of a retirement or sinking fund.
1.8. Ranking
The Series R Preferred Stock shall rank junior to all other series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation, unless the Corporations Board of Directors shall specifically determine otherwise in fixing the powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the shares of such Preferred Stock and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof.
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1.9. Fractional Shares
The Series R Preferred Stock shall be issuable upon exercise of the Rights issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement in whole shares or in any fractional share that is one one-hundredth (1/100th) of a share or any integral multiple of such fraction, and shall entitle the holder, in proportion to such holders fractional shares, to receive dividends, exercise voting rights, participate in distributions and have the benefit of all other rights of holders of Series R Preferred Stock. In lieu of fractional shares, the Corporation, prior to the first issuance of a share or a fractional share of Series R Preferred Stock, may elect to (a) make a cash payment as provided in the Rights Agreement for a fractional share other than one one-hundredth (1/100th) of a share or any integral multiple thereof or (b) issue depository receipts evidencing such authorized fractional share of Series R Preferred Stock pursuant to an appropriate agreement between the Corporation and a depository selected by the Corporation; provided, however , that such agreement shall provide that the holders of such depository receipts shall have all the rights, privileges and preferences to which they are entitled as holders of the Series R Preferred Stock.
1.10. Reacquired Shares
Any shares of Series R Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and canceled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, without designation as to series until such shares are once more designated as part of a particular Series by the Corporations Board of Directors pursuant to the provisions of Article V of the Certificate of Incorporation.
1.11. Amendment
None of the powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the Series R Preferred Stock as provided in this Designation or in the Certificate of Incorporation shall be amended in any manner that would alter or change the powers, preferences, rights or privileges of the holders of Series R Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series R Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designation to be signed this 3rd day of September, 2008.
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EXHIBIT 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
DIGIMARC CORPORATION
Incorporated under the Laws of the State of Delaware
As of September 3, 2008
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
SECTION 1.1 Principal Delaware Office . The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle.
SECTION 1.2 Other Offices . The Corporation may also have offices in such other places, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors from time to time may designate or the business of the Corporation may from time to time require.
ARTICLE II
STOCKHOLDERS
SECTION 2.1 Meetings of Stockholders .
(a) Annual Meetings . The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date and at such time as may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors. At the annual meeting stockholders shall elect directors and transact such other business as properly may be brought before the meeting.
(b) Special Meetings . Special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by the Chairman of the Board, the Secretary or the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution approved by a majority of the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies or unfilled newly created directorships (the Whole Board).
(c) Place of Meetings . Meetings of the stockholders shall be held at such place, if any, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors shall determine. The Board of Directors may, at its sole discretion, determine that the meeting shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as provided under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL).
(d) Notice of Meeting . Written notice, stating the place, day and hour of the meeting, and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, shall be delivered by the Corporation, unless otherwise required by the Certificate of Incorporation (the Certificate of Incorporation) or applicable law, not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. Notice of a special meeting shall also state the purpose or purposes for which the meeting has been called. Without limiting the manner by which notice may otherwise be given, notice may be given by a form of electronic transmission that satisfies the requirements of the DGCL and
has been consented to by the stockholder to whom notice is given. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail with postage thereon prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at his or her address as it appears in the Corporations records. An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given by personal delivery, by mail, or by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. Meetings may be held without notice if all stockholders entitled to vote are present, except when a stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened, or if notice is waived by those not present in accordance with Article VIII of these Bylaws. Any previously scheduled meeting of the stockholders may be postponed, and any special meeting of the stockholders may be cancelled, by resolution of the Board of Directors upon public notice given prior to the date previously scheduled for such meeting of stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto).
(e) Conduct of Business . The Chairman of the Board, or in the Chairmans absence, the Chief Executive Officer, or in the absence of the Chief Executive Officer, the Secretary, or in the absence of the Secretary, the Executive Vice President, or in the absence of the Executive Vice President, a chairman chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as chairman of the meetings of the stockholders. The Board of Directors shall be entitled to make such rules or regulations for the conduct of meetings of stockholders as it shall deem necessary, appropriate or convenient. Subject to such rules and regulations of the Board of Directors, if any, the chairman of the meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are necessary, appropriate or convenient for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, establishing an agenda or order of business for the meeting, rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present, limitations on participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies and such other persons as the chairman shall permit, restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof, limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants and regulation of the opening and closing of the polls for balloting and matters which are to be voted on by ballot.
SECTION 2.2 Quorum of Stockholders; Adjournment; Required Vote .
(a) Quorum of Stockholders; Adjournment . Except as otherwise provided by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws, the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the Voting Stock), present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of the stockholders, except that when specified business is to be voted on by a class or series of stock voting as a class, the holders of a majority of the shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum of such class or series for the transaction of such business. The chairman of the meeting or a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time, whether or not there is such a quorum. No notice of the time and place of adjourned meetings need be given, except that notice of the adjourned meeting shall be required if the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting. The stockholders present at a duly called meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.
(b) Required Vote . The affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the matter shall be the act of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided by express provision of law, the Certificate of Incorporation or
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these Bylaws requiring a larger or different vote, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such matter.
SECTION 2.3 Voting by Stockholders; Procedures for Election of Directors . Each stockholder of record entitled to vote at any meeting may do so in person or by proxy appointed by instrument in writing or in such other manner prescribed by the DGCL, subscribed by such stockholder or his or her duly authorized attorney in fact. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, or the officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of the stockholders, in such officers discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting shall be cast by written ballot. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors under specified circumstances, a plurality of the votes cast shall elect directors.
SECTION 2.4 Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations.
(a) Annual Meetings of Stockholders . (1) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of other business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders (a) pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting, (b) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (c) by any stockholder of the Corporation who (i) was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Bylaw and at the time of the annual meeting, (ii) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (iii) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Bylaw as to such business or nomination. Clause (c) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or submit other business (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) and included in the Corporations notice of meeting) before an annual meeting of stockholders.
(2) Without qualification, for any nominations or any other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Section 2.4(a)(1)(c) of this Bylaw, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary and such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholders notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day and not later than the close of business on the 90th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the date of such annual meeting or, if the first public announcement of the date of such annual meeting is less than 100 days prior to the date of such annual meeting, the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above. To be in proper form, a stockholders notice (whether given pursuant to this Section 2.4(a)(2) or Section 2.4(b) to the Secretary must: (a) set forth, as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (i) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporations books, and of such beneficial owner, if any, (ii) (A) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation which are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, (B) any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise (a Derivative Instrument) directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the
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value of shares of the Corporation, (C) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Company, (D) any short interest in any security of the Company (for purposes of this Bylaw a person shall be deemed to have a short interest in a security if such person directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the value of the subject security), (E) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such stockholder that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (F) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such stockholder is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner and (G) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such stockholder is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including without limitation any such interests held by members of such stockholders immediate family sharing the same household (which information shall be supplemented by such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, not later than 10 days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date), and (iii) any other information relating to such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (b) if the notice relates to any business other than a nomination of a director or directors that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, set forth (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest of such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, in such business and (ii) a description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings between such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder; (c) set forth, as to each person, if any, whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection to the Board of Directors (i) all information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including such persons written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected) and (ii) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, and their respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each proposed nominee, and his or her respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the other hand, including, without limitation all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K if the stockholder making the nomination and any beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, if any, or any affiliate or associate thereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the registrant for purposes of such rule and the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant; and (d) with respect to each nominee for election or reelection to the Board of Directors, include a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Section 2.5. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as an independent director of the Corporation or that could be material to a reasonable stockholders understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of Section 2.4(a)(2) of this Bylaw to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying
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the size of the increased Board of Directors at least 100 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting, a stockholders notice required by this Bylaw shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.
(b) Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (b) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who (i) is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Bylaw and at the time of the special meeting, (ii) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (iii) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Bylaw as to such nomination. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporations notice of meeting, if the stockholders notice required by Section 2.4(a)(2) of this Bylaw with respect to any nomination (including the completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Section 2.5) shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the date of such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the date of such special meeting or, if the first public announcement of the date of such special meeting is less than 100 days prior to the date of such special meeting, the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of a special meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above.
(c) General. (1) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Bylaw shall be eligible to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Bylaw. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Bylaw and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with this Bylaw, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall be disregarded.
(2) For purposes of this Bylaw, public announcement shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Bylaw, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Bylaw; provided, however, that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to Section 2.4(a)(1)(c) or Section 2.4(b) of this Bylaw. Nothing in this Bylaw shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporations proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.
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SECTION 2.5 Submission of Questionnaire, Representation and Agreement. To be eligible to be a nominee for election or reelection as a director of the Corporation, a person must deliver (in accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under Section 2.4 of this Bylaw) to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualification of such person and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request) and a written representation and agreement (in the form provided by the Secretary upon written request) that such person (A) is not and will not become a party to (1) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a Voting Commitment) that has not been disclosed to the Corporation or (2) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such persons ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such persons fiduciary duties under applicable law, (B) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed therein, and (D) in such persons individual capacity and on behalf of any person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made, would be in compliance, if elected as a director of the Corporation, and will comply with all applicable publicly disclosed corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Corporation.
ARTICLE III
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SECTION 3.1 General Powers . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authorities by these Bylaws expressly conferred upon them, the Board of Directors may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
SECTION 3.2 Number, Tenure and Qualifications . Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors under specified circumstances, the number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed, and may be increased or decreased from time to time, exclusively by resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Whole Board. The Board of Directors shall be elected by the stockholders at their annual meeting, and each director shall be elected to serve for the term of one year and until his successor shall be elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. Directors may, but need not, be stockholders.
SECTION 3.3 Regular Meetings . A regular meeting of the Board of Directors may be held without other notice than this Bylaw immediately after, and at the same place as, the annual meeting of stockholders. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, provide the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings without other notice than such resolution.
SECTION 3.4 Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at the request of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Secretary or a majority of the Board of Directors then in office. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix the place and time of the meetings. Notice of any special meeting shall be given to each director and shall state the time and place for the special meeting.
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SECTION 3.5 Notice . If notice of a Board of Directors meeting is required to be given, notice shall be given to each director at his or her business or residence in writing by hand delivery, first-class or overnight mail or courier service, electronic transmission (including, without limitation, via facsimile transmission or electronic mail), or orally by telephone. If mailed by first-class mail, such notice shall be deemed adequately delivered when deposited in the United States mails so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid, no later than the third business day preceding the date of such meeting. If by overnight mail or courier service, such notice shall be deemed adequately delivered when the notice is delivered to the overnight mail or courier service company at least forty-eight (48) hours before such meeting. If by electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed adequately delivered when the notice is transmitted at least twenty-four (24) hours before such meeting. If by telephone or by hand delivery, the notice shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time set for the meeting. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice of such meeting, except for amendments to these Bylaws, as provided under Article IX of these Bylaws. A meeting may be held at any time without notice if all the directors are present, except when a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened, or if those not present waive notice of the meeting in accordance with Article VIII of these Bylaws.
SECTION 3.6 Quorum . Subject to Section 3.10 of these Bylaws, a number of directors equal to at least a majority of the Whole Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but if at any meeting of the Board of Directors there shall be less than a quorum present, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 3.7 Use of Communications Equipment . Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
SECTION 3.8 Action by Consent of Board of Directors . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.
SECTION 3.9 Resignation and Removal .
(a) Resignation : Any director may resign at any time by delivering his or her written resignation to the Secretary. Such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or, if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
(b) Removal : Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock with respect to such series of Preferred Stock, any director, or the entire Board of Directors, may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause but only by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of Voting Stock, voting together as a single class.
SECTION 3.10 Vacancies . Subject to applicable law and the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock with respect to such series of Preferred Stock, and unless the Board of Directors otherwise determines, vacancies resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause, and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized
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number of directors, may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, or by the sole remaining director, and directors so chosen shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until such directors successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of authorized directors constituting the Whole Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
SECTION 3.11 Committees . The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each of which shall consist of one or more directors. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of any member of such committee or committees, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not constituting a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.
Any committee shall, to the extent provided in a resolution of the Board of Directors and subject to the limitations contained in the DGCL, have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation. Each committee shall keep such records and report to the Board of Directors in such manner as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, any committee may make rules for the conduct of its business. Unless otherwise provided in a resolution of the Board of Directors or in rules adopted by the committee, each committee shall conduct its business as nearly as possible in the same manner as provided in these Bylaws for the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors shall have power at any time to fill vacancies in, to change the membership of, or to dissolve any such committee. The term of office of the members of each committee shall be as fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors; provided , however , that any committee member who ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors shall automatically cease to be a committee member. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent the Board of Directors from appointing one or more committees consisting in whole or in part of persons who are not directors of the Corporation; provided , however , that no such committee shall have or may exercise any authority of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IV
BOOKS AND RECORDS
The Board of Directors shall cause to be kept a record containing the minutes of the proceedings of the meetings of the Board of Directors and of the stockholders, appropriate stock books and registers and such books of records and accounts as may be necessary for the proper conduct of the business of the Corporation. Unless otherwise required by the laws of Delaware, the books and records of the Corporation may be kept at the principal office of the Corporation, or at any other place or places inside or outside the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors from time to time may designate.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
SECTION 5.1 Officers; Election or Appointment . The Board of Directors shall take such action as may be necessary from time to time to ensure that the Corporation has such officers as are necessary, under Section 6.1 of these Bylaws and the DGCL as currently in effect or as the same may hereafter be amended, to enable it to sign stock certificates. In addition, the Board of Directors at any time and from time to time may elect (a) one or more Chairmen of the Board and/or one or more Vice Chairmen of the Board from among its members, (b) one or more Chief Executive Officers, one or more Chief Financial Officers, one or more Chief Legal Officers, one or more Presidents and/or one or more Chief Operating
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Officers, (c) one or more Vice Presidents or Executive Vice Presidents, one or more Treasurers and/or one or more Secretaries and/or (d) one or more other officers, in each case if and to the extent the Board of Directors deems desirable. Any number of offices may be held by the same person and directors may hold any office unless the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws otherwise provide.
SECTION 5.2 Term of Office; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies . Unless otherwise provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors electing or authorizing the appointment of any officer, each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected or appointed and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any officer may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board of Directors or to such person or persons as the Board of Directors may designate; provided , however , that if such notice is given by electronic transmission, such electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the officer. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, and unless otherwise specified therein no acceptance of such resignation shall be necessary to make it effective. The Board of Directors may remove any officer with or without cause at any time. The Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer authorized by the Board of Directors to appoint a person to hold an office of the Corporation may also remove such person from such office with or without cause at any time, unless otherwise provided in the resolution of the Board providing such authorization. Any such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the Corporation, but the election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contractual rights. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise may be filled by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting or by the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer authorized by the Board of Directors to appoint a person to hold such office.
SECTION 5.3 Powers and Duties . The officers of the Corporation shall have such powers and duties in the management of the Corporation as shall be stated in these Bylaws or in a resolution of the Board of Directors which is not inconsistent with these Bylaws and, to the extent not so stated, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board of Directors and as are necessary to conduct customary management and operation of the Corporation. A Secretary or such other officer appointed to do so by the Board of Directors shall have the duty to record the proceedings of the meetings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and any committees in a book to be kept for that purpose.
(a) Duties of the Chairman of the Board of Directors : The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors. In the absence of the Chairman of the Board, the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall so preside. Unless otherwise specifically determined by the Board of Directors or otherwise required by law, the Chairman of the Board shall possess the same power as the Chief Executive Officer to sign all contracts, certificates and other instruments of the Corporation which may be authorized by the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time. The Chairman of the Board shall be responsible, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, for setting an agenda for each meeting of the Board of Directors.
(b) Duties of the Chief Executive Officer : Subject to the control of the Board of Directors and such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board of Directors, the powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation are:
(i) To act as the general manager and, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, to have general supervision, direction and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation;
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(ii) To call meetings of the stockholders to be held at such times and, subject to the limitations prescribed by law or by these Bylaws, at such places as he or she shall deem proper; and
(iii) To affix the signature of the Corporation to all deeds, conveyances, mortgages, guarantees, leases, obligations, bonds, certificates and other papers and instruments in writing which have been authorized by the Board of Directors; to sign certificates for shares of stock of the Corporation; and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, to have general charge of the property of the Corporation and to supervise and direct all officers, agents and employees of the Corporation.
The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation unless the Board of Directors shall designate another officer to be the Chief Executive Officer. If there is no President, and the Board of Directors has not designated any other officer to be the Chief Executive Officer, then the Chairman of the Board shall be the Chief Executive Officer.
(c) Duties of the President : The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation unless the Board of Directors shall have designated another officer as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. Subject to the provisions of these Bylaws and to the direction of the Board of Directors, and subject to the supervisory powers of the Chief Executive Officer (if the Chief Executive Officer is an officer other than the President), and subject to such supervisory powers and authority as may be given by the Board of Directors to the Chairman of the Board, and/or to any other officer, the President shall have the responsibility for the general management and the control of the business and affairs of the Corporation and the general supervision and direction of all of the officers, employees and agents of the Corporation (other than the Chief Executive Officer, if the Chief Executive Officer is an officer other than the President) and shall perform all duties and have all powers that are prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.
(d) Duties of the Vice Presidents : Each Vice President, Senior or Executive Vice President shall have the duties and authority assigned by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors.
(e) Duties of the Chief Financial Officer : The Chief Financial Officer shall be the principal financial and accounting officer of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall have general direction of and supervision over the financial and accounting affairs of the Corporation. The Chief Legal Officer shall render to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors, at regular meetings of the Board of Directors, or whenever they may require it, an account of the financial condition of the corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.
(f) Duties of the Chief Legal Officer : The Chief Legal Officer shall be the principal legal officer of the Corporation. The Chief Legal Officer shall have general direction of and supervision over the legal affairs of the Corporation and shall advise the Board of Directors and officers of the Corporation on all legal matters. The Chief Legal Officer shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.
(g) Duties of the Secretary : The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and any committee thereof and all meetings of stockholders and shall record all votes and minutes from all proceedings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall keep in safe custody the seal of the Corporation (if any) and, when authorized by the Board, affix the same to any instrument requiring it, and when so affixed, it shall be attested by the Secretarys signature or by the signature of the Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary; provided, however, that the affixing of the seal of the Corporation to any document or instrument specifically shall not be required in order for such document or instrument to be binding on or the official act of the Corporation, and the signature of any authorized officer, without the seal of the
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Corporation, shall be sufficient for such purposes. The Secretary shall perform such other duties and have such other authorities as are prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer may direct any Assistant Secretary to assume and perform the duties of the Secretary in the absence or disability of the Secretary, and each Assistant Secretary shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer shall prescribe from time to time.
(h) Duties of the Treasurer : The Treasurer shall be responsible for the care and custody of all funds and other financial assets, taxes, corporate debt, order entry and sales invoicing including credit memos, credit and collection of accounts receivable, cash receipts, and the banking and insurance functions of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VI
STOCK CERTIFICATES
SECTION 6.1 Stock Certificates . The Board of Directors may authorize the issuance of stock either in certificated or in uncertificated form. If shares are issued in uncertificated form, each stockholder shall be entitled upon written request to a stock certificate or certificates duly numbered, certifying the number and class of shares in the Corporation owned by him and otherwise as specified in this Section 6.1. Each certificate for shares of stock shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors and shall be signed in the name of the Corporation by (a) the Chairman of the Board, the President, or a Vice President, and (b) by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. Any or all of the signatures on a certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. Each certificate will include any legends required by law or deemed necessary or advisable by the Board.
SECTION 6.2 Lost Certificates . No certificate for shares of stock in the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen, except on production of such evidence of such loss, destruction or theft and on delivery to the Corporation of a bond of indemnity in such amount, upon such terms and secured by such surety, as the Board of Directors or any financial officer of the Corporation may in its or his or her discretion require.
SECTION 6.3 Transfers of Stock . The shares of the stock of the Corporation shall be transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder thereof in a person or by his or her attorney upon surrender for cancellation of a certificate or certificates for at least the same number of shares, or other evidence of ownership if no certificates shall have been issued, with an assignment and power of transfer endorsed thereon or attached thereto, duly executed, and with such proof of the validity and authenticity of the signature as the Corporation or its agents may reasonably require.
ARTICLE VII
EXECUTION OF CORPORATE INSTRUMENTS
SECTION 7.1 Corporate Instruments . The Board of Directors may, in its discretion, determine the method and designate the signatory officer or officers, or other persons, to execute any corporate instrument or document, or to sign the corporate name without limitation, except where otherwise provided by law, and such execution or signature shall be binding upon the Corporation.
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SECTION 7.2 Depositaries and Checks . Depositaries of the funds of the Corporation shall be designated by the Board of Directors; and all checks on such funds shall be signed by such officers or other employees of the Corporation as the Board of Directors from time to time may designate.
ARTICLE VIII
WAIVER OF NOTICE
Any notice of a meeting required to be given by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws may be waived by the person entitled thereto either in a writing signed by such person or by electronic transmission, either before or after the time of such meeting stated in such notice. If such a waiver is given by electronic transmission, the electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by such person . Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual or special meeting of the stockholders or the Board of Directors or committee thereof need be specified in any waiver of notice of such meeting.
ARTICLE IX
EMERGENCY BYLAWS
The Board of Directors may adopt, either before or during an emergency, as that term is defined by the DGCL, any emergency Bylaws permitted by the DGCL, which shall be operative only during such emergency. In the event the Board of Directors does not adopt any such emergency Bylaws, the special rules provided in the DGCL shall be applicable during an emergency as therein defined.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENT
Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws may be amended or repealed and new Bylaws may be adopted by the Board of Directors or the stockholders of the Corporation.
ARTICLE XI
INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE
SECTION 11.1 Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation . Subject to Section 11.3 of this Article XI, the Corporation shall indemnify, to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by law, as now or hereafter in effect, any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter, a Proceeding) (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (collectively, Another Enterprise), against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such persons conduct was unlawful. The termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
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to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such persons conduct was unlawful.
SECTION 11.2 Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation . Subject to Section 11.3 of this Article XI, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of Another Enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
SECTION 11.3 Authorization of Indemnification . Any indemnification under this Article XI (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case following the final disposition of any Proceeding and upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 11.1 or Section 11.2 of this Article XI, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (i) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such Proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or (iv) by the stockholders. Such determination shall be made, with respect to former directors and officers, by any person or persons having the authority to act on the matter on behalf of the Corporation. To the extent, however, that a present or former director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action Proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.
SECTION 11.4 Indemnification by a Court . Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 11.3 of this Article XI, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or any other court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Section 11.1 or Section 11.2 of this Article XI and for advancement of expenses to the extent otherwise permissible under Section 11.5 of this Article XI. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 11.1 or Section 11.2 of this Article XI, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 11.3 of this Article XI nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification or advancement of expenses pursuant to this Section 11.4 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful in whole or in part in any suit brought pursuant to this Section 11.4 of this Article XI, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses (whether
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pursuant to the terms of an undertaking or otherwise), the person seeking to enforce a right to indemnification or an advancement of expenses hereunder or the person from whom the Corporation sought to recover an advancement of expenses, as the case may be, shall be entitled to be paid by the Corporation the reasonable expenses (including attorneys fees) of prosecuting or defending such suit.
SECTION 11.5 Expenses Payable in Advance . Expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any Proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article XI. Such expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Corporation deems appropriate.
SECTION 11.6 Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses . The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article XI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such persons official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Section 11.1 and Section 11.2 of this Article XI shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article XI shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Section 11.1 or Section 11.2 of this Article XI but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the DGCL, or otherwise.
SECTION 11.7 Insurance . The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of Another Enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such persons status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article XI.
SECTION 11.8 Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses . The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article XI shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
SECTION 11.9 Limitation on Indemnification . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article XI to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 11.4 of this Article XI), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer (or his or her heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives) or advance expenses in connection with prosecuting a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person, whether initiated in such persons capacity as a director or officer or in any other capacity, or in defending any counterclaim, cross-claim, affirmative defense, or like claim of the Corporation in such Proceeding (or part thereof), unless such Proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
SECTION 11.10 Indemnification of Employees and Agents . The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article XI to directors and officers of the Corporation.
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SECTION 11.11 Amendments . The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred upon any current or former director or officer of the Corporation pursuant to this Article XI (whether by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of Another Enterprise) shall be contract rights, shall vest when such person becomes a director or officer of the Corporation, and shall continue as vested contract rights even if such person ceases to be a director or officer of the Corporation. Any amendment, repeal, or modification of, or adoption of any provision inconsistent with, this Article XI (or any provision hereof) shall not adversely affect any right to indemnification or advancement of expenses granted to any person pursuant hereto with respect to any act or omission of such person occurring prior to the time of such amendment, repeal, modification, or adoption (regardless of whether the Proceeding relating to such acts or omissions, or any proceeding relating to such persons rights to indemnification or to advancement of expenses, is commenced before or after the time of such amendment, repeal, modification, or adoption), and any such amendment, repeal, modification, or adoption that would adversely affect such persons rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses hereunder shall be ineffective as to such person, except with respect to any Proceeding that relates to or arises from (and only to the extent such Proceeding relates to or arises from) any act or omission of such person occurring after the effective time of such amendment, repeal, modification, or adoption.
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 12.1 Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on the first (1 st ) day of January and end on the thirty-first (31 st ) day of December of each year.
SECTION 12.2 Corporate Seal . The Corporation may adopt a corporate seal which, if adopted, shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization and the words Corporate Seal, Delaware. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.
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EXHIBIT 10.1
CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OMITTED
TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT, dated as of August 1, 2008, but effective pursuant to Article VII (this Agreement ), is by and between Digimarc Corporation, a Delaware corporation ( Digimarc ), and DMRC Corporation ( DMRC ), a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of DMRC LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( DMRC LLC ). Digimarc and DMRC are individually referred to herein as a Party and collectively as the Parties . Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Separation Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, Digimarc entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 23, 2008 (the Original Merger Agreement ), by and among Digimarc, L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation ( L-1 ), and Dolomite Acquisition Co., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of L-1 ( Merger Sub ), pursuant to which Digimarc would merge with and into Merger Sub, with Digimarc continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of L-1;
WHEREAS, Digimarc, L-1 and Merger Sub have entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 29, 2008, as amended (the Merger Agreement ), which provides, among other things, for the Offer and the Merger;
WHEREAS, the Parties have entered into a Separation Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the Separation Agreement ), pursuant to which (i) Digimarc will transfer or cause to be transferred to DMRC LLC, all of the DMRC Assets, which represent all assets used primarily in the operation of the Digital Watermarking Business, and all of the DMRC Liabilities, (ii) pursuant to Section 3.04 of the Separation Agreement, the Distribution or the Trust Transfer will occur prior to the completion of the Offer, and (iii) immediately following the Distribution or Trust Transfer, as applicable, DMRC LLC will merge with and into DMRC, with DMRC continuing as the surviving corporation (the DMRC Merger );
WHEREAS, this Agreement, the Separation Agreement, and the License Agreement between DMRC and L-1 Identity Solutions Operating Company, dated as of the date hereof (collectively, the Transaction Agreements ) set forth certain transactions that are conditions to the completion of the Offer and the Merger; and
WHEREAS, Digimarc and one or more of the Digimarc Subsidiaries or Affiliates (collectively, the Digimarc Group ), on the one hand, and DMRC and one or more of the DMRC Subsidiaries (collectively, the DMRC Group ), on the other hand, will provide certain services (the Services ) to each other in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein for a period described herein on and after the Distribution Date, or Trust Transfer Date, as applicable, in order to assist in the separation and transition of the Digital Watermarking Business and the continued operation and transition of the Secure ID Business.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements set forth in this
Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
SERVICES
Section 1.1. Services Provided by the Parties . In order to continue the operation of the Secure ID Business and to facilitate the orderly and effective transition of the Digital Watermarking Business from Digimarc to DMRC and to assist in the continued operation and transition of the Secure ID Business, the DMRC Group and the Digimarc Group each shall provide to the other the Services set forth in Sections 1.2 and 1.3 , respectively (collectively, the Services ).
Section 1.2. Services Provided by the DMRC Group to the Digimarc Group . The DMRC Group shall provide the Digimarc Group, to the extent such Services may be requested by the Digimarc Group from time to time for the term of this Agreement, the following Services set forth in this Section 1.2 ( DMRC Services ). Any additional services to be provided by the DMRC Group but not specifically detailed in the schedules to this Section 1.2 (collectively, the DMRC Services Schedules ), or any change in the fees to be charged from those set forth on any DMRC Services Schedule, shall be mutually agreed upon by the Parties as an amendment to the applicable schedule.
1.2.1 Accounting and Tax Services . The DMRC Group shall provide each of the accounting and tax services specified in Schedule 1.2.1 (the DMRC Accounting and Tax Services ) to the Digimarc Group, in accordance with the terms and conditions for such DMRC Accounting and Tax Services, and at the applicable rates, fees and charges associated with such DMRC Accounting and Tax Services, as set forth on Schedule 1.2.1 .
1.2.2 Information Technology Services . The DMRC Group shall provide each of the information technology services specified in Schedule 1.2.2 (the DMRC IT Services ) to the Digimarc Group, in accordance with the terms and conditions for such DMRC IT Services, and at the applicable rates, fees and charges associated with such DMRC IT Services, as set forth on Schedule 1.2.2 .
1.2.3 Legal Services . The DMRC Group shall provide each of the legal services specified in Schedule 1.2.3 (the DMRC Legal Services ) to the Digimarc Group, in accordance with the terms and conditions for such DMRC Legal Services, and at the applicable rates, fees and charges associated with such DMRC Legal Services, as set forth on Schedule 1.2.3 .
1.2.4 Human Resources Services . The DMRC Group shall provide each of the human resources services specified in Schedule 1.2.4 (the DMRC Human Resources Services ) to the Digimarc Group, in accordance with the terms and conditions for such DMRC Human Resources Services, and at the applicable rates, fees and charges associated with such DMRC Human Resources Services, as set forth on Schedule 1.2.4 .
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1.2.5 Other Services . To the extent fees for a specific DMRC Service to be provided to the Digimarc Group are not set forth in Schedule 1.2.1 through Schedule 1.2.4 , then the DMRC Group shall provide such additional Service in accordance with the terms and conditions listed on Schedule 1.2.5 .
Section 1.3. Services Provided by Digimarc Group to the DMRC Group . The Digimarc Group shall provide the DMRC Group, to the extent such Services may be requested by the DMRC Group from time to time for the term of this Agreement, the following Services set forth in this Section 1.3 ( Digimarc Services ). Any additional services to be provided by the Digimarc Group but not specifically detailed in the schedules to this Section 1.3 (collectively, the Digimarc Services Schedules ), or any change in the fees to be charged from those set forth on any Digimarc Services Schedule, shall be mutually agreed upon by the Parties as an amendment to the applicable schedule.
1.3.1 Accounting and Tax Services . The Digimarc Group shall provide each of the accounting and tax services specified in Schedule 1.3.1 (the Digimarc Accounting and Tax Services ) to the DMRC Group, in accordance with the terms and conditions for such Digimarc Accounting and Tax Services, and at the applicable rates, fees and charges associated with such Digimarc Accounting and Tax Services, as set forth on Schedule 1.3.1 .
1.3.2 Information Technology Services . The Digimarc Group shall provide each of the information technology services specified in Schedule 1.3.2 (the Digimarc IT Services ) to the DMRC Group, in accordance with the terms and conditions for such Digimarc IT Services, and at the applicable rates, fees and charges associated with such Digimarc IT Services, as set forth on Schedule 1.3.2 .
1.3.3 Legal Services . The Digimarc Group shall provide each of the legal services specified in Schedule 1.3.3 (the Digimarc Legal Services ) to the DMRC Group, in accordance with the terms and conditions for such Digimarc Legal Services, and at the applicable rates, fees and charges associated with such Digimarc Legal Services, as set forth on Schedule 1.3.3 .
1.3.4 Human Resources Services . The Digimarc Group shall provide each of the human resources services specified in Schedule 1.3.4 (the Digimarc Human Resources Services ) to the DMRC Group, in accordance with the terms and conditions for such Digimarc Human Resources Services, and at the applicable rates, fees and charges associated with such Digimarc Human Resources Services, as set forth on Schedule 1.3.4 .
1.3.5 Other Services . To the extent fees for a specific Digimarc Service to be provided to the DMRC Group are not set forth in Schedule 1.3.1 through Schedule 1.3.4 , then the Digimarc Group shall provide such additional Service in accordance with the terms and conditions listed on Schedule 1.3.5 .
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ARTICLE II
PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES
Section 2.1. Manner of Performance . Each of the Parties agrees that it shall provide the Services being requested herein with the degree of care, skill, confidentiality and diligence consistent with its current practices, but in no event less than in conformance with industry standards. Each Party shall ensure that its personnel providing services hereunder, shall devote sufficient time and effort as reasonably required to perform the Services. If a dispute arises over the nature or quality of the Services, the prior practice of Digimarc with respect to the Services shall be conclusive as to the nature and quality of the Services.
Section 2.2. Provision of Information . Any data, information, equipment or general directions necessary for the Digimarc Group or DMRC Group to perform the Services shall be provided to the Party performing the Services in a timely manner.
Section 2.3. Termination of any Service . The termination of any one or more of the specific Services shall have no impact on the Digimarc Groups or the DMRC Groups obligation to continue to provide any other Services.
Section 2.4. Laws and Regulations . The Parties agree that they will provide and use the Services contemplated hereunder only in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, and in accordance with the conditions, rules, regulations and specifications which may be set forth in any manuals, materials, documents or instructions provided to the Party performing such Services on or prior to the date of this Agreement.
Section 2.5. Modification of Service Levels . Prior to the end of the first calendar month following the Distribution Date, or Trust Transfer Date, as applicable, and prior to the end of each calendar month thereafter, the Parties will review the Services provided to discuss whether the Services will continue during, or terminate, the next immediately succeeding month. Each Party will notify the other in writing of the termination of any Services pursuant to Article VIII .
Section 2.6. No Representations or Warranties .
2.6.1. THE PARTIES MAKE NO EXPRESS REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES EXCEPT THOSE EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SCHEDULES HERETO.
2.6.2. EXCEPT FOR THOSE EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SCHEDULES HERETO, EACH PARTY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CORRECTNESS, RELIABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, GOODS OR PRODUCTS FURNISHED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH.
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Section 2.7. Employees; Use of Subcontractors . The Parties shall employ and retain the employees necessary to enable the provider to perform the Services under the terms of this Agreement. If either Party is unable to retain one or more employees necessary to provide or perform the Services for which the Party is obligated under this Agreement, each of the Parties may hire or engage one or more subcontractors to perform one or more of its Services; provided , that each of the Parties will in all cases remain responsible for its respective obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, with respect to the scope of the Services, the standard for Services and the content of the Services provided. Under no circumstances will DMRC be responsible for making any payments directly to any subcontractor engaged by Digimarc, nor will Digimarc be responsible for making any payments directly to any subcontractor engaged by DMRC.
ARTICLE III
CHARGES FOR SERVICES
From and after the date of this Agreement and throughout the term of this Agreement, DMRC agrees to pay to Digimarc on a monthly basis the service fees set forth on the Digimarc Services Schedules, and Digimarc agrees to pay DMRC on a monthly basis the service fees set forth on the DMRC Services Schedules. The Parties agree that, unless otherwise set forth in the DMRC Services Schedules or the Digimarc Services Schedules, the amounts to be paid for Services rendered hereunder are intended to reasonably cover each of the Digimarc Groups and the DMRC Groups costs in providing the Services.
ARTICLE IV
PAYMENT OF CHARGES AND REIMBURSEMENTS
On or before the thirtieth (30 th ) day of each month during the term of this Agreement, each Party (or its designee) shall submit to the other Party an invoice for the Services provided hereunder during the immediately preceding calendar month representing amounts determined in accordance with Article III above, if any. Subject to Section 5.2 , each Party shall remit payment to the other Party within thirty (30) days after its receipt of such invoice. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, each Party shall remit all funds due under this Agreement to the other Party (or its designee) by wire transfer in immediately available funds based on the instructions set forth in Exhibit A , a copy of which is attached to and made a part of this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
RECORDS AND AUDITS
Section 5.1. Records Maintenance and Audits . The Parties shall, for two (2) years after the termination of this Agreement, maintain records and other evidence sufficient to accurately and properly calculate any amounts due pursuant to Article III hereof. Each of the Parties, or their respective Representatives (as defined below), shall have reasonable access, after requesting such access in writing, during normal business hours to such records for the purpose
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of auditing and verifying the accuracy of the invoices submitted regarding such amounts due. Any such audits performed by or on behalf of Digimarc or DMRC shall be at the requesting Partys sole cost and expense , unless the results of such audit reveals a five percent (5%) or more discrepancy in favor of the requesting Party, in which case the audited Party shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses directly associated with such audit. The Party being audited shall reasonably cooperate with the auditing Partys Representatives to accomplish the audit. Each Party shall have the right to audit the other Partys books for a period of one (1) year after the month in which the Services were rendered.
Section 5.2. Disputed Amounts . In the event of a good faith dispute as to the amount or propriety of any invoice or any portions thereof submitted pursuant to Articles III and IV , the Party receiving the Services shall pay all charges on such invoice other than disputed amounts and shall promptly notify the other Party in writing of such disputed amounts. So long as the Parties are attempting in good faith and in accordance with the terms of Section 9.1 , to resolve the dispute, neither Party shall be entitled to terminate the Services related to, or that are the cause of, the disputed amounts. If it is determined, pursuant to Section 9.1 , that the Party receiving Services is required to pay all or a portion of the disputed amounts to the Party providing Services, the Party receiving the Services shall pay such amounts promptly and in no case more than five (5) days after such determination is made.
Section 5.3. Undisputed Amounts . Any statement or payment not disputed in writing by DMRC or Digimarc within six (6) months after the month in which the Services were rendered shall be considered final and no longer subject to adjustment.
ARTICLE VI
CONFIDENTIALITY
Section 6.1. Confidential Information . Each Party acknowledges that in connection with its performance under this Agreement, it may gain access to confidential material and information that is of a proprietary, technical or business nature to the other Party with respect to the Services being performed hereunder. Therefore, each Party agrees that it shall not, and shall cause each of its respective officers, directors, employees, and other agents and representatives, including attorneys, agents, customers, suppliers, contractors and consultants (collectively, such Partys Representatives ), not to disclose, reveal, divulge or communicate to any person (other than Representatives of such Party who reasonably need to know such information in providing Services hereunder) or use or otherwise exploit for its own benefit or for the benefit of any third Party, any of the other Partys Confidential Information (as defined below). If any Confidential Information is disclosed by a Party to its Representatives in connection with the Services hereunder, then the Confidential Information so disclosed shall be used only as required to perform the Services. Such Party shall use the same degree of care to prevent and restrain the unauthorized use or disclosure of the other Partys Confidential Information by any of its Representatives as they currently use for their own confidential information of a like nature, but in no event less than a reasonable standard of care. If a Party is required to disclose Confidential Information of the other Party due to a provision of applicable law, a compulsory disclosure notice of a court or governmental agency or the rules and regulations of the New York Stock
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Exchange or Nasdaq Global Market, the Party required to make such disclosure shall promptly notify the other Party and shall assist the other Party in obtaining confidential treatment of such Confidential Information. Confidential Information of a Party means any information, material or documents relating to the business of such Party currently or formerly conducted, or proposed to be conducted, by such Party furnished to or in possession of the other Party, irrespective of the form of communication, and all notes, analyses, compilations, forecasts, data, translations, studies, memoranda or other documents prepared by or on behalf of the other Party that contain or otherwise reflect such information, material or documents. Confidential Information does not include, and there shall be no obligation hereunder with respect to, information that (a) is or becomes generally available to the public, other than as a result of a disclosure by any member of the other Party or any of its Representatives not otherwise permissible hereunder, (b) the other Party can demonstrate was or became available to such other Party from a source other than the first Party, or (c) is developed independently by the other Party without reference to the Confidential Information; provided , however , that, in the case of clause (b) above, the source of such information was not known by the other Party to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the first Party with respect to such information.
Section 6.2. Return of Confidential Information . Following termination of the Services hereunder, upon written request at any time by either Party, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to account for and return or destroy all papers, books, records and electronic records containing any Confidential Information.
Section 6.3 Injunctive Relief. The Parties acknowledge that a breach of this Article VI, will give rise to irreparable injury to a Party that is inadequately compensable in damages. Accordingly, in the event that either Party breaches this Article VI, the non-breaching Party may seek injunctive relief against the breach or threatened breach of the foregoing undertakings, in addition to any other legal remedies that may be available. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the covenants contained herein are necessary for the protection of the legitimate business interests of the Parties and are reasonable in scope and content.
ARTICLE VII
TERM OF AGREEMENT
Unless sooner terminated pursuant to Article VIII hereof, this Agreement shall become effective for a term commencing on the Distribution Date, or the Trust Transfer Date, as applicable, and ending upon the completion, or termination in accordance with Article VIII , of all Services pursuant to the terms set forth on the Digimarc Services Schedules and the DMRC Services Schedules, as may be amended from time to time.
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ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION
Section 8.1. Termination of Agreement .
8.1.1. This Agreement may be terminated after the Distribution Date, or Trust Transfer Date, as applicable:
(a) at the election of a non-breaching Party if the other Party fails to perform or violates any material obligation of this Agreement and fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days after the receipt of written notice of such breach from the non-breaching Party, in which case, the non-breaching party shall have no liability for such termination;
(b) immediately (i) upon the filing by a Party of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or insolvency or petitions for reorganization under any bankruptcy law, (ii) if a Party consents to involuntary petition in bankruptcy or if a receiving order is given against the Party under the United States Bankruptcy Code; or (iii) if an order, judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction, upon the application of a creditor, is entered approving a petition seeking reorganization or appointing a receiver, trustee or liquidator of all or substantially all of such Partys assets and such order, judgment or decree continues in effect for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days; or
(c) by mutual written agreement of the Parties.
8.1.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Distribution Date, or Trust Transfer Date, as applicable, by the Board of Directors of Digimarc in the event the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms. In the event of such termination, no Party hereto shall have any liability to the other Party hereto by reason of this Agreement.
Section 8.2. Termination of Services . At any time or from time to time, either Party may terminate any one or more of the specific Services provided hereunder by giving the other Party at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to that effect.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1. Dispute Resolution . The procedures for discussion and negotiation set forth in this Section 9.1 shall apply to all disputes, controversies or claims (whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise) that may arise out of or relate to, or arise under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
9.1.1. Primary Points of Contact . It is the intent of the Parties hereto to use their respective reasonable efforts to resolve expeditiously any dispute, controversy or claim between them with respect to the matters covered hereby that may arise from time to time on a mutually acceptable negotiated basis. In furtherance of the foregoing, each of Digimarc and DMRC shall appoint one or more employees to serve as the primary contact to address questions and consider issues that arise under this Agreement. Such Digimarc employee or employees shall be designated the Digimarc Contract Committee and such DMRC employee or employees shall
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be designated the DMRC Contract Committee . If a dispute arises, the Digimarc Contract Committee and the DMRC Contract Committee shall consider the dispute for up to seven (7) Business Days (as defined in Section 9.7 ) following receipt of a notice from either Party hereto specifying the nature of the dispute, during which time the Digimarc Contract Committee and the DMRC Contract Committee shall meet in person at least once, and attempt to resolve the dispute.
9.1.2. Senior Management . If the dispute is not resolved by the end of the seven (7) Business Day period referred to in Section 9.1.1 , or if the Digimarc Contract Committee and the DMRC Contract Committee agree that the dispute cannot be resolved by them, either Party hereto may deliver a notice (an Escalation Notice ) demanding an in person meeting involving appropriate representatives of the Parties hereto at a senior level of management of the Parties hereto (or if the Parties agree, of the appropriate strategic business unit or division within such entity) (collectively, Senior Executives ). Thereupon, each of the Digimarc Contract Committee and the DMRC Contract Committee shall promptly prepare a memorandum stating (a)the issues in dispute and each Partys position thereon, (b) a summary of the evidence and arguments supporting each Partys positions (attaching all relevant documents), (c a summary of the negotiations that have taken place to date, and (d) the name and title of the Senior Executive or Senior Executives who shall represent each Party. The Digimarc Contract Committee and the DMRC Contract Committee shall deliver such memorandum to its respective Senior Executive or Senior Executives promptly upon receipt of such memorandum from the Digimarc Contract Committee and the DMRC Contract Committee, respectively. The Senior Executives shall meet for negotiations (which may be held telephonically) at a mutually agreed time and place within ten (10) days of receipt of the Escalation Notice, and thereafter as often as the Senior Executives deem reasonably necessary to resolve the dispute.
9.1.3. Court Actions . In the event that any Party, after complying with the provisions set forth in Sections 9.1.1 and 9.1.2 , desires to commence an action, such Party may submit the dispute, controversy or claim (or such series of related disputes, controversies or claims), to the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware or any federal court sitting in the State of Delaware. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties hereto shall continue to provide service and honor all other commitments under this Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9.1 with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute, controversy or claim.
Section 9.2. Force Majeure . Neither Party shall have any obligation to perform any specific Service hereunder if its failure to do so is caused by or results from any act of God, governmental action, natural disaster, strike, terrorism, war, insurrection or other cause or circumstances beyond its control, which acts or occurrences make it impossible for such Party to carry out its obligations under this Agreement. During the term of the force majeure event, the Party receiving the Service shall have no obligation to pay for the specific Service that the other Party does not provide as a result of the force majeure event; provided , that the Party performing the Service, shall, unless instructed otherwise by the Party receiving the Service, use commercially reasonable efforts to remove or eliminate such cause of delay or default.
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Section 9.3. Limitation of Liability . EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF FRAUD, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS AND GOODWILL, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 9.4. Indemnification . Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 9.3 , each Party shall release, defend (upon the other Partys request), protect, indemnify and save the other Party and its Affiliates harmless from and against all liability, claims, costs, expenses, demands, suits and causes of action of every kind and character which the first Party or any of its Affiliates may sustain or incur, arising, resulting from or related to the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the other Party, its employees, contractors, agents or representatives in the provision of any Service.
Section 9.5. Independent Contractor . The Parties hereto agree that the Services rendered by the Digimarc Group and the DMRC Group in fulfillment of the terms and obligations of this Agreement shall be as an independent contractor and not as an employee, and with respect thereto, the Digimarc Group, the DMRC Group and their respective employees, contractors or agents are not entitled to the compensation or benefits provided by the other Party to its employees, including, without limitation, group insurance and participation in any employee benefit and pension plans. Nothing stated in this Agreement shall be construed to create an agency relationship, partnership, association or joint venture between DMRC Group and Digimarc Group. No employee, contractor or agent of either the Digimarc Group or the DMRC Group shall represent to any third-Party to be anything other than an independent contractor of the other Party. Nothing in this Agreement shall permit the Digimarc Group or DMRC Group to create or assume any obligations or commitments in the name of such Party or for such Party without the prior consent and authorization of such Party.
Section 9.6. Complete Agreement . This Agreement and the schedules and exhibits hereto, the other Transaction Agreements and other documents referred to herein and therein shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments and writings with respect to such subject matter.
Section 9.7. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to its conflicts of laws principles.
Section 9.8. Notices . All notices, requests and other communications to any Party hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, facsimiled (which is confirmed), sent by e-mail (with a return receipt) or sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) to the Parties to the following addresses:
If to Digimarc or any member of the Digimarc Group subsequent to the Distribution Date, or Trust Transfer Date, as applicable, to:
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L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc.
177 Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06901
Attention: Mark Molina
Facsimile: (203)504-1104
E-mail: mmolina@L1ID.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
Attention: Marita A. Makinen
Facsimile: (212)310-8007
E-mail: Marita.Makinen@weil.com
and
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
201 Redwood Shores Parkway
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
Attention: Kyle C. Krpata
Facsimile: (650) 802-3100
E-mail: Kyle.Krpata@weil.com
If to DMRC or any member of the DMRC Group, to:
DMRC Corporation
9405 SW Gemini Drive
Beaverton, OR 97008
Attention: Robert Chamness
Facsimile: (503)469-4771
E-mail: Robert.Chamness@digimarc.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Perkins Coie LLP
1120 NW Couch Street
Tenth Floor
Portland, OR 97209
Attention: Roy W. Tucker and John R. Thomas
Facsimile: (503)727-2222
E-mail: rtucker@perkinscoie.com
jrthomas@perkinscoie.com
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or such other addresses or facsimile number as such Party may hereafter specify by like notice to the other Parties hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. in the place of receipt and such day is a Business Day (as defined below) in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt. Business Day means a day except a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which the Securities and Exchange Commission or banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to be closed.
Section 9.9. Amendment and Modification . This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by a written agreement signed by all of the Parties hereto.
Section 9.10. Successors and Assigns; No Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns, but neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests and obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any Party hereto without the prior written consent of the other Party. Except for the provisions of Section 9.3 , which are also for the benefit of the indemnitees, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of Digimarc and DMRC and their respective affiliates, successors and assigns, and is not intended to confer upon any other persons any rights or remedies hereunder
Section 9.11. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument) and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Party.
Section 9.12. Interpretation . The Section headings contained in this Agreement are solely for the purpose of reference, are not part of the agreement of the Parties hereto and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 9.13. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner adverse to any Party.
Section 9.14. References; Construction . References to any Schedule, Exhibit or Section, without more, are to Schedules, Exhibits and Sections to or of this Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly stated, clauses beginning with the term including or similar words set forth examples only and in no way limit the generality of the matters thus exemplified.
Section 9.15. Waivers . Except as provided in this Agreement, no action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any investigation by or on behalf of any Party, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the Party taking such action of compliance with any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement. The waiver
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by any Party hereto of a breach of any provision hereunder shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach of the same or any other provision hereunder.
Section 9.16. Specific Performance . The Parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event any provision of this Agreement was not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the Parties shall be entitled to seek specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity.
Section 9.17. Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION, CLAIM, ACTION, SUIT, ARBITRATION, INQUIRY, PROCEEDING, INVESTIGATION OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT THEREOF.
Section 9.18. Further Assurances . Each of the Parties shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such instruments and shall take all such action as may reasonably be requested by the other Party in order to effectuate the intent and purposes of, and to carry out the terms of, this Agreement.
Section 9.19 Survival . The provisions of Articles IV , V , VI , and IX (other than Section 9.16 ), shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
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The Parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first written above, to be effective on the Distribution Date, or Trust Transfer Date, as applicable.
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Exhibit A
Wire Instructions
Digimarc
DMRC
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** CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
SCHEDULE 1.2.1
DMRC ACCOUNTING AND TAX SERVICES
(a) Services to be Provided :
DMRC will provide to Digimarc, from the current shared services group located in Beaverton, Oregon, the following accounting and tax services:
1. Transaction Processing
· payroll processing
· accounts payable processing
· travel coordination and management
· credit card program,
· IT capital leases, of which there are two,
· performance bonds,
· stock administration,
· insurance administration (Property and Casualty, or P&C, and Directors and Officers, or D&O) and treasury.
2. Regulatory Reporting for tax services
· income taxes
· property
· VAT taxes
· sales and use taxes
· business and occupation taxes
· state and nations annual corporation reporting
· other domestic and foreign reporting
· payroll tax and vendor 10099 reporting
3. Consulting Services
· In connection with transaction services and regulatory services
(b) Duration of Services : 45 days for accounts payable, accounting, tax and payroll services, with periodic extensions thereafter, provided that employees or contractors are available to perform the requested services.
(c) Fees for Services :
DMRC will make offers of employment to the individuals in the following table, and anticipates that they will be available to provide services and support in the transition. Digimarc shall pay for such services at the following rates:
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Digimarc shall pay for such services at the following rates:
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* The rates provided are estimates and fees will be billed at fully loaded cost. See Appendix 1 for rate detail.
** Upon an indication of interest from Digimarc, the individuals listed in this table will be offered the opportunity to continue working through the transition as contractors. The individuals may or may not be available to render services to DMRC and/or Digimarc at any time following the Spin-off
** CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
SCHEDULE 1.2.2
DMRC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
(a) Services to be Provided :
1. The following basic computer operations services will be performed by DMRC:
a. Monitoring of systems, hardware and networks
b. Back up tape rotation
c. Facility cooling and electrical
2. Network usage to be charged based on actual usage
3. Personal services related to the data center transition and other IT related activities will be provided upon receipt of request in reasonable detail, at rates to be agreed upon by L-1 and DMRC at the time of such request
(b) Duration of Services :
For a period of 34 days following the Effective Time, L-1 and DMRC will be sharing L-1 computer equipment and operating system software within the DMRC facility. DMRC personnel will supply computer operations and maintenance for the L-1 hardware and software during this time.
(c) Fees for Services :
DMRC will make offers of employment to the individuals in the following table, and anticipates that they will be available to provide services and support in the transition. Digimarc shall pay for such services at the following rates:
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* The rates provided are estimates and fees will be billed at fully loaded cost. See Appendix 1 for rate detail.
** CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
(d) Temporary Computer Room :
In consideration of DMRC providing the continuing data center space and infrastructure on DMRCs premises as requested by Digimarc, DMRC was required to build a temporary space to house its separate data center for the Digital Watermarking Business. This is an expense that DMRC would not have been required to incur but for the request that DMRC continue to house Digimarcs data center, which service will be provided pursuant to an appropriate agreement and will be managed and operated only by Digimarc employees or contractors. Digimarc understands and agrees that DMRC employees and contracts will not manage or operate the Digimarc data center. Digimarc agrees to reimburse DMRC for the reasonable costs for the build-out, maintenance and relocation of this center, at actual cost not to exceed $[**].
** CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
SCHEDULE 1.2.3
DMRC LEGAL SERVICES
(a) Services to be Provided :
· Litigation support
· Intellectual property protection
· Paralegal support
· Such legal services as may be required to assist in the transfer of Delayed Transfer Assets and Delayed Transfer Liabilities
Digimarc shall request such services in writing in reasonable detail.
(b) Duration of Services : Six months
(c) Fees for Services :
DMRC will make offers of employment to the individuals in the following table, and anticipates that they will be available to provide services and support in the transition. Digimarc shall pay for such services at the following rates:
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* The rates provided are estimates and fees will be billed at fully loaded cost. See Appendix 1 for rate detail.
** CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
SCHEDULE 1.2.4
DMRC HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES
(a) Services to be Provided :
1. Support and training in maintaining the HR Systems
a. HR Perspective HR-B HRIS
b. PilotWorks Goal Management
c. SonicRecruit Applicant Tracking System
d. Comply Policy Management System
e. Intellum Learning Management System
2. Health Plan administration support
a. 5500 filing for the 2007 and 2008 plan years
(b) Duration of Services :
1. HR Systems: For a period of up to 90 days following the Effective Time.
2. Health Plans: For a period up to 90 days following the Effective Time, for administration support and for the specific time periods for the 5500 filings for the 2007 and 2008 plan years.
(c) Fees for Services :
DMRC will make an offer of employment to the individual in the following table, and anticipates that they will be available to provide services and support in the transition. Digimarc shall pay for such services at the following rates:
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DMRC will not make offers of employment to the individuals in the following table, but to the extent Digimarc makes a request for such services prior to the Spin-off, DMRC will offer these individuals temporary positions as contractors. Once these individuals are severed from employment, DMRC cannot commit that they will be available to provide services and support in the transition.
* The rates provided are estimates and fees will be billed at fully loaded cost. See Appendix 1 for rate detail.
** CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Digimarc shall pay for such services at the following rates:
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** Upon an indication of interest from Digimarc, the individuals listed in this table will be offered the opportunity to continue working through the transition as contractors. The individuals may or may not be available to render services to DMRC and/or Digimarc at any time following the Spin-off.
** CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
SCHEDULE 1.2.5
DMRC OTHER SERVICES
(a) Office Space to be Provided :
Cubical and Related Work Space : DMRC will provide cubicle and attendant office space (the DMRC Office Space ) to Digimarc employees. Each cubicle will include the equipment and related amenities normally and customarily provided in the facility. L-1 personnel shall have access to conference rooms and phone rooms in accordance with the normal and customary access rules, including scheduling, applicable to DMRC Employees.
(b) Duration of Office Space Availability :
The parties will enter into an agreement wherein DMRC will provide workspace to employees of L1/Digimarc within the Beaverton facility. DMRC Office Space will be provided for a period of up to one year after the Effective Time, with periodic extensions thereafter if excess capacity remains.
(c) Rent for Office Space:
DMRC will charge Digimarc for the use of DMRC Office Space at DMRCs cost, which will be calculated using the following equation:
Rent = TBFC x L1 Employees / Total Employees
Total Beaverton Facility Cost (TBFC). The total facilities cost will include all costs for rent, utilities, pass-through expenses, taxes and related amounts incurred in operating the Beaverton facility.
L1 Employees. The total number of persons located at the Beaverton facility as employees or contractors who are on the L1 or Digimarc payroll
Total Employees. The total number of persons located at the Beaverton facility as employees or contractors
(c) Reimbursement of Direct Expense :
Any direct expenses incurred by DMRC on behalf of L1/Digimarc, such as long distance expenses, copying and office supplies, and any moving or similar expenses actually incurred, will be itemized and billed regularly. If L-1 desires to partition the space by constructing a wall, the costs of construction will be billed to L-1.
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SCHEDULE 1.3.2
DIGIMARC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
(a) Services to be Provided :
1. Network Charges based on usage
2. Email
3. Dynamics Great Plains (5 licenses)
4. Share Point environments
(b) Duration of Services :
For a period of up to 34 days following the Effective Time, DMRC will use the shared systems listed above.
(c) Fees for Services :
DMRC will use without any usage fee or cost the shared systems listed above.
The following individuals will be either employees or contractors of Digimarc following the Spin-off. Upon request for services, DMRC shall pay for such services at the following rates:
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SCHEDULE 1.3.3
DIGIMARC LEGAL SERVICES
(a) Services to be Provided :
Digimarc shall provide to DMRC such legal services as DMRC may reasonably request to assist in the continued operation and transition of the Digital Watermarking Business, including Delayed Transfer Assets and Delayed Transfer Liabilities. These services may involve certain current Digimarc Legal employees (identified below with an asterisk) if they remain employees of surviving Digimarc, either as permanent employees or as transition employees.
DMRC shall request such services in writing in reasonable detail
(b) Duration of Services : Six months.
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EXHIBIT 10.2
CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OMITTED
LICENSE AGREEMENT
This LICENSE AGREEMENT (this Agreement ) is entered into as of August 1, 2008 by and between DMRC Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its Affiliates ( DMRC ), and L-1 Identity Solutions Operating Company, a Delaware corporation, and its Affiliates (the Company ).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc., a Delaware Corporation ( L-1 Identity Solutions ), Dolomite Acquisition Co., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of L-1 Identity Solutions and Digimarc Corporation, a Delaware corporation ( Digimarc Corporation ), are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 29, 2008, as amended (the Merger Agreement ), pursuant to which, among other things, Digimarc Corporation will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of L-1 Identity Solutions;
WHEREAS, as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Digimarc Corporation, DMRC and DMRC LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Digimarc Corporation ( DMRC LLC ) are parties to that certain Separation Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2008 (the Separation Agreement ), in accordance with which, among other things, Digimarc Corporation is transferring or causing to be transferred to DMRC LLC or a DMRC Subsidiary (as defined in the Separation Agreement) certain assets on the Restructuring Date (as defined in the Separation Agreement);
WHEREAS, following the Distribution (as defined in the Separation Agreement) or the Trust Transfer (as defined in the Separation Agreement), as applicable, DMRC LLC will merge with and into DMRC pursuant to the DMRC Merger Agreement (as defined in the Separation Agreement);
WHEREAS, as contemplated by the Merger Agreement and in connection with the Separation Agreement and the Restructuring (as defined in the Separation Agreement), the Company desires certain licenses to the DMRC Patents, the IDMarc Software and the Digimarc Marks (each as defined below), and DMRC desires to grant such licenses to the Company on the terms and conditions set forth below; and
WHEREAS, as contemplated by the Merger Agreement and in connection with the Separation Agreement and the Restructuring, DMRC desires a certain license to the Company Patents (as defined below), and the Company desires to grant such license to DMRC on the terms and conditions set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and in the Merger Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by the Company and DMRC, the Company and DMRC agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 Acceptance Time shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
1.2 Affiliate means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For this purpose, control (including, without limitation, with its correlative meanings, controlled by, and under common control with) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise.
1.3 Company Patents means all: (a) U.S. and foreign patents and patent applications owned by Digimarc Corporation as of the Distribution Date (as defined in the Separation Agreement) or the Trust Transfer Date (as defined in the Separation Agreement), as applicable, including, without limitation, the patents and patent applications set forth on Schedule A attached hereto; (b) continuations, continuations-in-part (but only to the extent of any claims therein that are entitled to claim priority from any of the foregoing in subclause (a) above), divisionals, provisionals, substitutes, reissues, re-examinations, extensions or renewals of any of the foregoing in subclause (a) above, and all patents issuing from any of the foregoing in this subclause (b); and (c) foreign patents or patent applications that are entitled to claim priority from any patent or patent application in subclause (a) above.
1.4 Digimarc Marks means the Marks set forth on Schedule B attached hereto and all applications, registrations, renewals and extensions therefor.
1.5 Digital Watermarking Field means digital watermarking, media fingerprinting (pattern recognition but not including any biometric identifiers), digital rights management and other media management approaches.
1.6 DMRC Digital Watermarking Platform means DMRCs proprietary digital watermarking platform.
1.7 DMRC Patents means all: (a) U.S. and foreign patents and patent applications owned by DMRC as of the Distribution Date or the Trust Transfer Date, as applicable, including, without limitation, the patents and patent applications set forth on Schedule E-H attached hereto; (b) continuations, continuations-in-part (but only to the extent of any claims therein that are entitled to claim priority from any of the foregoing in subclause (a) above), divisionals, provisionals, substitutes, reissues, re-examinations, extensions or renewals of any of the foregoing in subclause (a) above, and all patents issuing from any of the foregoing in this subclause (b); and (c) foreign patents or patent applications that are entitled to claim priority from any patent or patent application in subclause (a) above.
1.8 IDMarc Software means (a) the software application product in object code format set forth on Schedule C attached hereto and documentation related thereto, as such software application product in object code format and documentation exist as of the Distribution Date or the Trust Transfer Date, as applicable, and (b) all bug fixes and workarounds to errors in such application product created or developed by or for DMRC in connection with the training
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and technical assistance to be provided by DMRC to the Company pursuant to Section 2.2(c) below.
1.9 IDMarc Source Code means the source code of the IDMarc Software and documentation related thereto, as such source code and documentation exist as of the Distribution Date or the Trust Transfer Date, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, IDMarc Source Code does not include the source code of the DMRC Digital Watermarking Platform.
1.10 Person means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity, including, without limitation, a governmental authority.
1.11 Prior Agreements means the agreements set forth on Schedule D hereto, the terms and conditions of which were in effect prior to the date of the Merger Agreement and include a patent license under any of the DMRC Patents within the Secure ID Field, which agreements Digimarc Corporation entered into prior to the date of the Merger Agreement and, in accordance with the Separation Agreement, has assigned to DMRC. Schedule D includes, to the extent not precluded by confidentiality obligations to a third party, the scope of the licenses granted by Digimarc Corporation in each such agreement with respect to any DMRC Patents, IDMarc Software and/or IDMarc Source Code and the expiration date of each such license.
1.12 Secure ID Field means domestic or international: driver licenses, passports, national, federal, state or local government identity cards and any other national, federal, state or local government issued credentials.
2. LICENSE GRANTS TO THE COMPANY
2.1 License to DMRC Patents . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, DMRC grants to the Company, under the DMRC Patents, a worldwide, fully paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license to make, have made, develop, have developed, use, have used, sell, have sold, offer to sell, have offered to sell, import, have imported, export, have exported and otherwise exploit and have exploited any products and services, and practice and have practiced any method, solely within the Secure ID Field.
The foregoing license granted in this Section 2.1 is exclusive for a period of five (5) years from the Acceptance Time, except to the extent of, and during the duration of, any license under any of the DMRC Patents granted by Digimarc Corporation to a third party under any Prior Agreement, which license includes the right for such third party to exercise such license within the Secure ID Field. After such five (5) year period, this license shall become non-exclusive.
The foregoing license granted in this Section 2.1 is sublicensable on a standalone basis without DMRCs prior written consent.
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2.2 IDMarc Software .
(a) License . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, DMRC grants to the Company, under DMRCs rights in the IDMarc Software, a worldwide, fully paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license to:
(i) use, have used, reproduce, have reproduced, perform, have performed, display, have displayed and otherwise exploit and have exploited the IDMarc Software in object code format in the Secure ID Field;
(ii) use, have used and reproduce and have reproduced the IDMarc Source Code in connection with the Companys exercise of the license granted in the foregoing clause (i) of this Section 2.2(a) in the Secure ID Field;
(iii) modify and have modified, and create and have created derivative works of, the IDMarc Source Code in connection with the Companys exercise of the license granted in the foregoing clause (i) of this Section 2.2(a) in the Secure ID Field ( IDMarc Derivative Works ); and
(iv) use, have used, reproduce, have reproduced, perform, have performed, display, have displayed and otherwise exploit and have exploited IDMarc Derivative Works in the Secure ID Field.
The foregoing license granted in this Section 2.2(a) is exclusive.
The license rights granted in the foregoing subclauses (i) and (iv) in this Section 2.2(a) are sublicensable through multiple tiers of sublicensees without DMRCs consent.
The Company may not grant any sublicenses under the license rights granted in the foregoing subclauses (ii) or (iii) in this Section 2.2(a) without DMRCs prior written consent.
(b) Delivery . Within ten (10) business days after the Acceptance Time, DMRC shall deliver to the Company, in a format and manner mutually agreed upon by both parties in writing, a complete and accurate copy of (i) the IDMarc Software in object code format (and documentation therefor) and (ii) the IDMarc Source Code (and documentation therefor).
(c) Training and Technical Assistance . DMRC shall provide to the Company reasonable training and technical assistance sufficient to enable the Company to use and market the IDMarc Software and IDMarc Source Code.
(d) Service Terms and Conditions . DMRC and the Company agree that any maintenance and support services by DMRC with respect to the IDMarc Software, any customization services by DMRC related to the IDMarc Software, IDMarc Source Code and/or DMRC Digital Watermarking Platform, any other services by DMRC related to the IDMarc Software, IDMarc Source Code and/or DMRC Digital Watermarking Platform (other than the training and technical assistance to be provided by DMRC to the Company pursuant to Section 2.2(c) above), and any research, development, engineering, quality assurance, preparing,
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obtaining and maintaining jointly owned patents, project management, reporting, and such other services or activities as the parties may mutually agree shall be provided by DMRC in accordance with this Agreement and the Service Terms and Conditions attached hereto as Schedule I ( Service Terms and Conditions ).
2.3 License to Digimarc Marks . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, DMRC grants to the Company under DMRCs rights in the Digimarc Marks, a non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid-up, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-sublicensable license to use and have used the Digimarc Marks in the Secure ID Field for a period of one (1) year after the Acceptance Time (or such longer period of time as the parties may mutually agree in writing); except that the Company shall have no obligation to remove, terminate, decommission or otherwise cease, desist or retract usage of any of the Digimarc Marks that are associated with any data, documents, hardware, software, products or services directly or indirectly manufactured, sold, licensed, distributed or otherwise exploited by Digimarc Corporation or any representative of Digimarc Corporation prior to the Acceptance Time.
Although the foregoing license in this Section 2.3 is for a period of one (1) year, the parties agree that such license is a transition license and that the Company will use good faith efforts to stop using the Digimarc Marks as soon as reasonably practical after the Acceptance Time.
Any use of the Digimarc Marks by the Company under the license granted in this Section 2.3 will be in substantially the same manner as the use of the Digimarc Marks immediately prior to the Acceptance Time, unless otherwise agreed by the Company and DMRC in writing. The Company will maintain the quality of the products and services offered under the Digimarc Marks at least at the level of quality of Digimarc Corporations products and services in the Secure ID Field immediately prior to the Acceptance Time.
Any goodwill arising out of or relating to the Companys use of the Digimarc Marks shall inure to the sole benefit of DMRC. The Company shall execute any documents reasonably requested by DMRC to evidence DMRCs ownership of such Digimarc Marks on DMRCs request.
2.4 Reservation of Rights by DMRC . All rights not expressly granted by DMRC to the Company in this Article 2 or in any Statement of Work under the Service Terms and Conditions are reserved by DMRC. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the Company acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted as a grant, by implication or otherwise, of any license to the Company other than the licenses set forth in Section 2.1, Section 2.2(a) and Section 2.3 above and any licenses set forth in any Statement of Work.
3. LICENSE GRANT TO DMRC
3.1 License to Company Patents . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company grants to DMRC, under the Company Patents, a worldwide, fully paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license to make, have made, develop, have developed, use, have used, sell, have sold, offer to sell, have offered to sell, import, have imported, export, have exported and otherwise exploit and have exploited any products and services, and practice and have practiced any method, solely within the Digital Watermarking Field.
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Subject to the following paragraph in this Section 3.1, the foregoing license granted in this Section 3.1 is sublicensable on a standalone basis without the Companys prior written consent.
During the five (5)-year period immediately following the Acceptance Time: (a) DMRC shall include in any standalone patent license agreement pursuant to which DMRC grants any third party a patent license under any of the DMRC Patents and/or a patent sublicense under any of the Company Patents specific language to the effect that such license and/or sublicense, as the case may be, does not grant such third party any express or implied patent rights in the Secure ID Field; and (b) DMRCs right to grant sublicenses on a standalone basis is subject to Section 4.10 (Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation) of the Separation Agreement.
3.2 Reservation of Rights by the Company . All rights not expressly granted by the Company to DMRC in this Article 3 are reserved by the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, DMRC acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted as a grant, by implication or otherwise, of any license to DMRC other than the license set forth in Section 3.1 above.
4. OWNERSHIP
4.1 Ownership by DMRC . As between the parties, subject to the licenses granted by DMRC to the Company under Section 2.1, Section 2.2(a) and Section 2.3 above, DMRC retains and owns all right, title and interest in and to the DMRC Patents, IDMarc Software, IDMarc Source Code, DMRC Digital Watermarking Platform and Digimarc Marks.
4.2 Ownership by the Company . As between the parties, subject to the license granted by the Company to DMRC under Section 3.1 above, the Company retains and owns all right, title and interest in and to all (a) Company Patents and (b) IDMarc Derivative Works (subject to DMRCs ownership of the underlying original IDMarc Software and IDMarc Source Code as set forth in Section 4.1 above).
5. PROSECUTION AND MAINTENANCE; ENFORCEMENT
5.1 Prosecution and Maintenance .
(a) Prosecution and Maintenance of the DMRC Patents . As between the parties, DMRC shall be responsible for filing, prosecuting and maintaining the DMRC Patents, at its sole expense and discretion. The parties acknowledge and agree that DMRC shall not be obligated to prosecute or maintain any patent or patent application included in the DMRC Patents.
(b) Prosecution and Maintenance of the Company Patents . As between the parties, the Company shall be responsible for filing, prosecuting and maintaining the Company Patents, at its sole cost and discretion. The parties acknowledge and agree that the Company shall not be obligated to prosecute or maintain any patent or patent application included in the Company Patents.
5.2 Third Party Infringement; Enforcement . Each party shall reasonably promptly notify the other party in writing of any actual or reasonably suspected infringement of which
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such party becomes aware of (a) any DMRC Patent or the IDMarc Software by a third party in the Secure ID Field or (b) any Company Patent by a third party in the Digital Watermarking Field. Nothing in this Agreement or otherwise shall obligate either party to police the DMRC Patents, Company Patents or IDMarc Software or otherwise attempt to discover or investigate any third party infringement thereof. The parties agree to discuss in good faith the possible resolution or abatement of any such infringement of any DMRC Patent or the IDMarc Software in the Secure ID Field or any Company Patent in the Digital Watermarking Field; provided , however , that (i) DMRC shall not be obligated to take any action against any third party with respect to any actual or alleged infringement of any DMRC Patent or the IDMarc Software, which action, if taken at all, shall be in DMRCs sole discretion and (ii) the Company shall not be obligated to take any action against any third party with respect to any actual or alleged infringement of any Company Patent, which action, if taken at all, shall be in the Companys sole discretion.
6. TERM
6.1 Term . This Agreement shall become effective at the Acceptance Time and shall continue in full force and effect in perpetuity, except that:
(a) the license granted by DMRC in Section 2.1 above with respect to the DMRC Patents shall terminate upon the expiration of the last-to-expire of the DMRC Patents;
(b) the license granted by DMRC in Section 2.3 above with respect to the Digimarc Marks shall terminate one (1) year (or such longer period of time as the parties may mutually agree in writing) after the Acceptance Time, except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 2.3; and
(c) the license granted by the Company in Section 3.1 above with respect to the Company Patents shall terminate upon the expiration of the last-to-expire of the Company Patents.
7. WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
AS BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND DMRC, (A) NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR DMRC MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE COMPANY PATENTS (IN THE CASE OF THE COMPANY) OR THE DMRC PATENTS, THE IDMARC SOFTWARE, THE IDMARC SOURCE CODE, THE DMRC DIGITAL WATERMARKING PLATFORM OR THE DIGIMARC MARKS (IN THE CASE OF DMRC)), (B) THE COMPANY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPANY PATENTS AND (C) DMRC SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE DMRC PATENTS, THE IDMARC SOFTWARE, THE IDMARC SOURCE CODE, THE DMRC DIGITAL WATERMARKING PLATFORM OR THE DIGIMARC MARKS.
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8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY OR DMRC BE LIABLE WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR ANY (A) CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OR (B) LOST PROFITS OR LOST BUSINESS, EVEN IF THE REMEDIES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS AGREEMENT FAIL OF THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE AND EVEN IF EITHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
9. CONFIDENTIALITY
9.1 Confidential Information . Confidential Information means any confidential or proprietary information of a party, including, without limitation, know-how, trade secrets, algorithms, source code, specifications, methods of processing, manufacture and production, techniques, research, development, inventions (whether or not patentable or reduced or practice), ideas, concepts, drawings and schematics. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the parties acknowledge and agree that (a) the unpublished patent applications included in the DMRC Patents and the IDMarc Source Code are Confidential Information of DMRC and (b) the unpublished patent applications included in the Company Patents and the IDMarc Derivative Works are Confidential Information of the Company.
9.2 Confidentiality Obligations . Each party (the Receiving Party ) that receives or otherwise obtains Confidential Information of the other party (the Disclosing Party ) agrees to (a) keep the Disclosing Partys Confidential Information confidential and not disclose or make available any of the Disclosing Partys Confidential Information to any third party without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party (except in accordance with clause (d) or clause (e) below in this Section 9.2), (b) use the Disclosing Partys Confidential Information only as necessary to perform its obligations and exercise its rights under this Agreement, (c) use at least the same degree of care in keeping the Disclosing Partys Confidential Information confidential as it uses for its own Confidential Information of a similar nature (but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care), (d) limit access to the Disclosing Partys Confidential Information to the Receiving Partys Affiliates and authorized sublicensees who have a need to access or know such Confidential Information for the purpose of exercising such Affiliates or sublicensees rights under this Agreement or the applicable sublicenses, as the case may be, provided that such Affiliate or sublicensee is bound in writing to confidentiality obligations at least as protective of the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party as the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement, and (e) limit access to the Disclosing Partys Confidential Information to its employees and contractors, and cause each of its Affiliates and sublicensees to limit access to the Receiving Partys Confidential Information to its respective employees and contractors, who have a need to access or know such Confidential Information for the purpose of the Receiving Party, such Affiliate or such sublicensee to exercise its rights under this Agreement or the applicable sublicense, as the case may be, provided that such employees and contractors are bound in writing to confidentiality obligations at least as protective of the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party as the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement. Except
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as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement is intended to grant to a party any rights in or to any Confidential Information of the other party.
9.3 Exceptions . The Receiving Party shall not be obligated under Section 9.2 above with respect to any information the Receiving Party can document (a) is or, through no improper action or inaction by the Receiving Party or any Affiliate, employee, consultant or advisor of the Receiving Party, becomes generally available and known to the public, (b) was rightfully in its possession or known by it without any obligation of confidentiality prior to receipt from the Disclosing Party, (c) was rightfully disclosed to it without restriction by a third party that, to the Receiving Partys knowledge, was authorized to make such disclosure, (d) was independently developed by the Receiving Party without the use of or reference to any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party or (e) is disclosed by the Disclosing Party to a third party without restriction on such third partys rights to disclose or use the same. Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 9.3, all Confidential Information of Digimarc Corporation existing prior to the Restructuring Date and transferred by Digimarc Corporation to DMRC in accordance with the Separation Agreement shall, for the purpose of this Agreement, be deemed the Confidential Information of DMRC, and the exceptions in clause (b) and clause (d) in this Section 9.3 above will not be applicable thereto.
9.4 Disclosure Required by Law . In the event the Receiving Party is requested or required by law, regulation or judicial process to disclose any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party, the Receiving Party shall provide reasonable advance written notice to the Disclosing Party of any such request or requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek confidential treatment of such Confidential Information prior to its disclosure (whether through protective orders or otherwise). If, in the absence of a protective order, other confidential treatment or waiver under this Agreement, the Receiving Party is advised by its legal counsel that such Receiving Party is legally required to disclose such Confidential Information, the Receiving Party may disclose such Confidential Information without liability under this Agreement, provided that the Receiving Party exercises commercially reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurances that confidential treatment will be accorded any such Confidential Information prior to its disclosure and discloses only the minimum amount of such Confidential Information necessary to comply with such legal requirements.
10. MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Assignment . Except as set forth in any other Transaction Agreement (as defined in the Separation Agreement), neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement will be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of Law (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or otherwise, by either of the parties without the prior written consent of the other party, except (a) for assignments in connection with the acquisition of beneficial ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting securities of such party, including by way of merger or any other business combination, or the sale of all or substantially all assets of such party, and (b) that either party may assign any or all of its rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement to any one or more of its direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiaries (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or DMRC Subsidiaries (as defined in the Separation Agreement); provided that no such assignment will relieve the assigning party from any of its obligations under this Agreement. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement
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will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company and DMRC and their respective successors and assigns.
10.2 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that State.
10.3 Amendment . Except as otherwise permitted herein, this Agreement and its provisions may be amended, supplemented, changed, discharged, modified or terminated only by a writing signed by both parties hereto.
10.4 Waiver . No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by both of the parties hereto. The waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach, and no failure by either party to exercise any right or privilege hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of such partys rights or privileges hereunder or shall be deemed a waiver of such partys rights to exercise the same at any subsequent time or times hereunder.
10.5 Notices . All notices, requests and other communications to a party hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, facsimiled (which is confirmed), sent by email (with a return receipt) or sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) to the parties at the following addresses:
If to the Company, to:
L-1 Identity Solutions Operating Company
c/o L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc.
177 Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06901
Attention: Mark Molina
Facsimile: (203) 504-1104
E-mail: mmolina@L1ID.com
with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
Attention: Marita A. Makinen
Facsimile: (212) 310-8007
E-mail: marita.makinen@weil.com
and
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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
201 Redwood Shores Parkway
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
Attention: Kyle C. Krpata
Facsimile: (802) 650-3100
E-mail: kyle.krpata@weil.com
If to DMRC, to:
DMRC Corporation
9405 SW Gemini Drive
Beaverton, OR 97008
Attention: Robert Chamness, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
Facsimile: (503) 469-4771
E-mail: Robert.Chamness@Company.com
or such other address or facsimile number as either party may hereafter specify by like notice to the other party hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 pm in the place of receipt and such day is a business day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding business day in the place of receipt.
10.6 Entire Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement (including the Schedules hereto and other agreements referred to herein) (a) constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and (b) except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, is not intended to and shall not confer upon any person or entity other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
10.7 Independent Contractor . Each party hereto is acting as, and shall be considered, an independent contractor, and no relationship of partnership, joint venture, employment, franchise, agency or similar arrangement is being created pursuant to or by virtue of this Agreement.
10.8 No Authority to Bind Other Party . In no event shall either party have any authority to negotiate or enter into any contract or commitment for or on behalf of, or in the name of, the other party, or otherwise possess any authority to bind such other party in matters of contract, indebtedness or otherwise, without the prior written approval in each instance of such other party. Neither party shall represent itself as having any such authority, express or implied, from the other party.
10.9 Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall
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nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.
10.10 Remedies Cumulative . The rights and remedies available under this Agreement or otherwise available shall be cumulative of all other rights and remedies and may be exercised successively.
10.11 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
10.12 Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
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/s/ Robert V. La Penta |
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Robert V. LaPenta |
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President and Chief Executive |
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Officer |
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DMRC CORPORATION |
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/s/ Robert Chamness |
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Name: |
Robert Chamness |
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Chief Legal Officer and |
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Secretary |
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Schedule A
Company Patents
Docket
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Country |
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Case Type |
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Relation
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Filing Type |
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Status |
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Application
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Application
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Patent
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Issue Date |
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Title |
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P1003X |
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United States |
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Regular |
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Continuation |
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National |
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Filed |
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10/942,321 |
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9/14/2004 |
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LASER ENGRAVING METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS, AND ARTICLES HAVING LASER ENGRAVING THEREON |
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P1010X |
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United States |
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Converted Provisional |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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10/913,015 |
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8/6/2004 |
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STATISTICAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF FINGERPRINTS |
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P1029X |
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United States |
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Converted Provisional |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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10/954,966 |
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9/29/2004 |
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IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT WITH THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE OF BEARER |
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P1032X |
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United States |
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Converted Provisional |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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10/965,232 |
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10/13/2004 |
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FRAUD PREVENTION IN ISSUANCE OF IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIALS |
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P1035X-CA |
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Canada |
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Regular |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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2540227 |
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10/20/2004 |
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DOCUMENT LAMINATE FORMED FROM DIFFERENT POLYESTER MATERIALS |
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P1035X-EP |
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European Patent Convention |
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Regular |
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Original Filing |
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European Patent Case |
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Filed |
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4795889.7 |
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10/20/2004 |
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DOCUMENT LAMINATE FORMED FROM DIFFERENT POLYESTER MATERIALS |
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P1038X |
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United States |
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Regular |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/025,786 |
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12/28/2004 |
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ID DOCUMENT STRUCTURE WITH PATTERN COATING PROVIDING VARIABLE SECURITY FEATURES |
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P1045X |
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United States |
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Regular |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/096,229 |
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3/30/2005 |
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IMAGE DESTRUCT FEATURE USED WITH IMAGE RECEIVING LAYERS IN SECURE DOCUMENTS |
Docket
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Country |
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Case Type |
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Relation
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Filing Type |
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Status |
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Application
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Application
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Patent
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Issue Date |
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Title |
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P1046X |
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United States |
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Regular |
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Continuation |
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National |
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Filed |
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10/991,354 |
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11/16/2004 |
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MULTIPLE IMAGE SECURITY FEATURES FOR IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME |
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P1050X |
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United States |
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Regular |
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Continuation |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/007,058 |
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12/7/2004 |
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USE OF PEARLESCENT AND OTHER PIGMENTS TO CREATE A SECURITY DOCUMENT |
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P1054X |
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United States |
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Converted Provisional |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/020,651 |
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12/23/2004 |
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OPTICALLY VARIABLE PERSONALIZED INDICIA FOR IDENTICATION DOCUMENTS |
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P1079X |
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United States |
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Converted Provisional |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/078,655 |
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3/11/2005 |
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TAMPER EVIDENT ADHESIVE AND IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT INCLUDING SAME |
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P1087X |
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United States |
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Converted Provisional |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/095,923 |
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3/30/2005 |
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HARD COAT AND IMAGE RECEIVING LAYER STRUCTURES FOR IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS |
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P1091X |
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United States |
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Converted Provisional |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/106,364 |
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4/13/2005 |
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RETROREFLECTIVE SECURITY FEATURES IN SECURE DOCUMENTS |
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P1097X |
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United States |
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Converted Provisional |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/112,965 |
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4/22/2005 |
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MULTIFUNCTION ALL IN ONE CAPTURE STATION FOR CREATING IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS |
Docket
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Country |
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Case Type |
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Relation
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Filing Type |
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Status |
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Application
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Application
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Patent
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Issue Date |
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Title |
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P1181X |
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Patent Cooperation Treaty |
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Regular |
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Original Filing |
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Patent Cooperation Treaty |
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Filed |
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PCT/US06/10633 |
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3/22/2006 |
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IMAGE DESTRUCT FEATURE USED WITH IMAGE RECEIVING LAYERS IN SECURE DOCUMENTS |
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P1204X |
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United States |
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Regular |
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Continuation |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/472,507 |
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6/20/2006 |
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COVERT VARIABLE INFORMATION ON ID DOCUMENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME |
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P1210X |
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United States |
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Converted Provisional |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/460,207 |
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7/26/2006 |
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FORENSIC FEATURE FOR SECURE DOCUMENTS |
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P1211X |
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United States |
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Converted Provisional |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/460,129 |
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7/26/2006 |
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INTERLOCKING DOCUMENT SECURITY FEATURES USING INCOMPATIBLE INKS |
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P1243X |
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United States |
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Regular |
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Continuation |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/567,061 |
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12/5/2006 |
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INK WITH COHESIVE FAILURE AND IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT INCLUDING SAME |
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P1251X |
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United States |
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Converted Provisional |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/613,891 |
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12/20/2006 |
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO HELP DETECT IDENTITY FRAUD |
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P1272X |
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United States |
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Regular |
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Continuation-In-Part |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/625,665 |
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1/22/2007 |
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SECURE CORE MATERIAL FOR DOCUMENTS |
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P1303X |
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United States |
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Regular |
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Continuation |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/737,533 |
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4/19/2007 |
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LASER ETCHED SECURITY FEATURES FOR IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME |
Docket
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Country |
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Case Type |
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Relation
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Filing Type |
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Status |
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Application
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Application
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Patent
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Issue Date |
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Title |
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P1320X |
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United States |
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Regular |
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Continuation |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/757,539 |
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6/4/2007 |
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FRAUD DETERRENCE IN CONNECTION WITH IDENTITY DOCUMENTS |
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P1322X |
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United States |
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Regular |
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Continuation |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/758,609 |
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6/5/2007 |
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THREE DIMENSIONAL DATA STORAGE |
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P1326X |
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United States |
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Converted Provisional |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/765,987 |
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6/20/2007 |
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IMAGE, VIDEO OR AUDIO FILTERING BEFORE BIOMETRIC RECOGNITION |
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P1337X |
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United States |
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Converted Provisional |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/849,168 |
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8/31/2007 |
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LASER MARKING OF PIGMENT LAYERS ON DOCUMENTS |
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P1338X |
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Patent Cooperation Treaty |
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Regular |
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Original Filing |
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Patent Cooperation Treaty |
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Filed |
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PCT/US07/77450 |
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8/31/2007 |
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LASER MARKING OF PIGMENT LAYERS ON DOCUMENTS |
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P1340X |
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United States |
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Regular |
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Continuation |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/866,315 |
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10/2/2007 |
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS USING MULTIPLE BIOMETRIC SEARCHES |
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P1380X |
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United States |
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Regular |
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Continuation |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/963,198 |
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12/21/2007 |
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND PROVIDING NOTIFICATION REGARDING IDENTITY DOCUMENT USAGE |
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P1406X |
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United States |
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Regular |
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Continuation |
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National |
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Filed |
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12/136,681 |
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6/10/2008 |
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ID DOCUMENT STRUCTURE WITH PATTERN COATING PROVIDING VARIABLE SECURITY FEATURES |
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P1408X |
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United States |
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Regular |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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12/141,800 |
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6/18/2008 |
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PERSONALIZING ID DOCUMENT IMAGES |
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P0734 |
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United States |
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Regular |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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10/330,034 |
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12/24/2002 |
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SYSTEMS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR FULL COLOR LASER ENGRAVING OF ID DOCUMENTS |
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P0735-CA |
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Canada |
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Regular |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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2470600 |
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12/24/2002 |
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SYSTEMS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR FULL COLOR LASER ENGRAVING OF ID DOCUMENTS |
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P0735-EP |
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European Patent Convention |
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Regular |
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Original Filing |
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European Patent Case |
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Filed |
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2805980.6 |
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12/24/2002 |
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SYSTEMS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR FULL COLOR LASER ENGRAVING OF ID DOCUMENTS |
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P0735-HK |
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Hong Kong |
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Regular |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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5101943.1 |
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3/7/2005 |
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SYSTEMS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR FULL COLOR LASER ENGRAVING OF ID DOCUMENTS |
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P0792 |
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United States |
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Regular |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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10/370,421 |
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2/19/2003 |
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SECURITY METHODS EMPLOYING DRIVERS LICENSES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS |
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P1122 |
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United States |
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Converted Provisional |
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Original Filing |
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National |
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Filed |
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11/146,896 |
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6/6/2005 |
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FACIAL DATABASE METHODS AND SYSTEMS |
Docket
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Application
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Application
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Patent
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Title |
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P0725X-CN |
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China P.R. |
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Regular |
|
Original Filing |
|
National |
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Granted |
|
2826030.9 |
|
12/20/2002 |
|
ZL 02826030.9 |
|
5/16/2007 |
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LASER ENGRAVING METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS, AND ARTICLES HAVING LASER ENGRAVING THEREON |
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P0725X-HK (CN) |
|
Hong Kong |
|
Confirmation/Pipeline |
|
Original Filing |
|
National |
|
Granted |
|
5111519.4 |
|
12/14/2005 |
|
1079597 |
|
1/25/2008 |
|
LASER ENGRAVING METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS, AND ARTICLES HAVING LASER ENGRAVING THEREON |
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P0728X |
|
United States |
|
Converted Provisional |
|
Original Filing |
|
National |
|
Granted |
|
10/325,434 |
|
12/18/2002 |
|
6,817,530 |
|
11/16/2004 |
|
MULTIPLE IMAGE SECURITY FEATURES FOR IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME |
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P0729X-CA |
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Canada |
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Regular |
|
Original Filing |
|
National |
|
Granted |
|
2470094 |
|
12/18/2002 |
|
2470094 |
|
12/4/2007 |
|
MULTIPLE IMAGE SECURITY FEATURES FOR IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME |
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P0732X |
|
United States |
|
Converted Provisional |
|
Original Filing |
|
National |
|
Granted |
|
10/330,032 |
|
12/24/2002 |
|
7,063,264 |
|
6/20/2006 |
|
COVERT VARIABLE INFORMATION ON IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME |
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P0736X |
|
United States |
|
Converted Provisional |
|
Original Filing |
|
National |
|
Granted |
|
10/330,033 |
|
12/24/2002 |
|
7,207,494 |
|
4/24/2007 |
|
LASER ETCHED SECURITY FEATURES FOR IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME |
Docket
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Case Type |
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Relation
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Filing Type |
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Status |
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Application
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Application
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Patent
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Issue Date |
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Title |
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P0737X-CA |
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Canada |
|
Regular |
|
Original Filing |
|
National |
|
Granted |
|
2,470,547 |
|
12/24/2002 |
|
2470547 |
|
5/20/2008 |
|
LASER ETCHED SECURITY FEATURES FOR IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME |
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P0887X |
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United States |
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Regular |
|
Original Filing |
|
National |
|
Granted |
|
10/676,375 |
|
9/30/2003 |
|
7,364,085 |
|
4/29/2008 |
|
IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT WITH PRINTING THAT CREATES MOVING AND THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE EFFECTS WITH PULSED ILLUMINATION |
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P0899X |
|
United States |
|
Converted Provisional |
|
Original Filing |
|
National |
|
Granted |
|
10/686,005 |
|
10/14/2003 |
|
7,277,891 |
|
10/2/2007 |
|
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS USING MULTIPLE BIOMETRIC SEARCHES |
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P0972X |
|
United States |
|
Converted Provisional |
|
Original Filing |
|
National |
|
Granted |
|
10/825,852 |
|
4/16/2004 |
|
7,225,991 |
|
6/5/2007 |
|
THREE DIMENSIONAL DATA STORAGE |
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P0999X |
|
United States |
|
Regular |
|
Continuation |
|
National |
|
Granted |
|
10/870,678 |
|
6/16/2004 |
|
7,086,666 |
|
8/8/2006 |
|
IDENTIFICATION CARD WITH EMBEDDED HALFTONE IMAGE SECURITY FEATURE PERCEPTIBLE IN TRANSMITTED LIGHT |
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P1041X |
|
United States |
|
Converted Provisional |
|
Original Filing |
|
National |
|
Granted |
|
10/979,770 |
|
11/1/2004 |
|
7,314,162 |
|
1/1/2008 |
|
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPORTING IDENTITY DOCUMENT USAGE |
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P1042X |
|
United States |
|
Converted Provisional |
|
Original Filing |
|
National |
|
Granted |
|
10/980,144 |
|
11/1/2004 |
|
7,225,977 |
|
6/5/2007 |
|
FRAUD DETERRENCE IN CONNECTION WITH IDENTITY DOCUMENTS |
Docket
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Case Type |
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Relation
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Filing Type |
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Status |
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Application
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Application
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Patent
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Issue Date |
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Title |
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P1051X |
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United States |
|
Regular |
|
Original Filing |
|
National |
|
Granted |
|
11/014,195 |
|
12/15/2004 |
|
7,131,585 |
|
11/7/2006 |
|
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SECURE IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT ISSUANCE |
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P1132X |
|
United States |
|
Regular |
|
Continuation |
|
National |
|
Granted |
|
11/196,786 |
|
8/2/2005 |
|
7,278,580 |
|
10/9/2007 |
|
IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND ANTENNA IN A LAYERED DOCUMENT STRUCTURE |
Schedule B
Digimarc Marks
Digimarc
Digimarc ID Systems
D & Design (Circle D)
Schedule C
IDMarc Software
The IDMarc software application product comprised of the following components:
· [**] SDK (used with driver licenses in the [**] and [**]);
· [**] and [**] ID Documents SDK (used with government issued credentials outside of the [**] and [**]); and
· IDMarc [**] component (used in Digimarc Corporations [**] and [**] products used for [**] IDMarc-related watermarks from government issued credentials).
** CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Schedule D
Prior Agreements
Name of
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Date of
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Scope of License/Rights |
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Expiration
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[**] |
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All rights that DMRC has in U.S. Patent Nos. [**] and those applications claiming priority to such patents, and any resulting patents from said applications claiming priority to such patents . |
|
Life of Patents |
** CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Schedule E-H
DMRC Patents
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
Docket
|
|
Application
|
|
Application
|
|
Patent
|
|
Issue Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-065 |
|
09/099,864 |
|
6/18/1998 |
|
6,320,680 |
|
11/20/2001 |
|
STOCASTIC SCANNING DOCUMENTS TO CHANGE MOIRE EFFECTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-065 C1 |
|
09/930,603 |
|
8/15/2001 |
|
6,631,015 |
|
10/7/2003 |
|
STOCASTIC SCANNING DOCUMENTS TO CHANGE MOIRE EFFECTS |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-069 |
|
09/138,061 |
|
8/21/1998 |
|
6,229,924 |
|
5/8/2001 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO WATERMARKING VIDEO IMAGES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-069 C1 |
|
09/778,307 |
|
2/6/2001 |
|
6,798,894 |
|
9/28/2004 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO WATERMARKING VIDEO IMAGES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-070 |
|
08/731,291 |
|
10/11/1996 |
|
7,047,241 |
|
5/16/2006 |
|
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DIGITAL CREATIVE WORKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-076 US |
|
09/784,391 |
|
2/15/2001 |
|
7,298,864 |
|
11/20/2007 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKS AS A GATEWAY AND CONTROL MECHANISM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-077 |
|
09/165,142 |
|
10/1/1998 |
|
6,421,070 |
|
7/16/2002 |
|
SMART IMAGES AND IMAGE BOOKMARKING FOR AN INTERNET BROWSER |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-080- C1 |
|
10/011,129 |
|
11/9/2001 |
|
6,970,573 |
|
11/29/2005 |
|
SELF VALIDATING SECURITY DOCUMENTS UTILIZING WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-080- US |
|
09/442,780 |
|
11/18/1999 |
|
6,389,151 |
|
5/14/2002 |
|
PRINTING AND VALIDATION OF SELF VALIDATING SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-081 |
|
09/130,624 |
|
8/6/1998 |
|
6,324,573 |
|
11/27/2001 |
|
Linking of computers using information steganographically embedded in data objects |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-081-C1 |
|
09/920,396 |
|
8/1/2001 |
|
6,590,998 |
|
7/8/2003 |
|
Network linking method using information embedded in data objects that have inherent noise |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-082 |
|
08/746,613 |
|
11/12/1996 |
|
6,122,403 |
|
9/19/2000 |
|
COMPUTER SYSTEM LINKED BY USING INFORMATION IN DATA OBJECTS |
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
Docket
|
|
Application
|
|
Application
|
|
Patent
|
|
Issue Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-085- C1 |
|
09/616,462 |
|
7/14/2000 |
|
6,332,031 |
|
12/18/2001 |
|
Multiple Watermarking Techniques |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-090-US |
|
09/302,663 |
|
4/30/1999 |
|
6,442,284 |
|
8/27/2002 |
|
WATERMARK DETECTION UTILIZING REGIONS WITH HIGHER PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-091-US |
|
09/527,971 |
|
3/17/2000 |
|
6,988,202 |
|
1/17/2006 |
|
PRE-FILTERING TO INCREASE SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-109 US |
|
09/444,770 |
|
11/22/1999 |
|
6,366,680 |
|
4/2/2002 |
|
ADJUSTING AN ELECTRONIC CAMERA TO ACQUIRE A WATERMARKED IMAGE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-109-C1 |
|
10/002,352 |
|
11/13/2001 |
|
6,546,116 |
|
4/8/2003 |
|
Adjusting an Electronic Camera to Acquire an Image |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-126 US |
|
09/694,465 |
|
10/23/2000 |
|
6,763,122 |
|
7/13/2004 |
|
WATERMARKING AN IMAGE IN COLOR PLANE SEPARATIONS AND DETECTING SUCH WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-136 US |
|
09/771,340 |
|
1/26/2001 |
|
7,072,487 |
|
7/4/2006 |
|
WATERMARK DETECTION USING ADAPTIVE COLOR PROJECTIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-140 |
|
09/803,167 |
|
3/9/2001 |
|
6,961,442 |
|
11/1/2005 |
|
WATERMARKING A CARRIER ON WHICH AN IMAGE WILL BE PLACED OR PROJECTED |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-145 |
|
09/895,063 |
|
6/29/2001 |
|
7,218,751 |
|
5/15/2007 |
|
GENERATING SUPER RESOLUTION DIGITAL IMAGES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-156 |
|
10/066,116 |
|
1/30/2002 |
|
6,899,475 |
|
5/31/2005 |
|
WATERMARKING A PAGE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE FILE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-162 |
|
10/113,099 |
|
3/29/2002 |
|
7,111,170 |
|
9/19/2006 |
|
DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM FOR RESPONDING TO WATERMARKED DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-164 US |
|
10/154,621 |
|
5/22/2002 |
|
6,973,197 |
|
12/6/2005 |
|
WATERMARKING WITH SEPARATE APPLICATION OF THE GRID AND PAYLOAD SIGNALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-166 US |
|
10/209,053 |
|
7/30/2002 |
|
6,700,995 |
|
3/2/2004 |
|
APPLYING DIGITAL WATERMARKS USING DOT GAIN CORRECTION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
G0186 |
|
08/543,161 |
|
10/13/1995 |
|
5,765,152 |
|
6/9/1998 |
|
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING COPYRIGHTED ELECTRONIC MEDIA |
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
Docket
|
|
Application
|
|
Application
|
|
Patent
|
|
Issue Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0028 48857 |
|
08/967,693 |
|
11/12/1997 |
|
6,122,392 |
|
9/19/2000 |
|
SIGNAL PROCESSING TO HIDE PLURAL-BIT INFORMATION IN IMAGE, VIDEO, AND AUDIO DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0030 49623 |
|
08/969,072 |
|
11/12/1997 |
|
5,809,160 |
|
9/15/1998 |
|
METHOD FOR ENCODING AUXILIARY DATA WITHIN A SOURCE SIGNAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0032 49625 |
|
07/923,841 |
|
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7/25/2000 |
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09/645,779 |
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09/640,806 |
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8/17/2000 |
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09/659,125 |
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9/14/2000 |
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10/11/2000 |
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10/4/2000 |
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10/11/2000 |
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1/28/2003 |
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WATERMARKING RECURSIVE HASHES INTO FREQUENCY DOMAIN |
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10/17/2000 |
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12/7/2000 |
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8/22/2001 |
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COUNTERACTING GEOMETRIC DISTORTIONS IN WATERMARKING |
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P0243 |
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09/709,255 |
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11/8/2000 |
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7,261,612 |
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8/28/2007 |
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR READ-ALOUD BOOKS |
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P0245 |
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09/545,174 |
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4/6/2000 |
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6,775,392 |
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8/10/2004 |
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COMPUTER SYSTEM LINKED BY USING INFORMATION IN DATA OBJECTS |
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P0246 |
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09/560,976 |
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4/28/2000 |
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6,553,129 |
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4/22/2003 |
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COMPUTER SYSTEM LINKED BY USING INFORMATION IN DATA OBJECTS |
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P0249 |
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09/731,456 |
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12/6/2000 |
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7,346,776 |
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3/18/2008 |
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AUTHENTICATING MEDIA SIGNALS BY ADJUSTING FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS TO REFERENCE VALUES |
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P0251 |
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09/733,425 |
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12/8/2000 |
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6,442,285 |
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8/27/2002 |
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CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A DEVICE USING A RE-CONFIGURABLE WATERMARK DETECTOR |
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P0252 |
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09/916,207 |
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7/25/2001 |
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6,959,386 |
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10/25/2005 |
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HIDING ENCRYPTED MESSAGES IN INFORMATION CARRIERS |
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P0253 |
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09/737,609 |
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12/13/2000 |
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6,633,654 |
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10/14/2003 |
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PERCEPTUAL MODELING OF MEDIA SIGNALS BASED ON LOCAL CONTRAST AND DIRECTIONAL EDGES |
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P0279 |
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09/758,404 |
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1/10/2001 |
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6,301,369 |
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10/9/2001 |
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IMAGE MARKING TO PERMIT LATER IDENTIFICATION |
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P0280 |
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09/758,523 |
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1/10/2001 |
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6,567,535 |
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5/20/2003 |
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STEGANOGRAPHIC SYSTEM WITH CHANGING OPERATIONS |
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P0281 |
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09/758,531 |
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1/10/2001 |
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6,430,302 |
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8/6/2002 |
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STEGANOGRAPHICALLY ENCODING A FIRST IMAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SECOND IMAGE |
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P0282 |
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09/758,398 |
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1/10/2001 |
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6,757,406 |
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6/29/2004 |
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STEGANOGRAPHIC IMAGE PROCESSING |
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P0284 |
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09/761,280 |
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1/16/2001 |
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6,522,771 |
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2/18/2003 |
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PROCESSING SCANNED SECURITY DOCUMENTS NOTWITHSTANDING CORRUPTIONS SUCH AS ROTATION |
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P0292 |
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09/764,975 |
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1/17/2001 |
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6,760,463 |
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7/6/2004 |
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WATERMARKING METHODS AND MEDIA |
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P0297 |
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09/769,017 |
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1/24/2001 |
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6,829,368 |
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12/7/2004 |
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CONNECTED AUDIO AND OTHER MEDIA OBJECTS |
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
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P0302 |
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09/790,322 |
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2/21/2001 |
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7,111,168 |
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9/19/2006 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKING SYSTEMS |
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P0306 |
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09/775,934 |
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2/2/2001 |
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6,823,075 |
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11/23/2004 |
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AUTHENTICATION WATERMARKS FOR PRINTED OBJECTS AND RELATED APPLICATIONS |
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P0320 |
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09/803,369 |
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3/9/2001 |
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7,051,086 |
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5/23/2006 |
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Method of linking on-line data to printed documents |
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P0321 |
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09/795,339 |
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2/27/2001 |
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6,580,808 |
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6/17/2003 |
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCERNING IMAGE DISTORTION BY REFERENCE TO ENCODED MARKER SIGNALS |
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P0323 |
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09/800,093 |
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3/5/2001 |
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7,061,510 |
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6/13/2006 |
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GEO-REFERENCING OF AERIAL IMAGERY USING EMBEDDED IMAGE IDENTIFIERS AND CROSS-REFERENCED DATA SETS |
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P0325 |
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09/811,366 |
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3/15/2001 |
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6,985,600 |
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1/10/2006 |
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PRINTING MEDIA AND METHODS EMPLOYING DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
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P0331 |
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09/810,080 |
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3/16/2001 |
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7,373,513 |
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5/13/2008 |
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TRANSMARKING OF MULTIMEDIA SIGNALS |
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P0332 |
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09/810,000 |
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3/16/2001 |
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7,142,691 |
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11/28/2006 |
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WATERMARK EMBEDDING FUNCTIONS IN RENDERING DESCRIPTION FILES |
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P0333 |
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09/810,079 |
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3/16/2001 |
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7,020,303 |
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3/28/2006 |
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FEATURE-BASED WATERMARKS AND WATERMARK DETECTION STRATEGIES |
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P0337 |
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09/833,013 |
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4/10/2001 |
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7,249,257 |
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7/24/2007 |
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DIGITALLY WATERMARKED MAPS AND SIGNS AND RELATED NAVIGATIONAL TOOLS |
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P0346 |
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09/872,199 |
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5/31/2001 |
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6,675,146 |
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1/6/2004 |
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AUDIO OR VIDEO STEGANOGRAPHY |
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P0348 |
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09/841,789 |
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4/24/2001 |
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6,590,997 |
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7/8/2003 |
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FILES AND METHODS EMPLOYING COMMON INFORMATION IN BOTH HEADER AND STEGANOGRAPHIC EMBEDDING |
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P0351 |
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09/963,344 |
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9/25/2001 |
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6,993,149 |
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1/31/2006 |
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EMBEDDING DIGITAL WATERMARKS IN SPOT COLORS |
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P0359 |
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09/842,282 |
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4/24/2001 |
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7,024,016 |
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4/4/2006 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKING APPARATUS AND METHODS |
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
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P0360 |
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09/882,279 |
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6/14/2001 |
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6,751,320 |
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6/15/2004 |
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING REPRODUCTION OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS |
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P0361 |
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09/840,016 |
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4/20/2001 |
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6,760,464 |
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7/6/2004 |
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HALFTONE WATERMARKING AND RELATED APPLICATIONS |
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P0363 |
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09/840,018 |
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4/20/2001 |
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7,209,571 |
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4/24/2007 |
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AUTHENTICATING METADATA AND EMBEDDING METADATA IN WATERMARKS OF MEDIA SIGNALS |
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P0366 |
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09/858,336 |
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5/15/2001 |
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7,098,931 |
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8/29/2006 |
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IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
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P0376 |
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09/858,189 |
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5/14/2001 |
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7,185,201 |
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2/27/2007 |
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CONTENT IDENTIFIERS TRIGGERING CORRESPONDING RESPONSES |
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P0378 |
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09/898,901 |
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7/2/2001 |
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6,721,440 |
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4/13/2004 |
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LOW VISIBILITY WATERMARKS USING AN OUT-OF-PHASE COLOR |
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P0379 |
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09/888,339 |
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6/21/2001 |
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7,302,574 |
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11/27/2007 |
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CONTENT IDENTIFIERS TRIGGERING CORRESPONDING RESPONSES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PROCESSING |
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P0383 |
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09/916,216 |
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7/25/2001 |
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6,678,392 |
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1/13/2004 |
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METHOD FOR ENCODING AUXILIARY DATA WITHIN A SOURCE SIGNAL |
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P0384 |
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09/895,748 |
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6/29/2001 |
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6,542,927 |
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4/1/2003 |
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LINKING OF COMPUTERS BASED ON STEGANOGRAPHICALLY EMBEDDED DATA |
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P0387 |
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09/895,867 |
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6/28/2001 |
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6,483,927 |
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11/19/2002 |
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SYNCHRONIZING READERS OF HIDDEN AUXILIARY DATA IN QUANTIZATION-BASED DATA HIDING SCHEMES |
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P0392 |
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09/938,870 |
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8/23/2001 |
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7,246,239 |
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7/17/2007 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS FOR CHECKING AUTHENTICITY OF PRINTED OBJECTS |
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P0394 |
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09/895,794 |
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6/29/2001 |
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6,560,350 |
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5/6/2003 |
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METHODS FOR DETECTING ALTERATION OF AUDIO |
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P0395 |
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09/898,914 |
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7/3/2001 |
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6,771,796 |
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8/3/2004 |
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METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING EQUIPMENT USED IN COUNTERFEITING |
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
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Application
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Patent
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Title |
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P0411 |
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09/923,762 |
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8/6/2001 |
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6,608,911 |
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8/19/2003 |
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DIGITALLY WATERMARKING HOLOGRAMS FOR USE WITH SMART CARDS |
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P0414 |
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09/924,281 |
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8/7/2001 |
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7,362,781 |
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4/22/2008 |
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WIRELESS METHODS AND DEVICES EMPLOYING STEGANOGRAPHY |
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P0415 |
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09/933,863 |
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8/20/2001 |
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6,763,123 |
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7/13/2004 |
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DETECTION OF OUT-OF-PHASE LOW VISIBILITY WATERMARKS |
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P0416 |
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09/940,872 |
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8/27/2001 |
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7,068,809 |
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6/27/2006 |
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SEGMENTATION IN DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
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P0417 |
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10/189,157 |
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7/3/2002 |
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6,647,130 |
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11/11/2003 |
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PRINTABLE INTERFACES AND DIGITAL LINKING WITH EMBEDDED CODES |
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P0418 |
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09/941,365 |
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8/28/2001 |
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6,385,330 |
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5/7/2002 |
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METHOD FOR ENCODING AUXILIARY DATA WITHIN A SOURCE SIGNAL |
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P0419 |
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09/945,244 |
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8/31/2001 |
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7,013,021 |
|
3/14/2006 |
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WATERMARK DETECTION UTILIZING REGIONS WITH HIGHER PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS |
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P0422 |
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09/939,298 |
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8/24/2001 |
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6,804,379 |
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10/12/2004 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS AND POSTAGE |
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P0423 |
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09/941,243 |
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8/28/2001 |
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7,058,697 |
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6/6/2006 |
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Internet linking from image content |
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P0428 |
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09/945,243 |
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8/31/2001 |
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6,718,046 |
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4/6/2004 |
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LOW VISIBILITY WATERMARK USING TIME DECAY FLUORESCENCE |
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P0430 |
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09/951,142 |
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9/10/2001 |
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6,961,444 |
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11/1/2005 |
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TIME AND OBJECT BASED MASKING FOR VIDEO WATERMARKING |
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P0432 |
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09/951,143 |
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9/10/2001 |
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7,277,468 |
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10/2/2007 |
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MEASURING QUALITY OF SERVICE OF BROADCAST MULTIMEDIA SIGNALS USING DIGITAL WATERMARK ANALYSES |
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P0436 |
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09/960,228 |
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9/20/2001 |
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7,248,715 |
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7/24/2007 |
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DIGITALLY WATERMARKING PHYSICAL MEDIA |
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P0442 |
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09/963,343 |
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9/25/2001 |
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6,654,887 |
|
11/25/2003 |
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STEGANOGRAPHY DECODING METHODS EMPLOYING ERROR INFORMATION\n |
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P0451 |
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10/033,363 |
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10/25/2001 |
|
6,975,745 |
|
12/13/2005 |
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SYNCHRONIZING WATERMARK DETECTORS IN GEOMETRICALLY DISTORTED SIGNALS |
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
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Application
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P0463 |
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09/975,739 |
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10/10/2001 |
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6,750,985 |
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6/15/2004 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKS AND METHODS FOR SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
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|
P0472 |
|
09/978,332 |
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10/16/2001 |
|
6,724,914 |
|
4/20/2004 |
|
PROGRESSIVE WATERMARK DECODING ON A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING PLATFORM |
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P0476 |
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10/003,717 |
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10/22/2001 |
|
6,920,232 |
|
7/19/2005 |
|
WATERMARK ENCODING USING ARBITRARY FEATURES |
|
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|
P0477 |
|
10/002,954 |
|
10/23/2001 |
|
7,042,470 |
|
5/9/2006 |
|
USING EMBEDDED STEGANOGRAPHIC IDENTIFIERS IN SEGMENTED AREAS OF GEOGRPHIC IMAGES AND CHARACTERISTICS CORRESPONDING TO IMAGERY DATA DERIVED FROM AERIAL PLATFORMS |
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P0478 |
|
10/164,899 |
|
6/4/2002 |
|
7,043,052 |
|
5/9/2006 |
|
DIGITAL AUTHENTICATION WITH ANALOG DOCUMENTS |
|
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|
P0486 |
|
10/077,354 |
|
2/15/2002 |
|
7,054,461 |
|
5/30/2006 |
|
AUTHENTICATING PRINTED DOCUMENTS USING DIGITAL WATERMARKS ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIDIMENSIONAL QUALITY METRICS |
|
|
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|
P0491 |
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10/016,881 |
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12/14/2001 |
|
6,533,385 |
|
3/18/2003 |
|
METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PRINTERS SIGNATURE AND THE NUMBER OF DOTS PER INCH PRINTED IN A DOCUMENT TO PROVIDE PROOF THAT THE PRINTER PRINTED A PARTICULAR DOCUMENT |
|
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P0494 |
|
09/997,400 |
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11/28/2001 |
|
6,950,519 |
|
9/27/2005 |
|
GEOGRAPHICALLY WATERMARKED IMAGERY AND METHODS |
|
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|
P0495 |
|
09/998,763 |
|
11/29/2001 |
|
6,738,495 |
|
5/18/2004 |
|
WATERMARKING ENHANCED TO WITHSTAND ANTICIPATED CORRUPTIONS |
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P0496 |
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10/012,992 |
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12/7/2001 |
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6,728,390 |
|
4/27/2004 |
|
METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING MULTIPLE WATERMARKS |
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P0497 |
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10/012,703 |
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12/7/2001 |
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6,744,906 |
|
6/1/2004 |
|
METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING MULTIPLE WATERMARKS |
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P0509 |
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10/017,678 |
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12/13/2001 |
|
7,050,603 |
|
5/23/2006 |
|
WATERMARK-ENCODED VIDEO, AND RELATED METHODS |
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
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Application
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Application
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Patent
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Issue Date |
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Title |
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P0511 |
|
10/032,282 |
|
12/20/2001 |
|
6,975,744 |
|
12/13/2005 |
|
DETECTION OF MULTIPLE WATERMARKS AND IMPROVED WATERMARK CALIBRATION SIGNALS |
|
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|
P0512 |
|
10/032,212 |
|
12/20/2001 |
|
6,965,683 |
|
11/15/2005 |
|
ROUTING NETWORKS FOR USE WITH WATERMARK SYSTEMS |
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|
P0513 |
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10/027,783 |
|
12/19/2001 |
|
7,289,643 |
|
10/30/2007 |
|
METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROGRAMS FOR GENERATING AND UTILIZING CONTENT SIGNATURES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0531 |
|
10/029,229 |
|
12/21/2001 |
|
7,123,740 |
|
10/17/2006 |
|
Watermark systems and methods |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0533 |
|
09/228,224 |
|
1/11/1999 |
|
6,442,283 |
|
8/27/2002 |
|
Multimedia Data Embedding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0534 |
|
10/360,794 |
|
4/30/2001 |
|
7,366,908 |
|
4/29/2008 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING WITH CONTENT DEPENDENT KEYS AND AUTOCORRELATION PROPERTIES FOR SYNCHRONIZATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0536 |
|
10/118,846 |
|
4/8/2002 |
|
6,694,042 |
|
2/17/2004 |
|
METHODS FOR DETERMINING CONTENTS OF MEDIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0545 |
|
10/115,444 |
|
4/2/2002 |
|
6,891,959 |
|
5/10/2005 |
|
HIDING INFORMATION OUT-OF-PHASE IN COLOR CHANNELS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0546 |
|
08/918,125 |
|
8/27/1997 |
|
6,282,299 |
|
8/28/2001 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO WATERMARKING USING PERCEPTUAL MASKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0547 |
|
08/918,126 |
|
8/27/1997 |
|
6,272,634 |
|
8/7/2001 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING TO RESOVE MULTIPLE CLAIMS OF OWNERSHIP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0548 |
|
08/918,122 |
|
8/27/1997 |
|
6,031,914 |
|
2/29/2000 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMBEDDING DATA, INCLUDING WATERMARKS, IN HUMAN PERCEPTIBLE IMAGES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0549 |
|
08/921,931 |
|
8/27/1997 |
|
6,226,387 |
|
5/1/2001 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCENE-BASED VIDEO WATERMARKING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0562 |
|
10/074,677 |
|
2/11/2002 |
|
6,763,124 |
|
7/13/2004 |
|
EMBEDDING DIGITAL WATERMARKS IN SPOT COLORS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0564 |
|
10/052,895 |
|
1/17/2002 |
|
6,993,150 |
|
1/31/2006 |
|
HALFTONE PRIMITIVE WATERMARKING AND RELATED APPLICATIONS |
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
Docket
|
|
Application
|
|
Application
|
|
Patent
|
|
Issue Date |
|
Title |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0573 |
|
10/056,276 |
|
1/23/2002 |
|
6,519,352 |
|
2/11/2003 |
|
ENCODING AND DECODING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STEGANOGRAPHICALLY-CONVEYED DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0581 |
|
10/273,311 |
|
10/16/2002 |
|
7,054,465 |
|
5/30/2006 |
|
Data hiding method and system for embedding and extracting information in signals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0588 |
|
10/100,233 |
|
3/13/2002 |
|
6,664,976 |
|
12/16/2003 |
|
IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0589 |
|
08/918,891 |
|
8/27/1997 |
|
6,061,793 |
|
5/9/2000 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMBEDDING DATA, INCLUDING WATERMARKS, IN HUMAN PERCEPTIBLE SOUNDS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0591 |
|
10/102,026 |
|
3/19/2002 |
|
6,968,057 |
|
11/22/2005 |
|
EMULSION PRODUCTS AND IMAGERY EMPLOYING STEGANOGRAPHY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0592 |
|
10/102,269 |
|
3/19/2002 |
|
6,987,861 |
|
1/17/2006 |
|
SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRINTED DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0593 |
|
10/118,468 |
|
4/5/2002 |
|
7,095,871 |
|
8/22/2006 |
|
DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AND LINKING MEDIA SIGNALS WITH RELATED DATA USING WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0595 |
|
10/105,013 |
|
3/22/2002 |
|
6,580,809 |
|
6/17/2003 |
|
QUANTIZATION-BASED DATA HIDING EMPLOYING CALIBRATION AND LOCALLY ADAPTIVE QUANTIZATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0597 |
|
10/108,256 |
|
3/25/2002 |
|
6,654,480 |
|
11/25/2003 |
|
AUDIO APPLIANCE AND MONITORING DEVICE RESPONSIVE TO WATERMARK DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0599 |
|
10/113,398 |
|
3/27/2002 |
|
7,068,811 |
|
6/27/2006 |
|
PROTECTING IMAGES WITH IMAGE MARKINGS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0600 |
|
10/113,818 |
|
3/28/2002 |
|
6,804,376 |
|
10/12/2004 |
|
EQUIPMENT EMPLOYING WATERMARK-BASED AUTHENTICATION FUNCTION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0601 |
|
10/113,910 |
|
3/28/2002 |
|
6,850,626 |
|
2/1/2005 |
|
METHODS EMPLOYING MULTIPLE WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0602 |
|
10/112,647 |
|
3/28/2002 |
|
7,054,462 |
|
5/30/2006 |
|
INFERRING OBJECT STATUS BASED ON DETECTED WATERMARK DATA |
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
Docket
|
|
Application
|
|
Application
|
|
Patent
|
|
Issue Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0603 |
|
10/113,854 |
|
3/28/2002 |
|
7,054,463 |
|
5/30/2006 |
|
DATA ENCODING USING FRAIL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0604 |
|
10/115,582 |
|
4/2/2002 |
|
6,912,295 |
|
6/28/2005 |
|
ENHANCING EMBEDDING OF OUT-OF-PHASE SIGNALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0605 |
|
10/115,441 |
|
4/2/2002 |
|
6,804,377 |
|
10/12/2004 |
|
DETECTING INFORMATION HIDDEN OUT-OF-PHASE IN COLOR CHANNELS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0606 |
|
10/118,653 |
|
4/8/2002 |
|
6,917,724 |
|
7/12/2005 |
|
METHODS FOR OPENING FILE ON COMPUTER VIA OPTICAL SENSING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0607 |
|
10/118,847 |
|
4/8/2002 |
|
6,694,043 |
|
2/17/2004 |
|
METHOD OF MONITORING PRINT DATA FOR TEXT ASSOCIATED WITH A HYPERLINK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0608 |
|
10/120,260 |
|
4/9/2002 |
|
6,567,780 |
|
5/20/2003 |
|
AUDIO WITH HIDDEN IN-BAND DIGITAL DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0617 |
|
10/126,921 |
|
4/18/2002 |
|
7,266,704 |
|
9/4/2007 |
|
USER-FRIENDLY RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0621 |
|
10/132,060 |
|
4/24/2002 |
|
7,046,819 |
|
5/16/2006 |
|
ENCODED REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0625 |
|
10/147,228 |
|
5/15/2002 |
|
7,171,018 |
|
1/30/2007 |
|
PORTABLE DEVICES AND METHODS EMPLOYING DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0629 |
|
10/170,223 |
|
6/10/2002 |
|
6,978,036 |
|
12/20/2005 |
|
TAMPER-RESISTANT AUTHENTICATION TECHNIQUES FOR IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0631 |
|
09/367,797 |
|
2/20/1998 |
|
7,269,734 |
|
9/11/2007 |
|
INVISIBLE DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0639 |
|
10/142,260 |
|
5/8/2002 |
|
6,647,129 |
|
11/11/2003 |
|
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING IMAGE AND AUDIO CONTENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0641 |
|
10/172,506 |
|
6/14/2002 |
|
6,869,023 |
|
3/22/2005 |
|
LINKING DOCUMENTS THROUGH DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0643 |
|
10/165,751 |
|
6/6/2002 |
|
6,754,377 |
|
6/22/2004 |
|
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MARKING PRINTED DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0645 |
|
10/172,734 |
|
6/13/2002 |
|
7,263,202 |
|
8/28/2007 |
|
WATERMARKING TO CONTROL VIDEO RECORDING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0647 |
|
10/172,353 |
|
6/13/2002 |
|
6,614,915 |
|
9/2/2003 |
|
IMAGE CAPTURE AND MARKING |
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
Docket
|
|
Application
|
|
Application
|
|
Patent
|
|
Issue Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0649 |
|
10/172,769 |
|
6/14/2002 |
|
7,039,214 |
|
5/2/2006 |
|
EMBEDDING WATERMARK COMPONENTS DURING SEPARATE PRINTING STAGES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0664 |
|
10/229,382 |
|
8/26/2002 |
|
6,751,337 |
|
6/15/2004 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARK DETECTING WITH WEIGHTING FUNCTION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0665 |
|
10/246,494 |
|
9/17/2002 |
|
7,113,614 |
|
9/26/2006 |
|
EMBEDDING AUXILIARY SIGNALS WITH MULTIPLE COMPONENTS INTO MEDIA SIGNALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0667 |
|
10/202,367 |
|
7/22/2002 |
|
6,704,869 |
|
3/9/2004 |
|
EXTRACTING DIGITAL WATERMARKS USING LOGARITHMIC SAMPLING AND SYMMETRICAL ATTRIBUTES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0668 |
|
10/215,389 |
|
8/7/2002 |
|
6,718,047 |
|
4/6/2004 |
|
WATERMARK EMBEDDER AND READER |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0669 |
|
10/208,735 |
|
7/29/2002 |
|
6,922,480 |
|
7/26/2005 |
|
METHODS FOR ENCODING SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0673 |
|
10/209,756 |
|
7/31/2002 |
|
6,778,682 |
|
8/17/2004 |
|
REDUNDANTLY EMBEDDING AUXILIARY DATA IN SOURCE SIGNALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0676 |
|
10/242,300 |
|
9/11/2002 |
|
7,027,612 |
|
4/11/2006 |
|
MARKING PHYSICAL OBJECTS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0677 |
|
10/218,021 |
|
8/12/2002 |
|
6,993,152 |
|
1/31/2006 |
|
HIDING GEO-LOCTION DATA THROUGH ARRANGEMENT OF OBJECTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0682 |
|
10/195,515 |
|
7/16/2002 |
|
7,103,197 |
|
9/5/2006 |
|
ARRANGEMENTS FOR EMBEDDING SUBLIMINAL DATA IN IMAGERY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0683 |
|
10/237,142 |
|
9/5/2002 |
|
7,151,854 |
|
12/19/2006 |
|
PATTERN RECOGNITION OF OBJECTS IN IMAGE STREAMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0687 |
|
10/241,367 |
|
9/10/2002 |
|
7,113,596 |
|
9/26/2006 |
|
EMBEDDING INFORMATION RELATED TO A SUBJECT OF AN IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT IN THE IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0697 |
|
10/302,753 |
|
11/22/2002 |
|
7,072,490 |
|
7/4/2006 |
|
SYMMETRY WATERMARK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0701 |
|
10/277,617 |
|
10/21/2002 |
|
7,224,819 |
|
5/29/2007 |
|
INTEGRATING DIGITAL WATERMARKS IN MULTIMEDIA CONTENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0702 |
|
10/278,742 |
|
10/21/2002 |
|
7,006,661 |
|
2/28/2006 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
Docket
|
|
Application
|
|
Application
|
|
Patent
|
|
Issue Date |
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Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0777 |
|
10/352,338 |
|
1/27/2003 |
|
6,771,797 |
|
8/3/2004 |
|
WATERMARKS CARRYING CONTENT DEPENDENT SIGNAL METRICS FOR DETECTING AND CHARACTERIZING SIGNAL ALTERATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0778 |
|
09/522,678 |
|
3/10/2000 |
|
6,963,884 |
|
11/8/2005 |
|
RECOVERABLE DIGITAL CONTENT DEGRADATION: METHOD AND APPARATUS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0779 |
|
09/404,292 |
|
9/23/1999 |
|
7,197,156 |
|
3/27/2007 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMBEDDING AUXILIARY INFORMATION WITHIN ORIGINAL DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0780 |
|
09/404,291 |
|
9/23/1999 |
|
7,055,034 |
|
5/30/2006 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROBUST EMBEDDED DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0781 |
|
09/801,515 |
|
3/7/2001 |
|
7,127,744 |
|
10/24/2006 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROTECT MEDIA EXISTING IN AN INSECURE FORMAT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0783 |
|
10/358,447 |
|
2/4/2003 |
|
6,744,907 |
|
6/1/2004 |
|
IMAGE CAPTURE METHODS AND DEVICES EMPLOYING STEGANOGRAPHIC PROCESSING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0786 |
|
10/371,995 |
|
2/20/2003 |
|
7,254,249 |
|
8/7/2007 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING IMAGE SIGNALS ON-CHIP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0787 |
|
10/366,541 |
|
2/12/2003 |
|
6,804,378 |
|
10/12/2004 |
|
METHODS AND PRODUCTS EMPLOYING BIOMETRICS AND STEGANOGRAPHY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0788 |
|
10/367,092 |
|
2/13/2003 |
|
7,113,615 |
|
9/26/2006 |
|
WATERMARK EMBEDDER AND READER |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0807 |
|
10/379,393 |
|
3/3/2003 |
|
7,263,203 |
|
8/28/2007 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0815 |
|
10/400,159 |
|
3/25/2003 |
|
7,181,022 |
|
2/20/2007 |
|
AUDIO WATERMARKING TO CONVEY AUXILIARY INFORMATION, MEDIA EMBODYING SAME |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0817 |
|
10/405,951 |
|
4/1/2003 |
|
7,003,132 |
|
2/21/2006 |
|
EMBEDDING HIDDEN AUXILIARY CODE SIGNALS IN MEDIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0818 |
|
10/435,517 |
|
5/8/2003 |
|
7,006,662 |
|
2/28/2006 |
|
REVERSIBLE WATERMARKING USING EXPANSION, RATE CONTROL AND ITERATIVE EMBEDDING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0823 |
|
10/418,025 |
|
4/16/2003 |
|
7,340,076 |
|
3/4/2008 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKS FOR UNMANNED VEHICLE NAVIGATION |
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
Docket
|
|
Application
|
|
Application
|
|
Patent
|
|
Issue Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0828 |
|
10/423,834 |
|
4/25/2003 |
|
7,197,160 |
|
3/27/2007 |
|
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS USING DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0838 |
|
09/522,312 |
|
3/9/2000 |
|
6,868,497 |
|
3/15/2005 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC ID MANAGEMENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0839 |
|
10/448,544 |
|
5/29/2003 |
|
6,917,691 |
|
7/12/2005 |
|
SUBSTITUTING INFORMATION BASED ON WATERMARK-ENABLED LINKING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0841 |
|
10/460,092 |
|
6/11/2003 |
|
7,286,684 |
|
10/23/2007 |
|
SECURE DOCUMENT DESIGN CARRYING AUXILIARY MACHINE READABLE INFORMATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0842 |
|
10/460,274 |
|
6/11/2003 |
|
6,959,100 |
|
10/25/2005 |
|
SECURE DOCUMENT DESIGN WITH MACHINE READABLE, VARIABLE MESSAGE ENCODED IN A VISIBLE REGISTRATION PATTERN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0844 |
|
10/465,769 |
|
6/18/2003 |
|
6,882,737 |
|
4/19/2005 |
|
DIGITALLY WATERMARKING HOLOGRAMS FOR IDENTITY DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0854 |
|
10/617,571 |
|
7/11/2003 |
|
6,987,862 |
|
1/17/2006 |
|
VIDEO STEGANOGRAPHY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0857 |
|
10/620,211 |
|
7/14/2003 |
|
6,915,002 |
|
7/5/2005 |
|
MULTI-CARRIER WATERMARKS USING CARRIER MODULATED WITH AUXILIARY MESSAGES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0859 |
|
10/636,515 |
|
8/6/2003 |
|
7,152,021 |
|
12/19/2006 |
|
COMPUTING DISTORTION OF MEDIA SIGNALS USING EMBEDDED DATA WITH REPETITIVE STRUCTURE AND LOG-POLAR MAPPING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0867 |
|
10/642,451 |
|
8/14/2003 |
|
7,050,201 |
|
5/23/2006 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING PAPER WITH INFORMATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0870 |
|
10/684,213 |
|
10/10/2003 |
|
7,088,844 |
|
8/8/2006 |
|
PERCEPTUAL MODELING OF MEDIA SIGNALS BASED ON LOCAL CONTRAST AND DIRECTIONAL EDGES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0871 |
|
10/648,105 |
|
8/25/2003 |
|
6,975,746 |
|
12/13/2005 |
|
INTEGRATING DIGITAL WATERMARKS IN MULTIMEDIA CONTENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0876 |
|
10/656,076 |
|
9/4/2003 |
|
7,016,516 |
|
3/21/2006 |
|
DIGITAL AUTHENTICATION WITH DIGITAL AND ANALOG DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0879 |
|
10/683,560 |
|
10/9/2003 |
|
7,181,042 |
|
2/20/2007 |
|
DIGITAL AUTHENTICATION WITH DIGITAL AND ANALOG DOCUMENTS |
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
Docket
|
|
Application
|
|
Application
|
|
Patent
|
|
Issue Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0892 |
|
10/669,310 |
|
9/23/2003 |
|
6,993,153 |
|
1/31/2006 |
|
SELF-ORIENTING WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0898 |
|
10/693,269 |
|
10/23/2003 |
|
6,882,738 |
|
4/19/2005 |
|
METHODS AND TANGIBLE OBJECTS EMPLOYING TEXTURED MACHINE READABLE DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0914 |
|
10/723,731 |
|
11/26/2003 |
|
7,171,020 |
|
1/30/2007 |
|
METHOD FOR UTILIZING FRAGILE WATERMARK FOR ENHANCED SECURITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0922 |
|
10/742,637 |
|
12/19/2003 |
|
7,376,242 |
|
5/20/2008 |
|
QUANTIZATION-BASED DATA EMBEDDING IN MAPPED DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0923 |
|
10/753,984 |
|
1/5/2004 |
|
7,330,562 |
|
2/12/2008 |
|
WATERMARKING IN THE TIME-FREQUENCY DOMAIN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0932 |
|
10/856,678 |
|
5/28/2004 |
|
6,993,154 |
|
1/31/2006 |
|
MEASURING DIGITAL WATERMARK STRENGTH USING ERROR CORRECTION CODING METRICS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0933 |
|
10/781,056 |
|
2/17/2004 |
|
7,020,349 |
|
3/28/2006 |
|
HALFTONE WATERMARKS AND RELATED APPLICATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0934 |
|
10/778,762 |
|
2/13/2004 |
|
7,099,492 |
|
8/29/2006 |
|
Method of steganographically embedding geo-location data in media |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0965 |
|
10/817,456 |
|
4/2/2004 |
|
7,377,421 |
|
5/27/2008 |
|
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERACTING WITH PRINTED ARTICLES, SUCH AS POSTERS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0966 |
|
10/818,938 |
|
4/5/2004 |
|
6,996,252 |
|
2/7/2006 |
|
LOW VISIBILITY WATERMARK USING TIME DECAY FLUORESCENCE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0967 |
|
10/819,716 |
|
4/6/2004 |
|
7,062,069 |
|
6/13/2006 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARK EMBEDDING AND DECODING USING ENCRYPTION KEYS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0968 |
|
10/821,414 |
|
4/9/2004 |
|
7,035,427 |
|
4/25/2006 |
|
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING, ACCESSING AND PAYING FOR THE USE OF COPYRIGHTED ELECTRONIC MEDIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0971 |
|
10/823,514 |
|
4/12/2004 |
|
7,027,614 |
|
4/11/2006 |
|
HIDING INFORMATION TO REDUCE VISUAL ARTIFACTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0976 |
|
10/826,970 |
|
4/15/2004 |
|
7,352,878 |
|
4/1/2008 |
|
HUMAN PERCEPTUAL MODEL APPLIED TO RENDERING OF WATERMARKED SIGNALS |
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
Docket
|
|
Application
|
|
Application
|
|
Patent
|
|
Issue Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0976 |
|
10/826,970 |
|
4/15/2004 |
|
7,352,878 |
|
4/1/2008 |
|
HUMAN PERCEPTUAL MODEL APPLIED TO RENDERING OF WATERMARKED SIGNALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0977 |
|
10/828,930 |
|
4/20/2004 |
|
7,227,972 |
|
6/5/2007 |
|
PROGRESSIVE WATERMARK DECODING ON A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING PLATFORM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0978 |
|
10/830,975 |
|
4/22/2004 |
|
7,152,786 |
|
12/26/2006 |
|
IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT INCLUDING EMBEDDED DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0992 |
|
10/856,682 |
|
5/27/2004 |
|
7,184,570 |
|
2/27/2007 |
|
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STEGANOGRAPHIC PROCESSING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0998 |
|
10/869,320 |
|
6/15/2004 |
|
7,130,087 |
|
10/31/2006 |
|
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PRODUCE SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1015 |
|
10/914,052 |
|
8/6/2004 |
|
7,164,413 |
|
1/16/2007 |
|
ENHANCED INPUT PERIPHERAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1025 |
|
10/941,059 |
|
9/13/2004 |
|
7,213,757 |
|
5/8/2007 |
|
EMERGING SECURITY FEATURES FOR IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1030 |
|
10/953,134 |
|
9/28/2004 |
|
7,139,408 |
|
11/21/2006 |
|
TRANSFORM DOMAIN WATERMARKING OF IMAGE SIGNALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1036 |
|
10/972,286 |
|
10/21/2004 |
|
7,062,070 |
|
6/13/2006 |
|
IMAGE MARKING ADAPTED TO THE IMAGE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1047 |
|
10/992,614 |
|
11/17/2004 |
|
7,305,104 |
|
12/4/2007 |
|
AUTHENTICATION OF IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS USING DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1062 |
|
11/051,442 |
|
2/3/2005 |
|
7,136,502 |
|
11/14/2006 |
|
PRINTING MEDIA AND METHODS EMPLOYING DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1068 |
|
11/060,919 |
|
2/17/2005 |
|
7,164,780 |
|
1/16/2007 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING APPARATUS AND METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1069 |
|
11/060,975 |
|
2/17/2005 |
|
7,177,443 |
|
2/13/2007 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING IDENTIFIERS WITH CONTENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1070 |
|
11/074,997 |
|
3/7/2005 |
|
7,068,812 |
|
6/27/2006 |
|
DECODING HIDDEN DATA FROM IMAGERY |
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
Docket
|
|
Application
|
|
Application
|
|
Patent
|
|
Issue Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1071 |
|
11/074,520 |
|
3/7/2005 |
|
7,136,503 |
|
11/14/2006 |
|
ENCODING HIDDEN DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1089 |
|
11/101,188 |
|
4/6/2005 |
|
7,370,190 |
|
5/6/2008 |
|
DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1092 |
|
11/132,031 |
|
5/17/2005 |
|
7,174,031 |
|
2/6/2007 |
|
METHODS FOR USING WIRELESS PHONES HAVING OPTICAL CAPABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1094 |
|
11/106,186 |
|
4/13/2005 |
|
7,076,084 |
|
7/11/2006 |
|
METHODS AND OBJECTS EMPLOYING MACHINE READABLE DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1101 |
|
11/127,442 |
|
5/11/2005 |
|
7,321,667 |
|
1/22/2008 |
|
DATA HIDING THROUGH ARRANGEMENT OF OBJECTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1118 |
|
11/145,514 |
|
6/3/2005 |
|
7,184,572 |
|
2/27/2007 |
|
USING STEGANOGRAPHIC ENCODED INFORMATION WITH MAPS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1119 |
|
11/145,515 |
|
6/3/2005 |
|
7,209,573 |
|
4/24/2007 |
|
SUBSTITUTING IMAGES IN COPIES BASED ON DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1131 |
|
11/191,328 |
|
7/27/2005 |
|
7,248,717 |
|
7/24/2007 |
|
SECURING MEDIA CONTENT WITH STEGANOGRAPHIC ENCODING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1147 |
|
11/265,766 |
|
11/1/2005 |
|
7,197,164 |
|
3/27/2007 |
|
TIME-VARYING VIDEO WATERMARK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1152 |
|
11/280,835 |
|
11/15/2005 |
|
7,369,676 |
|
5/6/2008 |
|
ROUTING NETWORKS FOR USE WITH CONTENT LINKING SYSTEMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1155 |
|
11/286,154 |
|
11/23/2005 |
|
7,269,275 |
|
9/11/2007 |
|
PHYSICAL OBJECTS AND VALIDATION OF PHYSICAL OBJECTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1161 |
|
11/312,247 |
|
12/19/2005 |
|
7,239,734 |
|
7/3/2007 |
|
AUTHENTICATION OF IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND BANKNOTES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1165 |
|
11/317,474 |
|
12/22/2005 |
|
7,242,790 |
|
7/10/2007 |
|
VIDEO STEGANOGRAPHY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1170 |
|
11/345,648 |
|
1/31/2006 |
|
7,286,685 |
|
10/23/2007 |
|
HALFTONE WATERMARKING AND RELATED APPLICATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1186 |
|
11/380,181 |
|
4/25/2006 |
|
7,313,251 |
|
12/25/2007 |
|
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC MEDIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1191 |
|
11/382,459 |
|
5/9/2006 |
|
7,330,563 |
|
2/12/2008 |
|
DOCUMENTS, ARTICLES AND AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS AND ARTICLES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1201 |
|
11/420,977 |
|
5/30/2006 |
|
7,266,217 |
|
9/4/2007 |
|
MULTIPLE WATERMARKS IN CONTENT |
Sch E (US Granted Patents)
Docket
|
|
Application
|
|
Application
|
|
Patent
|
|
Issue Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1202 |
|
11/452,662 |
|
6/13/2006 |
|
7,369,678 |
|
5/6/2008 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARK AND STEGANOGRAPHIC DECODING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1207 |
|
11/456,809 |
|
7/11/2006 |
|
7,305,117 |
|
12/4/2007 |
|
METHODS AND TANGIBLE OBJECTS EMPLOYING MACHINE READABLE DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1218 |
|
11/466,392 |
|
8/22/2006 |
|
7,372,976 |
|
5/13/2008 |
|
CONTENT INDEXING AND SEARCHING USING CONTENT IDENTIFIERS AND ASSOCIATED METADATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1224 |
|
11/536,459 |
|
9/28/2006 |
|
7,280,672 |
|
10/9/2007 |
|
IMAGE DATA PROCESSING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1254 |
|
11/622,202 |
|
1/11/2007 |
|
7,330,564 |
|
2/12/2008 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING APPARATUS AND METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1261 |
|
11/621,839 |
|
1/10/2007 |
|
7,313,253 |
|
12/25/2007 |
|
METHODS AND TANGIBLE OBJECTS EMPLOYING MACHINE READABLE DATA IN PHOTO-REACTIVE MATERIALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1281 |
|
11/672,313 |
|
2/7/2007 |
|
7,359,528 |
|
4/15/2008 |
|
MONITORING OF VIDEO OR AUDIO BASED ON IN-BAND DATA AND OUT-OF-BAND DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1292 |
|
11/679,004 |
|
2/26/2007 |
|
7,349,555 |
|
3/25/2008 |
|
DOCUMENTS AND APPARATUS TO ENCODE DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1306 |
|
11/739,534 |
|
4/24/2007 |
|
7,362,879 |
|
4/22/2008 |
|
SUBSTITUTING OBJECTS BASED ON STEGANOGRAPHIC ENCODING |
Sch F (Foreign Granted)
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|
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|
Application
|
|
Application
|
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Patent
|
|
Issue Date |
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Title |
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|
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|
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|
|
|
EWG-069-JP |
|
Japan |
|
2000-508081 |
|
8/24/1998 |
|
4068301 |
|
1/18/2008 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO WATERMARKING VIDEO IMAGES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-080- DE |
|
Germany |
|
99958983.1 |
|
11/13/1999 |
|
69923781.5-08 |
|
2/16/2005 |
|
PRINTING AND VALIDATION OF SELF VALIDATING SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-080- EP |
|
European Patent Convention |
|
99958983.1 |
|
11/13/1999 |
|
1131769 |
|
2/16/2005 |
|
PRINTING AND VALIDATION OF SELF VALIDATING SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-080- FR |
|
France |
|
99958983.1 |
|
11/13/1999 |
|
1131769 |
|
2/16/2005 |
|
PRINTING AND VALIDATION OF SELF VALIDATING SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-080- UK |
|
Great Britain |
|
99958983.1 |
|
11/13/1999 |
|
1131769 |
|
2/16/2005 |
|
PRINTING AND VALIDATION OF SELF VALIDATING SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-085- AU |
|
Australia |
|
24634/99 |
|
1/20/1999 |
|
747372 |
|
8/29/2002 |
|
Multiple Watermarking Techniques |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-085- DE |
|
Germany |
|
99904182.5 |
|
1/20/1999 |
|
69937044.2-08 |
|
9/5/2007 |
|
Multiple Watermarking Techniques |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-085- EP |
|
European Patent Convention |
|
99904182.5 |
|
1/20/1999 |
|
1050005 |
|
9/5/2007 |
|
Multiple Watermarking Techniques |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EWG-085- FR |
|
France |
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1/20/1999 |
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9/5/2007 |
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Multiple Watermarking Techniques |
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Hong Kong |
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4/25/2001 |
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1032464B |
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12/7/2007 |
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Germany |
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11/16/1994 |
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737387 |
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4/9/2003 |
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IDENTIFICATION/AUTHENTICATION CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS |
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737387 |
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4/9/2003 |
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IDENTIFICATION/AUTHENTICATION CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS |
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Great Britain |
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95909196.8 |
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737387 |
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Switzerland |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS AND METHODS FOR SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS AND METHODS FOR SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS AND METHODS FOR SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
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7/7/1999 |
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981113 |
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9/14/2005 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS AND METHODS FOR SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
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Germany |
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1/12/2005 |
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Spain |
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11/16/1994 |
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959620 |
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1/12/2005 |
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99116359.3 |
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11/16/1994 |
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959620 |
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1/12/2005 |
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VIDEO WITH HIDDEN IN-BAND DIGITAL DATA |
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P0066 53039-UK |
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Great Britain |
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99116359.3 |
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959620 |
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1/12/2005 |
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European Patent Convention |
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2/28/2001 |
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Germany |
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99116366.8 |
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11/16/1994 |
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69426787.2-08 |
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2/28/2001 |
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VIDEO COPY CONTROL WITH PLURAL EMBEDDED SIGNALS (From 53040) |
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P0067 53040-NL |
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Netherland |
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99116366.8 |
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11/16/1994 |
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959621 |
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2/28/2001 |
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VIDEO COPY CONTROL WITH PLURAL EMBEDDED SIGNALS (From 53040) |
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P0067 53040-UK |
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Great Britain |
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99116366.8 |
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11/16/1994 |
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959621 |
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2/28/2001 |
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VIDEO COPY CONTROL WITH PLURAL EMBEDDED SIGNALS (From 53040) |
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France |
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99116366.8 |
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11/16/1994 |
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959621 |
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2/28/2001 |
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VIDEO COPY CONTROL WITH PLURAL EMBEDDED SIGNALS (From 53040) |
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European Patent Convention |
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7/16/2003 |
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FORGERY-RESISTANT DOCUMENTS WITH IMAGES CONVEYING SECRET AND RELATED METHODS |
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P0131 60105-CH |
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Switzerland |
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104810.7 |
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5/7/1996 |
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1003324 |
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7/16/2003 |
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FORGERY-RESISTANT DOCUMENTS WITH IMAGES CONVEYING SECRET\nAND RELATED METHODS |
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P0131 60105-DE |
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Germany |
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104810.7 |
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5/7/1996 |
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69629134.7 |
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7/16/2003 |
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FORGERY-RESISTANT DOCUMENTS WITH IMAGES CONVEYING SECRET\nAND RELATED METHODS |
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P0131 60105-FR |
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France |
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104810.7 |
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5/7/1996 |
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1003324 |
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7/16/2003 |
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FORGERY-RESISTANT DOCUMENTS WITH IMAGES CONVEYING SECRET\nAND RELATED METHODS |
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Great Britain |
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104810.7 |
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5/7/1996 |
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1003324 |
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7/16/2003 |
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FORGERY-RESISTANT DOCUMENTS WITH IMAGES CONVEYING SECRET\nAND RELATED METHODS |
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Netherland |
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104810.7 |
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5/7/1996 |
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1003324 |
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7/16/2003 |
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FORGERY-RESISTANT DOCUMENTS WITH IMAGES CONVEYING SECRET\nAND RELATED METHODS |
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Germany |
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116604 |
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5/7/1996 |
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69625626.6 |
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1/2/2003 |
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INITIATING A LINK BETWEEN COMPUTERS BASED ON THE DECODING OF AN ADDRESS STEGANOGRAPHCAILLY EMBEEDED IN AN AUDIO OBJECT |
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European Patent Convention |
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5/7/1996 |
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1/2/2003 |
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INITIATING A LINK BETWEEN COMPUTERS BASED ON THE DECODING OF AN ADDRESS STEGANOGRAPHCAILLY EMBEEDED IN AN AUDIO OBJECT |
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P0186 60230L-FI |
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Finland |
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116604 |
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5/7/1996 |
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1049320 |
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1/2/2003 |
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INITIATING A LINK BETWEEN COMPUTERS BASED ON THE DECODING OF\nAN ADDRESS STEGANOGRAPHCAILLY EMBEEDED IN AN AUDIO OBJECT |
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P0186 60230L-FR |
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France |
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116604 |
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5/7/1996 |
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1049320 |
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1/2/2003 |
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INITIATING A LINK BETWEEN COMPUTERS BASED ON THE DECODING OF\nAN ADDRESS STEGANOGRAPHCAILLY EMBEEDED IN AN AUDIO OBJECT |
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P0186 60230L-GB |
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Great Britain |
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116604 |
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5/7/1996 |
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1049320 |
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1/2/2003 |
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INITIATING A LINK BETWEEN COMPUTERS BASED ON THE DECODING OF\nAN ADDRESS STEGANOGRAPHCAILLY EMBEEDED IN AN AUDIO OBJECT |
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Netherland |
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116604 |
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5/7/1996 |
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1049320 |
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1/2/2003 |
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INITIATING A LINK BETWEEN COMPUTERS BASED ON THE DECODING OF\nAN ADDRESS STEGANOGRAPHCAILLY EMBEEDED IN AN AUDIO OBJECT |
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P0186 60230L-SE |
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Sweden |
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116604 |
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5/7/1996 |
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1049320 |
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1/2/2003 |
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INITIATING A LINK BETWEEN COMPUTERS BASED ON THE DECODING OF\nAN ADDRESS STEGANOGRAPHCAILLY EMBEEDED IN AN AUDIO OBJECT |
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Hong Kong |
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105849.2 |
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7/9/2004 |
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FORGERY-RESISTANT DOCUMENTS WITH IMAGES CONVEYING SECRET\nDATA, ND RELATED METHODS |
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Australia |
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4/14/1999 |
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761566 |
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9/25/2003 |
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Great Britain |
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4/14/1999 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKING AND BANKNOTES |
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Japan |
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4/14/1999 |
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4071261 |
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1/25/2008 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKING AND BANKNOTES |
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China P.R. |
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99808918.4 |
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6/24/1999 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS AND METHODS FOR SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
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Singapore |
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200100009-0 |
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6/24/1999 |
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78503 |
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4/29/2005 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS AND METHODS FOR SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
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Canada |
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Hong Kong |
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European Patent Convention |
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Switzerland |
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TRANSFORM DOMAIN USE OF STEGANOGRAPHICALLY EMBEDDED DATA TO\nDISCERN IMAGE DISTORTION |
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Germany |
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5/7/1996 |
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TRANSFORM DOMAIN USE OF STEGANOGRAPHICALLY EMBEDDED DATA TO\nDISCERN IMAGE DISTORTION |
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France |
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1107905 |
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1137251 |
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3/3/2004 |
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Netherland |
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1107905 |
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5/7/1996 |
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1137251 |
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3/3/2004 |
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Great Britain |
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1107905 |
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5/7/1996 |
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1137251 |
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3/3/2004 |
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TRANSFORM DOMAIN USE OF STEGANOGRAPHICALLY EMBEDDED DATA TO\nDISCERN IMAGE DISTORTION |
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Hong Kong |
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1101761.4 |
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3/12/2001 |
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1031013 |
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2/21/2003 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKING AND BANKNOTES - From 60295 |
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South Korea |
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746018 |
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7/30/2007 |
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SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODS, DEVICES, AND APPLICATIONS FOR DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT KEN LEVY CASE!!! |
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Australia |
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975218 |
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2/20/1998 |
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741906 |
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12/13/2001 |
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INVISIBLE DIGITAL WATERMARKS (Telstra) |
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P0655-KR-DIV |
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South Korea |
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10-2006-7001790 |
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1/25/2006 |
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799477 |
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1/24/2008 |
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CONNECTED AUDIO AND OTHER MEDIA OBJECTS |
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P0658 |
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South Korea |
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10-2002-7010746 |
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2/14/2001 |
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799090 |
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1/23/2008 |
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WATERMARK ENCODER AND DECODER ENABLED SOFTWARE |
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P0679W |
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Great Britain |
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219190.6 |
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4/14/1999 |
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2375254 |
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12/24/2002 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKING AND BANKNOTES |
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P0739 |
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European Patent Convention |
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1954827 |
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7/20/2001 |
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EP1311973 |
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4/4/2007 |
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USING EMBEDDED DATA WITH FILE SHARING |
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P0739-DE |
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Germany |
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1954827 |
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7/20/2001 |
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60127689.2 |
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4/4/2007 |
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USING EMBEDDED DATA WITH FILE SHARING |
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P0739-FR |
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France |
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1954827 |
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7/20/2001 |
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EP1311973 |
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4/4/2007 |
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USING EMBEDDED DATA WITH FILE SHARING |
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P0739-GB |
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Great Britain |
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1954827 |
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7/20/2001 |
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EP1311973 |
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4/4/2007 |
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USING EMBEDDED DATA WITH FILE SHARING |
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P0743 |
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Australia |
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2001277047 |
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7/20/2001 |
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2001277047 |
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1/17/2008 |
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USING EMBEDDED DATA WITH FILE SHARING |
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P0749 |
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Australia |
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2001277147 |
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7/24/2001 |
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2001277147 |
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8/31/2006 |
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AUTHENTICATION WATERMARKS FOR PRINTED OBJECTS AND RELATED APPLICATIONS |
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P0800-CA |
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Canada |
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2,422,081 |
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10/25/2001 |
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2,422,081 |
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8/21/2007 |
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DIGITALLY MARKED OBJECTS AND PROMOTIONAL METHODS |
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P0862 |
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European Patent Convention |
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3021209.6 |
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11/16/1994 |
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1389011 |
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2/27/2008 |
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A METHOD OF EMBEDDING A STEGANOGRAPHIC CODE IN AN IMAGE SIGNAL |
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P0862-DE |
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Germany |
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3021209.6 |
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11/16/1994 |
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1389011 |
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2/27/2008 |
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A METHOD OF EMBEDDING A STEGANOGRAPHIC CODE IN AN IMAGE SIGNAL |
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P0862-FR |
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France |
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3021209.6 |
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11/16/1994 |
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1389011 |
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2/27/2008 |
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A METHOD OF EMBEDDING A STEGANOGRAPHIC CODE IN AN IMAGE SIGNAL |
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P0862-GB |
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Great Britain |
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3021209.6 |
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11/16/1994 |
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1389011 |
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2/27/2008 |
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A METHOD OF EMBEDDING A STEGANOGRAPHIC CODE IN AN IMAGE SIGNAL |
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P0862-IT |
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Italy |
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3021209.6 |
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11/16/1994 |
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1389011 |
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2/27/2008 |
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A METHOD OF EMBEDDING A STEGANOGRAPHIC CODE IN AN IMAGE SIGNAL |
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P0862-NE |
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Netherland |
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3021209.6 |
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11/16/1994 |
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1389011 |
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2/27/2008 |
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A METHOD OF EMBEDDING A STEGANOGRAPHIC CODE IN AN IMAGE SIGNAL |
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P0862-SP |
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Spain |
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3021209.6 |
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11/16/1994 |
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1389011 |
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2/27/2008 |
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A METHOD OF EMBEDDING A STEGANOGRAPHIC CODE IN AN IMAGE SIGNAL |
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P0960-JP |
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Japan |
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2004-224727 |
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5/7/1996 |
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3949679 |
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4/27/2007 |
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STEGANOGRAPHY SYSTEMS- DIV OF 48700 |
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P1019-DE |
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Germany |
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4020890.2 |
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11/13/1999 |
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69937972.5-08 |
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1/9/2008 |
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Photographic Identification Document |
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P1019-EP |
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European Patent Convention |
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4020890.2 |
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11/13/1999 |
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1484710 |
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1/9/2008 |
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Photographic Identification Document |
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P1019-FR |
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France |
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4020890.2 |
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11/13/1999 |
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1484710 |
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1/9/2008 |
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Photographic Identification Document |
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P1019-GB |
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Great Britain |
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4020890.2 |
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11/13/1999 |
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1484710 |
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1/9/2008 |
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Photographic Identification Document |
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P0265-HK |
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Hong Kong |
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5111612 |
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12/15/2005 |
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HK1077147 |
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5/9/2008 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS AND METHODS FOR SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
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P0655 |
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South Korea |
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10-2002-7009576 |
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1/25/2001 |
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827215 |
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4/28/2008 |
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CONNECTED AUDIO AND OTHER MEDIA OBJECTS |
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EWG-065-C2 |
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10/678,584 |
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10/3/2003 |
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EXPLOITING RANDOM MOTION DURING SCANNING TO YIELD IMPROVED IMAGE |
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EWG-070-C1 |
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09/337,637 |
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6/21/1999 |
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DIGITAL CREATIVE WORKS |
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P0102 60049 |
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09/587,493 |
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6/2/2000 |
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USING CLASSIFICATION TECHNIQUES IN DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
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P0115 60081 |
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09/476,686 |
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12/30/1999 |
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WATERMARK-BASED PERSONAL AUDIO APPLIANCE |
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P0116 60085 |
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09/479,304 |
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1/6/2000 |
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WIRELESS METHODS AND DEVICES EMPLOYING STEGANOGRAPHY |
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P0133 60109 |
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09/502,542 |
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2/10/2000 |
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING ON-LINE SHOPPING |
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P0147 60138 |
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09/531,076 |
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3/18/2000 |
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SYSTEM FOR LINKING FROM OBJECTS TO REMOTE RESOURCES |
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P0159 60177 |
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09/538,493 |
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3/30/2000 |
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INSERTING WATERMARKS IN DIGITAL SIGNALS |
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P0161 60181 |
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09/562,517 |
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5/1/2000 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS IN TV AND RADIO BROADCASTS, FOR AUGMENTING BROADCASTED CONTENT THROUGH LNKS TO INFORMATION, ENTERTAINMENT, AND COMMERCE OPPORTUNITIES |
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P0171 60195 |
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09/574,726 |
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5/18/2000 |
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MUSIC METHODS AND SYSTEMS |
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P0194 60252 |
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09/620,019 |
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7/20/2000 |
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USING EMBEDDED DATA WITH FILE SHARING |
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P0201 60259 |
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09/636,102 |
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8/10/2000 |
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WATERMARK ENCODING AND DECODER ENABLED SOFTWARE AND DEVICES |
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P0216 60299 |
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09/670,113 |
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9/26/2000 |
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METHODS OF PROCESSING TEXT FOUND IN IMAGES |
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P0224 60307 |
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09/689,289 |
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10/11/2000 |
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PRINTING MEDIA AND METHODS EMPLOYING DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
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P0228 60316 |
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09/697,015 |
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10/25/2000 |
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ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS |
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P0231 60319 |
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09/697,009 |
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10/25/2000 |
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DIGITALLY MARKED OBJECTS AND PROMOTIONAL METHODS |
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P0327 |
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10/090,775 |
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3/6/2002 |
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NETWORK LINKING METHOD USING INDEX MODULATED ON DATA |
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P0331 |
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09/810,080 |
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3/16/2001 |
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TRANSMARKING OF MULTIMEDIA SIGNALS |
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P0367 |
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09/853,835 |
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5/10/2001 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
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P0381 |
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10/118,849 |
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4/8/2002 |
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METHOD FOR MONITORING INTERNET DISSEMINATION OF IMAGE, VIDEO, AND/OR AUDIO FILES |
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P0414 |
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09/924,281 |
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8/7/2001 |
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WIRELESS METHODS AND DEVICES EMPLOYING STEGANOGRAPHY |
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P0431 |
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09/952,475 |
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9/11/2001 |
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CONTENT SENSITIVE CONNECTED CONTENT |
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P0435 |
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09/952,384 |
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9/11/2001 |
|
USING EMBEDDED DATA WITH FILE SHARING |
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P0468 |
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10/035,830 |
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10/18/2001 |
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CONTENT AUTHENTICATION AND RECOVERY USING DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
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P0483 |
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10/045,654 |
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10/26/2001 |
|
INCLUDING A METRIC IN A DIGITAL WATERMARK FOR MEDIA AUTHENTICATION |
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P0487 |
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10/053,488 |
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11/2/2001 |
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PARALLEL PROCESSING OF DIGITAL WATERMARKING OPERATIONS |
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P0490 |
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10/002,225 |
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11/20/2001 |
|
WATERMARK COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS |
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P0502 |
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10/017,677 |
|
12/13/2001 |
|
FORENSIC DIGITAL WATERMARKING WITH VARIABLE ORIENTATION AND PROTOCOLS |
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P0530 |
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10/028,751 |
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12/21/2001 |
|
WATERMARK AND FINGERPRINT SYSTEMS FOR MEDIA\n\n \n |
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P0534 |
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10/360,794 |
|
4/30/2001 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING WITH CONTENT DEPENDENT KEYS AND AUTOCORRELATION PROPERTIES FOR SYNCHRONIZATION |
|
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P0569 |
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10/060,049 |
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1/28/2002 |
|
EFFICIENT INTERACTIVE TV |
|
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P0585 |
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10/086,180 |
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2/25/2002 |
|
DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF TRUSTED PHOTOS |
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P0616 |
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10/122,141 |
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4/12/2002 |
|
WATERMARK SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
Sch G (US Pending)
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P0620 |
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10/158,385 |
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5/29/2002 |
|
LAYERED SECURITY IN DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
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P0627 |
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10/139,147 |
|
5/2/2002 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING METHODS AND RELATED TOY AND GAME APPLICATIONS |
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P0642 |
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10/193,719 |
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7/10/2002 |
|
VARIABLE MESSAGE CODING PROTOCOLS FOR ENCODING AUXILIARY DATA IN MEDIA SIGNALS |
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P0644 |
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10/172,735 |
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6/13/2002 |
|
WATERMARKING AND ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDES |
|
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P0646 |
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10/172,733 |
|
6/13/2002 |
|
WATERMARKING TO SET VIDEO USAGE PERMISSIONS |
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P0661 |
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10/186,175 |
|
6/27/2002 |
|
CONNECTED AUDIO AND OTHER MEDIA OBJECTS |
|
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P0691 |
|
10/300,921 |
|
11/19/2002 |
|
WATERMARK PLACEMENT IN WATERMARKING OF TIME VARYING MEDIA SIGNALS |
|
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P0699 |
|
10/274,290 |
|
10/18/2002 |
|
WATERMARK EMBEDDER AND READER |
|
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P0706 |
|
10/275,197 |
|
10/30/2002 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING SYSTEM |
|
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P0707 |
|
10/286,517 |
|
11/1/2002 |
|
AUTHENTICATION USING A DIGITAL WATERMARK |
|
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P0722 |
|
10/307,497 |
|
11/27/2002 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSACTION CARD SECURITY UTILIZING EMBEDDED IMAGE DATA |
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P0752 |
|
10/319,404 |
|
12/12/2002 |
|
REVERSIBLE WATERMARKING |
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P0755 |
|
10/319,413 |
|
12/13/2002 |
|
PROGRESSIVE IMAGE QUALITY CONTROL USING WATERMARKING |
|
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P0761 |
|
10/326,575 |
|
12/20/2002 |
|
PERSONAL DOCUMENT AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM USING WATERMARKING |
|
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|
P0770 |
|
10/349,322 |
|
1/21/2003 |
|
TEMPORAL SYNCHRONIZATION OF VIDEO AND AUDIO SIGNALS |
|
|
|
|
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|
P0782 |
|
09/522,744 |
|
3/10/2000 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTELLIGENT CONTENT SCRAMBLING |
|
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P0785 |
|
10/366,629 |
|
2/12/2003 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING AND TELEVISION SERVICES |
Sch G (US Pending)
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Application Number |
|
Application Date |
|
Title |
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|
P0805 |
|
10/383,156 |
|
3/5/2003 |
|
METHODS FOR DECODING WATERMARK DATA FROM AUDIO, AND CONTROLLING AUDIO DEVICES IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH |
|
|
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|
P0806 |
|
10/382,359 |
|
3/4/2003 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING SECURITY SYSTEMS |
|
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P0821 |
|
10/435,612 |
|
5/8/2003 |
|
TRANSFORMING DATA FILES INTO LOGICAL STORAGE UNITS FOR AUXILIARY DATA THROUGH REVERSIBLE WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
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P0827 |
|
10/423,489 |
|
4/25/2003 |
|
IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS USING DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
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P0835 |
|
10/449,827 |
|
5/29/2003 |
|
LAYERED SECURITY IN DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
|
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P0837 |
|
10/602,549 |
|
6/23/2003 |
|
EMBEDDED DATA WINDOWS IN AUDIO SEQUENCES AND VIDEO FRAMES |
|
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P0851 |
|
10/613,913 |
|
7/3/2003 |
|
COLOR ADAPTIVE WATERMARKING |
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P0855 |
|
10/622,180 |
|
7/16/2003 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING AND FINGERPRINTING APPLICATIONS FOR COPY PROTECTION |
|
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P0856 |
|
10/622,079 |
|
7/16/2003 |
|
FINGERPRINTING APPLICATIONS |
|
|
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|
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|
P0860 |
|
10/636,505 |
|
8/6/2003 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING OF LOW BIT RATE VIDEO |
|
|
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|
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|
P0869 |
|
10/686,547 |
|
10/14/2003 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING FOR IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS |
|
|
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|
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|
P0872 |
|
10/469,474 |
|
8/27/2003 |
|
QUANTIZATION-BASED DATA HIDING EMPLOYING CALIBRATION AND LOCALLY ADAPTIVE QUANTIZATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0877 |
|
10/656,930 |
|
9/4/2003 |
|
DIGITAL AUTHENTICATION WITH DIGITAL AND ANALOG DOCUMENTS |
|
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|
|
|
P0880 |
|
10/658,808 |
|
9/8/2003 |
|
METHOD FOR INCREASING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF A MEDIA PLAYER/RECORDER DEVICE OR AN APPLICATION PROGRAM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0881 |
|
10/666,929 |
|
9/18/2003 |
|
DIGITALLY WATERMARKING DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH VEHICLES |
Sch G (US Pending)
Docket Number |
|
Application Number |
|
Application Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0895 |
|
10/686,495 |
|
10/14/2003 |
|
IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT AND RELATED METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0904 |
|
10/742,510 |
|
12/19/2003 |
|
COLOR LASER ENGRAVING AND DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0912 |
|
10/723,181 |
|
11/26/2003 |
|
AUTOMATED METHODS FOR DISTINGUISHING COPIES FROM ORIGINAL PRINTED OBJECTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0915 |
|
10/843,866 |
|
5/11/2004 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0922 |
|
10/742,637 |
|
12/19/2003 |
|
QUANTIZATION-BASED DATA EMBEDDING IN MAPPED DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0925-RE |
|
10/766,750 |
|
1/27/2004 |
|
METHOD FOR SURVEYING DISSEMINATION OF PROPRIETARY EMPIRICAL DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0929 |
|
10/764,430 |
|
1/23/2004 |
|
PAPER PRODUCTS AND PHYSICAL OBJECTS AS MEANS TO ACCESS AND CONTROL A COMPUTER OR TO NAVIGATE OVER OR ACT AS A PORTAL ON A NETWORK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0930 |
|
10/774,312 |
|
2/5/2004 |
|
WATERMARKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0935 |
|
10/781,145 |
|
2/17/2004 |
|
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING COPYRIGHTED ELECTRONIC MEDIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0936 |
|
10/794,395 |
|
3/5/2004 |
|
EVALUATING OBJECTS INCLUDING MACHINE-READABLE INDICIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0941 |
|
10/841,970 |
|
5/6/2004 |
|
METHODS FOR READING WATERMARKS IN UNKNOWN DATA TYPES, AND DVD DRIVES WITH SUCH FUNCTIONALITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0943 |
|
10/791,213 |
|
3/1/2004 |
|
APPLYING DIGITAL WATERMARKS USING PRINTING PROCESS CORRECTION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0944 |
|
10/792,400 |
|
3/2/2004 |
|
PRINTER DRIVER SEPARATELY APPLYING WATERMARK AND INFORMATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0945 |
|
10/794,770 |
|
3/3/2004 |
|
INTEGRATING AND ENHANCING SEARCHING OF MEDIA CONTENT AND BIOMETRIC DATABASES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0947 |
|
10/795,123 |
|
3/5/2004 |
|
CONTENT
IDENTIFICATION, PERSONAL DOMAIN, COPYRIGHT NOTIFICATION, METADATA AND
|
Sch G (US Pending)
Docket Number |
|
Application Number |
|
Application Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0950 |
|
10/797,617 |
|
3/9/2004 |
|
IMAGE PROCESSING USING EMBEDDED REGISTRATION DATA TO DETERMINE AND COMPENSATE FOR GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0951 |
|
10/797,920 |
|
3/9/2004 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT IDENTIFICATION/CONTROL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0956 |
|
10/804,581 |
|
3/18/2004 |
|
SYNCHRONIZING BROADCAST CONTENT WITH CORRESPONDING NETWORK CONTENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0962 |
|
10/816,175 |
|
3/31/2004 |
|
OPTICALLY VARIABLE DEVICES WITH ENCRYPTED EMBEDDED DATA FOR AUTHENTICATION OF IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0965 |
|
10/817,456 |
|
4/2/2004 |
|
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERACTING WITH PRINTED ARTICLES, SUCH AS POSTERS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0975 |
|
10/823,997 |
|
4/13/2004 |
|
PORTABLE DEVICES AND METHODS EMPLOYING DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0979 |
|
10/836,094 |
|
4/29/2004 |
|
FRAGILE AND EMERGING DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0980 |
|
10/839,328 |
|
5/4/2004 |
|
APPARATUS FOR RENDERING CONTENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0981 |
|
10/839,305 |
|
5/4/2004 |
|
METHODS FOR PLAYING PROTECTED CONTENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0982 |
|
10/839,067 |
|
5/4/2004 |
|
METHODS TO SECURELY PACKAGE CONTENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0988 |
|
10/850,579 |
|
5/19/2004 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKS AND TRADING CARDS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0991 |
|
10/857,266 |
|
5/28/2004 |
|
CONTENT OBJECTS WITH COMPUTER INSTRUCTIONS STEGANOGRAPHICALLY ENCODED THEREIN, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0993 |
|
10/858,820 |
|
6/1/2004 |
|
IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT INCLUDING MULTIPLE WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0994 |
|
10/861,317 |
|
6/3/2004 |
|
ECONOMICALLY SECURE DIGITAL MASS MEDIA SYSTEMS |
Sch G (US Pending)
Docket Number |
|
Application Number |
|
Application Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0995 |
|
10/866,172 |
|
6/10/2004 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING WITH VARIABLE ORIENTATION AND PROTOCOLS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P0996 |
|
10/869,178 |
|
6/15/2004 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING OF TONAL AND NON-TONAL COMPONENTS OF MEDIA SIGNALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1001 |
|
10/871,349 |
|
6/17/2004 |
|
WATERMARKING ELECTRONIC TEXT DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1008 |
|
10/887,242 |
|
7/7/2004 |
|
EMBEDDED DATA IN GAMING OBJECTS FOR AUTHENTICATION AND ASSOCIATION OF BEHAVIOR AND INFORMATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1009 |
|
10/893,141 |
|
7/15/2004 |
|
CONVEYING FINGERPRINT MINUTIAE WITH DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1012 |
|
10/893,149 |
|
7/16/2004 |
|
UNIQUELY LINKING SECURITY ELEMENTS IN IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1024 |
|
10/940,409 |
|
9/13/2004 |
|
MULTI-CHANNEL DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1028 |
|
10/954,632 |
|
9/29/2004 |
|
METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PRINTER RECALIBRATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1037 |
|
10/973,934 |
|
10/25/2004 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING APPARATUS AND METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1043 |
|
10/989,737 |
|
11/15/2004 |
|
MACHINE-READABLE SECURITY FEATURES FOR PRINTED OBJECTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1052 |
|
11/009,694 |
|
12/10/2004 |
|
OPTIMIZED DIGITAL WATERMARKING FUNCTIONS FOR STREAMING DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1053 |
|
11/004,711 |
|
12/3/2004 |
|
SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MANAGING AUDIO AND OTHER MEDIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1058 |
|
11/040,168 |
|
1/20/2005 |
|
SYNCHRONICATION OF DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1059 |
|
11/039,720 |
|
1/19/2005 |
|
METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING DIGITAL CONTENT ITEMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1060 |
|
11/051,502 |
|
2/3/2005 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING IMAGE SIGNALS ON-CHIP AND PHOTOGRAPHIC TRAVEL LOGS THROUGH DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1063 |
|
11/050,888 |
|
2/3/2005 |
|
AUTHENTICATION OF PHYSICAL AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA OBJECTS USING DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
Sch G (US Pending)
Docket Number |
|
Application Number |
|
Application Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1064 |
|
11/050,407 |
|
2/2/2005 |
|
MANAGING AND INDEXING CONTENT ON A NETWORK WITH IMAGE BOOKMARKS AND DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1066 |
|
11/058,917 |
|
2/15/2005 |
|
COLLATERAL DATA COMBINED WITH USER CHARACTERISTICS TO SELECT WEB SITE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1074 |
|
11/082,179 |
|
3/15/2005 |
|
WATERMARK PAYLOAD ENCRYPTION METHODS AND SYSTEMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1075 |
|
11/082,217 |
|
3/15/2005 |
|
WATERMARK PAYLOAD ENCRYPTION FOR MEDIA INCLUDING MULTIPLE WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1077 |
|
11/080,352 |
|
3/14/2005 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC ID MANAGEMENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1080 |
|
11/082,182 |
|
3/15/2005 |
|
ASSOCIATING MEDIA THROUGH STEGANOGRAPHY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1081 |
|
11/084,689 |
|
3/17/2005 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING FOR WORKFLOW |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1083 |
|
11/096,225 |
|
3/30/2005 |
|
RECOVERABLE DIGITAL CONTENT DEGRADATION: METHOD AND APPARATUS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1084 |
|
11/090,968 |
|
3/23/2005 |
|
DIGITALLY WATERMARKING HOLOGRAMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1089 |
|
11/101,188 |
|
4/6/2005 |
|
DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1110 |
|
11/152,686 |
|
6/13/2005 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING METHODS, PROGRAMS AND APPARATUS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1111W |
|
11/152,684 |
|
6/13/2005 |
|
DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, TARGETED SEARCHING AND DESKTOP SEARCHING USING DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1112 |
|
11/152,685 |
|
6/13/2005 |
|
METADATA MANAGEMENT AND GENERATION USING DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1113 |
|
11/325,131 |
|
1/3/2006 |
|
METHODS FOR AUDIO WATERMARKING AND DECODING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1114W |
|
11/140,540 |
|
5/26/2005 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARK KEY GENERATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1115 |
|
11/143,088 |
|
6/1/2005 |
|
CONDITIONING IMAGERY TO BETTER RECEIVE STEGANOGRAPHIC ENCODING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1116W |
|
11/142,827 |
|
5/31/2005 |
|
WATERMARKING A PAGE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE FILE |
Sch G (US Pending)
Docket Number |
|
Application Number |
|
Application Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1120 |
|
11/153,901 |
|
6/14/2005 |
|
LOW VISIBLE DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1124 |
|
11/153,520 |
|
6/14/2005 |
|
AUDIO/VIDEO COMMERCE APPLICATION ARCHITECTURAL FRAMEWORK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1127W |
|
11/187,783 |
|
7/22/2005 |
|
METHODS FOR STEGANOGRAPHIC ENCODING MEDIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1128 |
|
11/208,441 |
|
8/19/2005 |
|
RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1134 |
|
11/198,892 |
|
8/4/2005 |
|
ASSOCIATING DATA WITH IMAGES IN IMAGING SYSTEMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1135L |
|
11/198,004 |
|
8/5/2005 |
|
FAST SIGNAL DETECTION AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING IN PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1139 |
|
11/228,033 |
|
9/14/2005 |
|
HIERARCHICAL WATERMARK DETECTOR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1140S |
|
11/231,553 |
|
9/20/2005 |
|
BACKGROUND WATERMARK PROCESSING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1141 |
|
11/226,847 |
|
9/13/2005 |
|
STEGANOGRAPHIC ENCODING AND DECODING OF AUXILIARY CODES IN MEDIA SIGNALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1142L |
|
11/238,183 |
|
9/27/2005 |
|
GEOGRAPHICALLY WATERMARKED IMAGERY AND METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1143 |
|
11/244,429 |
|
10/4/2005 |
|
WATERMARK ENCODING AND DECODING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1144L |
|
11/244,907 |
|
10/5/2005 |
|
LINKING FROM PAPER INVOICES AND STATEMENTS TO ON-LINE RESOURCES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1145 |
|
11/258,733 |
|
10/25/2005 |
|
HIDING AND DETECTING MESSAGES IN MEDIA SIGNALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1148 |
|
11/265,544 |
|
11/2/2005 |
|
INTERNET LINKING FROM AUDIO AND IMAGE CONTENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1149 |
|
11/270,802 |
|
11/8/2005 |
|
AUTHENTICATING IDENTIFICATION AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1151 |
|
11/274,758 |
|
11/14/2005 |
|
DATA TRANSMISSION BY WATERMARK PROXY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1152 |
|
11/280,835 |
|
11/15/2005 |
|
ROUTING NETWORKS FOR USE WITH CONTENT LINKING SYSTEMS |
Sch G (US Pending)
Docket Number |
|
Application Number |
|
Application Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1154 |
|
11/286,146 |
|
11/23/2005 |
|
REGISTERING WITH COMPUTER SYSTEMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1156 |
|
11/286,134 |
|
11/23/2005 |
|
CONSUMER DRIVEN METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING CONTENT IDENTIFIERS WITH RELATED WEB ADDRESSES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1157 |
|
11/295,345 |
|
12/5/2005 |
|
WATERMARKING DIFFERENT AREAS OF DIGITAL IMAGES WITH DIFFERENT INTENSITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1159 |
|
11/302,972 |
|
12/13/2005 |
|
INTEGRATING DIGITAL WATERMARKS IN MULTIMEDIA CONTENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1160 |
|
11/302,974 |
|
12/13/2005 |
|
WATERMARK ORIENTATION SIGNALS CONVEYING PAYLOAD DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1164 |
|
11/317,327 |
|
12/22/2005 |
|
STEGANOGRAPHICALLY ENCODED VIDEO, AND RELATED METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1167 |
|
11/331,430 |
|
1/11/2006 |
|
WATERMARK-BASED PERSONAL AUDIO APPLIANCE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1171 |
|
11/361,672 |
|
2/24/2006 |
|
SAFEGUARDING PRIVATE INFORMATION THROUGH DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1172 |
|
11/349,743 |
|
2/7/2006 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARK DETECTION UTILIZING HOST CARRIER INFORMATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1173 |
|
11/359,756 |
|
2/21/2006 |
|
USER CONTROL AND ACTIVATION OF WATERMARK ENABLED OBJECTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1174 |
|
11/360,002 |
|
2/21/2006 |
|
EMBEDDING HIDDEN AUXILIARY CODE SIGNALS IN MEDIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1175 |
|
11/361,671 |
|
2/24/2006 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1176 |
|
11/362,430 |
|
2/24/2006 |
|
GEOGRAPHIC-BASED WATERMARKING KEYS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1177 |
|
11/365,976 |
|
2/28/2006 |
|
REVERSIBLE WATERMARKING USING EXPANSION, RATE CONTROL AND ITERATIVE EMBEDDING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1179 |
|
11/371,374 |
|
3/7/2006 |
|
BATCH IDENTIFIER REGISTRATION AND EMBEDDING IN MEDIA SIGNALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1182 |
|
11/389,560 |
|
3/23/2006 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING AND FINGERPRINTING INCLUDING SYNCHRONIZATION, LAYERING, VERSION CONTROL, AND COMPRESSED EMBEDDING |
Sch G (US Pending)
Docket Number |
|
Application Number |
|
Application Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1188 |
|
11/381,295 |
|
5/2/2006 |
|
ACTIVE IMAGES THROUGH DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1190 |
|
11/382,453 |
|
5/9/2006 |
|
EMBEDDING GEO-LOCATION INFORMATION IN MEDIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1192 |
|
11/382,207 |
|
5/8/2006 |
|
CAPTURING AND ENCODING UNIQUE USER ATTRIBUTES IN MEDIA SIGNALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1193 |
|
11/382,427 |
|
5/9/2006 |
|
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERNET ACCESS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1194 |
|
11/382,850 |
|
5/11/2006 |
|
DIGITAL MEDIA METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1195 |
|
11/382,855 |
|
5/11/2006 |
|
CONTENT PROTECTION ARRANGEMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1197 |
|
11/383,684 |
|
5/16/2006 |
|
EMBEDDING AND READING CODES ON OBJECTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1198 |
|
11/383,742 |
|
5/16/2006 |
|
ENCODING AND DECODING SIGNALS FOR DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1199 |
|
11/419,718 |
|
5/22/2006 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING SUBSTRATES WITH INFORMATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1200 |
|
11/420,580 |
|
5/26/2006 |
|
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ROBUST EMBEDDED DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1202 |
|
11/452,662 |
|
6/13/2006 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARK AND STEGANOGRAPHIC DECODING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1203 |
|
11/427,265 |
|
6/28/2006 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARK DETECTION USING PREDETERMINED COLOR PROJECTIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1208 |
|
11/456,813 |
|
7/11/2006 |
|
CURVE FITTING FOR SYNCHRONIZING READERS OF HIDDEN AUXILIARY DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1209 |
|
11/458,639 |
|
7/19/2006 |
|
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INSERTING WATERMARKS IN DIGITAL SIGNALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1214 |
|
11/498,528 |
|
8/2/2006 |
|
PERCEPTUAL MODELING OF MEDIA SIGNALS FOR DATA HIDING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1216 |
|
11/465,405 |
|
8/17/2006 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING COMPRESSED VIDEO CAPTURED FROM ARIAL SENSORS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1218 |
|
11/466,392 |
|
8/22/2006 |
|
CONTENT INDEXING AND SEARCHING USING CONTENT IDENTIFIERS AND ASSOCIATED METADATA |
Sch G (US Pending)
Docket Number |
|
Application Number |
|
Application Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1219 |
|
11/468,258 |
|
8/29/2006 |
|
IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS USING DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1220 |
|
11/530,391 |
|
9/8/2006 |
|
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FACILITATING COMMUNICATION WITH REMOTE COMPUTERS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1221 |
|
11/527,361 |
|
9/25/2006 |
|
IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT AND RELATED METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1222 |
|
11/535,895 |
|
9/27/2006 |
|
HIDING CODES IN INPUT DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1223 |
|
11/536,487 |
|
9/28/2006 |
|
METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROGRAMS FOR GENERATING AND UTILIZING CONTENT SIGNATURES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1227 |
|
11/537,965 |
|
10/2/2006 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKED IMAGERY, VIDEO, MAPS AND SIGNS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1228 |
|
11/538,368 |
|
10/3/2006 |
|
PROVIDING TRAVEL-LOGS BASED ON HIDDEN GEO-LOCATION METADATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1229 |
|
11/543,431 |
|
10/4/2006 |
|
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS USING DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1230 |
|
11/545,081 |
|
10/5/2006 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING, STEGANOGRAPHIC DATA HIDING AND INDEXING CONTENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1231 |
|
11/544,990 |
|
10/5/2006 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1232 |
|
11/553,406 |
|
10/26/2006 |
|
METHODS FOR STEGANOGRAPHIC ENCODING MEDIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1233 |
|
11/552,436 |
|
10/24/2006 |
|
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROCESS MEDIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1234 |
|
11/548,167 |
|
10/10/2006 |
|
WATERMARK SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1235 |
|
11/551,607 |
|
10/20/2006 |
|
ASSOCIATING FIRST AND SECOND WATERMARKS WITH AUDIO OR VIDEO CONTENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1237 |
|
11/557,832 |
|
11/8/2006 |
|
PRINTING MEDIA AND METHODS EMPLOYING DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1241 |
|
11/562,357 |
|
11/21/2006 |
|
WATERMARKING COMPRESSED DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1242 |
|
11/564,225 |
|
11/28/2006 |
|
WATERMARK EMBEDDING FUNCTIONS ADAPTED FOR TRANSMISSION CHANNELS |
Sch G (US Pending)
Docket Number |
|
Application Number |
|
Application Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1244 |
|
11/567,128 |
|
12/5/2006 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING APPLICATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1245 |
|
11/614,921 |
|
12/21/2006 |
|
CONTENT METADATA DIRECTORY SERVICES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1247 |
|
11/613,123 |
|
12/19/2006 |
|
PATTERN RECOGNITION OF OBJECTS IN IMAGE STREAMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1248 |
|
11/612,959 |
|
12/19/2006 |
|
COMPUTING DISTORTION OF MEDIA SIGNALS USING EMBEDDED DATA WITH REPETITIVE STRUCTURE AND LOG-POLAR MAPPING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1249 |
|
11/613,088 |
|
12/19/2006 |
|
AUTHENTICATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING EMBEDDED AUXILIARY DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1250 |
|
11/613,876 |
|
12/20/2006 |
|
METHODS, APPARATUS AND PROGRAMS FOR GENERATING AND UTILIZING CONTENT SIGNATURES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1252 |
|
11/614,942 |
|
12/21/2006 |
|
CONTENT METADATA DIRECTORY SERVICES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1253 |
|
11/614,947 |
|
12/21/2006 |
|
RULES DRIVEN PAN ID METADATA ROUTING SYSTEM AND NETWORK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1255 |
|
11/619,123 |
|
1/2/2007 |
|
METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND SUB-COMBINATIONS USEFUL IN MEDIA IDENTIFICATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1257 |
|
11/620,993 |
|
1/8/2007 |
|
VISUAL CONTENT-BASED INTERNET SEARCH METHODS AND SUB-COMBINATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1258 |
|
11/620,999 |
|
1/8/2007 |
|
AUDIO-BASED INTERNET SEARCH METHODS AND SUB-COMBINATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1259 |
|
11/621,877 |
|
1/10/2007 |
|
METHODS TO EVALUATE IMAGES, VIDEO AND DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1260 |
|
11/621,905 |
|
1/10/2007 |
|
APPARATUS TO PROCESS IMAGES, VIDEO AND OBJECTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1262 |
|
11/621,459 |
|
1/9/2007 |
|
STEGANOGRAPHICALLY ENCODING METALLIC, SHINY OR SPECULAR SURFACES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1263 |
|
11/621,254 |
|
1/9/2007 |
|
ENHANCED PERIPHER INPUT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1265 |
|
11/622,373 |
|
1/11/2007 |
|
METHODS UTILIZING STEGANOGRAPHY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1267 |
|
11/625,125 |
|
1/19/2007 |
|
CAPTURING PHYSICAL FEATURE DATA |
Sch G (US Pending)
Docket Number |
|
Application Number |
|
Application Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1268 |
|
11/625,139 |
|
1/19/2007 |
|
METHODS AND CARDS EMPLOYING OPTICAL PHENOMENA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1269 |
|
11/625,162 |
|
1/19/2007 |
|
OBJECT PROCESSING EMPLOYING MOVEMENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1270 |
|
11/671,371 |
|
2/5/2007 |
|
METHODS AND DEVICES EMPLOYING OPTICAL SENSORS AND/OR STEGANOGRAPHY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1271 |
|
11/670,841 |
|
2/2/2007 |
|
WIRELESS METHODS AND DEVICES EMPLOYING STEGANOGRAPHY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1273 |
|
11/626,150 |
|
1/23/2007 |
|
IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND AUTHENTICATION OF SUCH DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1275 |
|
11/691,938 |
|
3/27/2007 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMBEDDING AUXILIARY INFORMATION WITHIN ORIGINAL DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1276 |
|
11/671,291 |
|
2/5/2007 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT MANAGEMENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1277 |
|
11/670,852 |
|
2/2/2007 |
|
WATERMARKING TO CONVEY AUXILIARY INFORMATION, AND MEDIA EMBODYING SAME |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1278 |
|
11/668,927 |
|
1/30/2007 |
|
METHODS FOR MONITORING AUDIO AND IMAGES ON THE INTERNET |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1279 |
|
11/669,016 |
|
1/30/2007 |
|
SOFT ERROR DECODING OF STEGANOGRAPHIC DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1281 |
|
11/672,313 |
|
2/7/2007 |
|
MONITORING OF VIDEO OR AUDIO BASED ON IN-BAND DATA AND OUT-OF-BAND DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1282 |
|
11/672,330 |
|
2/7/2007 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1283 |
|
11/671,848 |
|
2/6/2007 |
|
METHODS AND DEVICES EMPLOYING CONTENT IDENTIFIERS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1284 |
|
11/671,888 |
|
2/6/2007 |
|
METHODS AND DEVICES EMPLOYING CONTENT IDENTIFIERS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1285 |
|
11/671,869 |
|
2/6/2007 |
|
METHODS AND DEVICES EMPLOYING CONTENT IDENTIFIERS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1286 |
|
11/672,354 |
|
2/7/2007 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS |
Sch G (US Pending)
Docket Number |
|
Application Number |
|
Application Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1287 |
|
11/673,931 |
|
2/12/2007 |
|
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING IDENTIFIERS WITH CONTENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1288 |
|
11/675,461 |
|
2/15/2007 |
|
AUTHENTICATING SIGNALS AND IDENTIFICATION AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1289 |
|
11/676,942 |
|
2/20/2007 |
|
AUDIO ENCODING TO CONVEY AUXILIARY INFORMATION, AND MEDIA EMBODYING SAME |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1290 |
|
11/675,505 |
|
2/15/2007 |
|
DIGITAL AUTHENTICATION WITH DIGITAL AND ANALOG DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1294 |
|
11/678,474 |
|
2/23/2007 |
|
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STEGANOGRAPHIC PROCESSING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1295 |
|
11/682,802 |
|
3/6/2007 |
|
CONTENT PROCESSING METHODS USING REVERSIBLE WATERMARKING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1297 |
|
11/688,682 |
|
3/20/2007 |
|
ELECTRONIC FORMS INCLUDING DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1299 |
|
11/695,523 |
|
4/2/2007 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARK SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1300 |
|
11/697,610 |
|
4/6/2007 |
|
IMPROVEMENTS IN SPEECH RECOGNITION, AND RELATED SYSTEMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1301 |
|
11/733,094 |
|
4/9/2007 |
|
AUCTION METHODS AND SYSTEMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1302 |
|
11/735,292 |
|
4/13/2007 |
|
METHODS AND SYSTEMS USEFUL IN LINKING FROM OBJECTS TO REMOTE RESOURCES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1304 |
|
11/738,973 |
|
4/23/2007 |
|
FINGERPRINTING OF MEDIA SIGNALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1305 |
|
11/739,387 |
|
4/24/2007 |
|
SENSING DATA FROM PHYSICAL OBJECTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1306 |
|
11/739,534 |
|
4/24/2007 |
|
SUBSTITUTING OBJECTS BASED ON STEGANOGRAPHIC ENCODING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1307 |
|
11/739,614 |
|
4/24/2007 |
|
AUTHENTICATING METADATA AND EMBEDDING METADATA IN WATERMARKS OF MEDIA SIGNALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1309 |
|
11/740,140 |
|
4/25/2007 |
|
METHODS AND SYSTEMS RESPONSIVE TO FEATURES SENSED FROM IMAGERY OR OTHER DATA |
Sch G (US Pending)
Docket Number |
|
Application Number |
|
Application Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1310 |
|
11/745,909 |
|
5/8/2007 |
|
SECURITY FEATURES FOR OBJECTS AND METHOD REGARDING SAME |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1311 |
|
11/746,804 |
|
5/10/2007 |
|
METHODS AND SYSTEMS EMPLOYING DIGITAL CONTENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1312 |
|
11/746,811 |
|
5/10/2007 |
|
METHODS AND SYSTEMS EMPLOYING DIGITAL CONTENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1313 |
|
11/748,851 |
|
5/15/2007 |
|
METHODS FOR GENERATING ENHANCED DIGITAL IMAGES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1314 |
|
11/752,137 |
|
5/22/2007 |
|
VIDEO STEGANOGRAPHY OR ENCODING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1315 |
|
11/754,919 |
|
5/29/2007 |
|
INTEGRATING STEGANOGRAPHIC ENCODING IN MULIMEDIA CONTENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1316 |
|
60/939,580 |
|
5/22/2007 |
|
ROBUST SPECTRAL ENCODING METHOD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1317 |
|
11/754,126 |
|
5/25/2007 |
|
GESTURAL TECHNIQUES WITH WIRELESS MOBILE PHONE DEVICES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1318 |
|
11/756,418 |
|
5/31/2007 |
|
GESTURAL USE OF WIRELESS MOBILE PHONE DEVICES TO SIGNAL TO REMOTE SYSTEMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1319 |
|
11/756,432 |
|
5/31/2007 |
|
WIRELESS MOBILE PHONE METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1321 |
|
11/758,573 |
|
6/5/2007 |
|
DISTRIBUTED CONTENT IDENTIFICATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1323 |
|
11/761,953 |
|
6/12/2007 |
|
ADAPTIVE PREDICTION FILTERING FOR DIGITAL WATERMARKING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1324 |
|
11/775,728 |
|
7/10/2007 |
|
METHODS EMPLOYING TOPICAL SUBJECT CRITERIA IN VIDEO PROCESSING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1325 |
|
11/775,734 |
|
7/10/2007 |
|
METHODS EMPLOYING TOPICAL SUBJECT CRITERIA IN VIDEO PROCESSING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1327 |
|
11/825,258 |
|
7/3/2007 |
|
IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1328 |
|
11/775,726 |
|
7/10/2007 |
|
PROVIDING REPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH VIDEO AND AUDIO CONTENT |
Sch G (US Pending)
Docket Number |
|
Application Number |
|
Application Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1329 |
|
11/779,061 |
|
7/17/2007 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKS FOR CHECKING AUTHENTICITY OF PRINTED OBJECTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1330 |
|
11/781,677 |
|
7/23/2007 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING MAPS AND SIGNS, AND RELATED NAVIGATIONAL TOOLS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1331 |
|
11/781,781 |
|
7/23/2007 |
|
SECURING MEDIA CONTENT WITH STEGANOGRAPHIC ENCODING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1332 |
|
11/835,142 |
|
8/7/2007 |
|
EMBEDDING LOCATION DATA IN VIDEO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1333 |
|
11/866,145 |
|
10/2/2007 |
|
ASSESSING QUALITY OF SERVICE USING DIGITAL WATERMARK INFORMATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1334 |
|
11/846,449 |
|
8/28/2007 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1335 |
|
11/847,231 |
|
8/29/2007 |
|
MACHINE-READABLE FEATURES FOR OBJECTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1336 |
|
11/847,914 |
|
8/30/2007 |
|
RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1339 |
|
11/865,557 |
|
10/1/2007 |
|
RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING CONTENT IDENTIFIERS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1341 |
|
11/867,480 |
|
10/4/2007 |
|
METHODS FOR LINKING FROM OBJECTS TO REMOTE RESOURCES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1342 |
|
60/978,077 |
|
10/5/2007 |
|
CONTENT SERIALIZATION BY VARYING CONTENT PROPERTIES, INCLUDING VARYING MASTER COPY WATERMARK PROPERTIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1345 |
|
11/874,054 |
|
10/17/2007 |
|
ASSOCIATING OBJECTS WITH CORRESPONDING BEHAVIORS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1346 |
|
11/875,551 |
|
10/19/2007 |
|
WIRELESS METHODS AND DEVICES EMPLOYING STEGANOGRAPHY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1347 |
|
11/876,583 |
|
10/22/2007 |
|
METHODS FOR CONTROLLING RENDERING OF IMAGES AND VIDEO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1348 |
|
11/923,355 |
|
10/24/2007 |
|
EMBEDDING DATA IN AUDIO AND DETECTING EMBEDDED DATA IN AUDIO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1349 |
|
11/877,450 |
|
10/23/2007 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARKING APPARATUS AND METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1350 |
|
11/877,463 |
|
10/23/2007 |
|
DETECTING MEDIA AREAS LIKELY OF HOSTING WATERMARKS |
Sch G (US Pending)
Docket Number |
|
Application Number |
|
Application Date |
|
Title |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1351 |
|
11/877,518 |
|
10/23/2007 |
|
SECURE DOCUMENTS WITH HIDDEN SIGNALS, AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1352 |
|
11/877,486 |
|
10/23/2007 |
|
DIGITAL WATERMARK SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1354 |
|
11/877,832 |
|
10/24/2007 |
|
CONTENT PROTECTION ARRANGEMENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1355 |
|
11/932,161 |
|
10/31/2007 |
|
CONTENT MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC/PRIVATE CONTENT, INCLUDING USE OF DIGITAL WATERMARKS TO ACCESS PRIVATE CONTENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P1356 |
|
11/925,261 |
|
10/26/2007 |
|
AUDIO ENCODING TO CONVEY AUXILIARY INFORMATION, AND MEDIA EMBODYING SAME |
|
|
|
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P1357 |
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11/926,942 |
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10/29/2007 |
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EMBEDDING DATA IN AND DETECTING EMBEDDED DATA FROM VIDEO OBJECTS |
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P1358 |
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11/928,300 |
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10/30/2007 |
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VIDEO WATERMARKING USING TEMPORAL ANALYSIS |
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P1359 |
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11/929,137 |
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10/30/2007 |
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WATERMARKING USING MULTIPLE WATERMARKS AND KEYS, INCLUDING KEYS DEPENDENT ON THE HOST SIGNAL |
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P1360 |
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11/932,839 |
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10/31/2007 |
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CONNECTED AUDIO AND OTHER MEDIA OBJECTS |
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P1361 |
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11/925,303 |
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10/26/2007 |
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STEGANOGRAPHIC ENCODING AND DETECTING FOR VIDEO SIGNALS |
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P1362 |
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11/924,914 |
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10/26/2007 |
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING CONTENT OBJECTS |
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P1363 |
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11/925,594 |
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10/26/2007 |
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USING OBJECT IDENTIFIERS WITH CONTENT DISTRIBUTION |
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P1364 |
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11/925,510 |
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10/26/2007 |
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AUTHENTICATION OF OBJECTS USING STEGANOGRAPHY |
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P1365 |
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11/925,602 |
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10/26/2007 |
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METHODS, OBJECTS AND APPARATUS EMPLOYING MACHINE READABLE DATA |
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P1366 |
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11/927,075 |
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10/29/2007 |
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CONNECTED AUDIO AND OTHER MEDIA OBJECTS |
Sch G (US Pending)
Docket Number |
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Application Number |
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Application Date |
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Title |
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P1367 |
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11/927,168 |
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10/29/2007 |
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DIGITAL AUTHENTICATION WITH ANALOG DOCUMENTS |
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P1368 |
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11/927,117 |
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10/29/2007 |
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AUTHENTICATION OF IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS |
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P1369 |
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11/932,288 |
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10/31/2007 |
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NETWORK LINKING METHODS AND APPARATUS |
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P1371 |
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11/940,017 |
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11/14/2007 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARK SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
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P1372 |
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11/940,837 |
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11/15/2007 |
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PHYSICAL CREDENTIALS AND RELATED METHODS |
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P1373 |
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11/941,268 |
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11/16/2007 |
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS RESPONSIVE TO FEATURES SENSED FROM IMAGERY OR OTHER DATA |
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P1375 |
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11/943,361 |
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11/20/2007 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS AS A GATEWAY AND CONTROL MECHANISM |
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P1376 |
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11/945,859 |
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11/27/2007 |
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CONTENT IDENTIFIERS |
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P1377 |
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61/016,321 |
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12/21/2007 |
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OPTIMIZING CONTENT FINGERPRINT SEARCHING AND CACHE MANAGEMENT |
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P1378 |
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12/001,764 |
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12/11/2007 |
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METHODS FOR MARKING IMAGES |
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P1379 |
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11/961,625 |
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12/20/2007 |
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METHODS FOR ANALYZING ELECTRONIC MEDIA INCLUDING VIDEO AND AUDIO |
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P1381 |
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12/014,690 |
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1/15/2008 |
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WAVELET DOMAIN WATERMARKS |
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P1382 |
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12/017,636 |
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1/22/2008 |
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DATA HIDING IN MEDIA |
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P1383 |
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12/030,135 |
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2/12/2008 |
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WATERMARKING EMPLOYING THE TIME-FREQUENCY DOMAIN |
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P1384 |
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61/034,850 |
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3/11/2008 |
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SOFTWARE WATERMARKING |
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P1385 |
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12/048,072 |
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3/13/2008 |
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING CONTENT TREATMENT |
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P1386 |
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12/050,000 |
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3/17/2008 |
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METHODS COMBINING MULTIPLE FRAMES OF IMAGE DATA |
Sch G (US Pending)
Docket Number |
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Application Number |
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Application Date |
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Title |
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P1387 |
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12/050,820 |
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3/18/2008 |
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WATERMARKNG A MEDIA SIGNAL BY ADJUSTING FREQUENCY COMAIN VALUES AND ADAPTING TO THE MEDIA SIGNAL |
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P1388 |
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12/057,745 |
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3/28/2008 |
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PERCEPTIBILITY MODEL APPLIED TO WATERMARK SIGNALS |
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P1389 |
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12/059,954 |
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3/31/2008 |
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LAYERED ABSTRACTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSISTENT CONTENT IDENTITY |
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P1390 |
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12/103,513 |
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4/15/2008 |
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APPARATUS AND METHODS TO PROCESS VIDEO OR AUDIO |
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P1391 |
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12/105,647 |
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4/18/2008 |
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METHOD AND APPARATUSES FOR PRINTER RECALIBRATION |
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P1392 |
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12/106,815 |
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4/21/2008 |
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WIRELESS METHODS USING SIGNATURE CODES |
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P1393 |
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12/107,484 |
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4/22/2008 |
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SUBSTITUTING OR REPLACING COMPONENTS IN MEDIA OBJECTS BASED ON STEGANOGRAPHIC ENCODING |
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P1394 |
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12/109,573 |
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4/25/2008 |
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CORRECTING IMAGE CAPTURE DISTORTION |
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P1395 |
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12/114,612 |
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5/2/2008 |
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METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AUDIO OR VIDEO CONTENT |
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P1397 |
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12/116,633 |
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5/7/2008 |
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FACILITATING COMMUNICATION WITH REMOTE COMPUTERS |
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P1398 |
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12/115,341 |
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5/5/2008 |
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DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
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P1399 |
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12/116,143 |
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5/6/2008 |
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ROUTING NETWORKS FOR USE WITH CONTENT LINKING SYSTEMS |
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P1400 |
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12/116,117 |
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5/6/2008 |
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DETECTING EMBEDDED SIGNALS IN MEDIA CONTENT USING COINCIDENCE METRICS |
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P1401 |
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12/116,645 |
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5/7/2008 |
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CONTROLLING USE OF AUDIO OR IMAGE CONTENT |
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P1402 |
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12/120,150 |
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5/13/2008 |
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CONTENT INDEXING AND SEARCHING USING CONTENT IDENTIFIERS AND ASSOCIATED METADATA |
Sch G (US Pending)
Sch H (Foreign Pending)
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53039-DIV-HK |
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Hong Kong |
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5108893.6 |
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10/6/2005 |
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VIDEO WITH HIDDEN IN-BAND DIGITAL DATA |
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53039-EP-DIV |
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European Patent Convention |
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4030490.9 |
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11/16/1994 |
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VIDEO WITH HIDDEN IN-BAND DIGITAL DATA |
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EWG-085- CA |
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Canada |
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2,318,564 |
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1/20/1999 |
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Multiple Watermarking Techniques |
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P0019 44771-CA |
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Canada |
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2,174,413 |
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11/16/1994 |
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IDENTIFICATION/AUTHENTICATION CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS |
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Japan |
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534,258/96 |
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5/7/1996 |
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STEGANOGRAPHY SYSTEMS |
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5/7/1996 |
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STEGANOGRAPHY SYSTEMS |
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P0025 48700DIV2 |
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Japan |
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2007-124838 |
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5/7/1996 |
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STEGANOGRAPHY SYSTEMS |
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STEGANOGRAPHY SYSTEMS |
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Canada |
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7/30/1993 |
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL IMAGE SIGNATURES |
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Japan |
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2007-208188 |
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8/9/2007 |
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL IMAGE SIGNATURES |
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P0031 49624DIV4 |
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Japan |
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2007-108405 |
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4/17/2007 |
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL IMAGE SIGNATURES |
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European Patent Convention |
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COMPUTER SYSTEM LINKED BY USING INFORMATION IN DATA OBJECTS |
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Canada |
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2,326,565 |
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4/14/1999 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKING AND BANKNOTES |
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P021560296-DIV2 |
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Japan |
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2007-303525 |
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4/14/1999 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKING AND BANKNOTES |
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P0265-DIV1 |
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China P.R. |
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2.0071E+11 |
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6/24/1999 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS AND METHODS FOR SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
Sch H (Foreign Pending)
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Application Number |
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Application Date |
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Title |
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P0265-HK |
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Hong Kong |
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5111612 |
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12/15/2005 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS AND METHODS FOR SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
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P0266 |
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India |
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IN/PCT/2001/00029 |
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6/24/1999 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS AND METHODS FOR SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
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P0267 |
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European Patent Convention |
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99931962.7 |
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6/24/1999 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS AND METHODS FOR SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
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P0271 |
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South Africa |
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20010615 |
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6/24/1999 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS AND METHODS FOR SECURITY DOCUMENTS |
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P0277 |
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Hong Kong |
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106041.6 |
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9/25/2000 |
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COMPUTER SYSTEM LINKED BY USING INFORMATION IN DATA OBJECTS |
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P0398 |
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Japan |
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604,566/2000 |
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3/10/2000 |
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SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODS, DEVICES, AND APPLICATIONS FOR DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT |
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P0401 |
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Canada |
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2,364,433 |
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3/10/2000 |
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SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODS, DEVICES, AND APPLICATIONS FOR DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT\nKEN LEVY CASE!!! |
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P0453 |
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Canada |
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2,373,208 |
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5/18/2000 |
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING AUDIO |
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P0454 |
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European Patent Convention |
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936096.7 |
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5/18/2000 |
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS EMPLOYING DIGITAL WATERMARKING IN MUSIC AND OTHER MEDIA |
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P0455 |
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Japan |
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P2000-618895 |
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5/18/2000 |
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS EMPLOYING DIGITAL WATERMARKING IN MUSIC AND OTHER MEDIA |
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P0456 |
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South Korea |
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10-2001-7014759 |
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5/18/2000 |
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS EMPLOYING DIGITAL WATERMARKING IN MUSIC AND OTHER MEDIA |
Sch H (Foreign Pending)
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P0457S-DIV |
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Australia |
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200505804 |
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5/15/2000 |
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING COMPUTERS OR LINKING TO INTERNET RESOURCES FROM PHYSICAL AND ELECTRONIC OBJECTS |
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P0458 |
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Canada |
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2,373,511 |
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5/15/2000 |
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING COMPUTERS OR LINKING TO INTERNET RESOURCES FROM PHYSICAL AND ELECTRONIC OBJECTS |
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P0460 |
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Japan |
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P2000-618954 |
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5/15/2000 |
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING COMPUTERS OR LINKING INTERNET RESOURCES FROM PHYSICAL AND ELECTRONIC OBJECTS |
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P0461 |
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South Korea |
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10-2001-7014758 |
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5/15/2000 |
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING COMPUTERS OR LINKING TO INTERNET RESOURCES FROM PHYSICAL AND ELECTRONIC OBJECTS |
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P0634 |
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Japan |
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2001-549260 |
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12/21/2000 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS AS DATA PROXIES |
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P0635 |
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South Korea |
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10-2002-7008469 |
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12/21/2000 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS AS DATA PROXIES |
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P0636 |
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Japan |
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2001-552328 |
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1/11/2001 |
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AUTHENTICATING METADATA AND EMBEDDING METADATA IN WATERMARKS OF MEDIA SIGNALS |
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P0637 |
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South Korea |
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10-2002-7009046 |
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1/11/2001 |
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AUTHENTICATING METADATA AND EMBEDDING METADATA IN WATERMARKS OF MEDIA SIGNALS |
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P0638 |
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European Patent Convention |
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1942456.3 |
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1/11/2001 |
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AUTHENTICATING METADATA AND EMBEDDING METADATA IN WATERMARKS OF MEDIA SIGNALS |
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P0653L |
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Japan |
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2001-555365 |
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1/25/2001 |
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CONNECTED AUDIO AND OTHER MEDIA OBJECTS |
Sch H (Foreign Pending)
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P0654 |
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European Patent Convention |
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1906702.4 |
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1/25/2001 |
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CONNECTED AUDIO AND OTHER MEDIA OBJECTS |
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P0655 |
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South Korea |
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10-2002-7009576 |
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1/25/2001 |
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CONNECTED AUDIO AND OTHER MEDIA OBJECTS |
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P0656 |
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Japan |
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2001-560828 |
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2/14/2001 |
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WATERMARK ENCODER AND DECODER ENABLED SOFTWARE |
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P0657 |
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European Patent Convention |
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1909242.8 |
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2/14/2001 |
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WATERMARK ENCODER AND DECODER ENABLED SOFTWARE |
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P0658-DIV-KR |
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South Korea |
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10-2007-7014559 |
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2/14/2001 |
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WATERMARK ENCODER AND DECODER ENABLED SOFTWARE |
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P0670 |
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Japan |
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2001-570009 |
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3/16/2001 |
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TRANSMARKING, WATERMARK EMBEDDING FUNCTIONS AS RENDERING COMMANDS, AND FEATURE-BASED WATERMARKING OF MULTIMEDIA SIGNALS |
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European Patent Convention |
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TRANSMARKING, WATERMARK EMBEDDING FUNCTIONS AS RENDERING COMMANDS, AND FEATURE-BASED WATERMARKING OF MULTIMEDIA SIGNALS |
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P0738-EP |
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European Patent Convention |
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FORENSIC DIGITAL WATERMARKING WITH VARIABLE ORIENTATION AND PROTOCOLS |
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P0738-JP |
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Japan |
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2003-553418 |
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12/9/2002 |
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FORENSIC DIGITAL WATERMARKING WITH VARIABLE ORIENTATION AND PROTOCOLS |
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P0739EP-DIV |
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European Patent Convention |
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7004478.9 |
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USING EMBEDDED DATA WITH FILE SHARING |
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South Korea |
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10-2003-7000844 |
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7/20/2001 |
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USING EMBEDDED DATA WITH FILE SHARING |
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P0741 |
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Japan |
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2002-514579 |
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7/20/2001 |
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USING EMBEDDED DATA WITH FILE SHARING |
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P0742 |
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Canada |
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USING EMBEDDED DATA WITH FILE SHARING |
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P0744 |
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Japan |
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2002-515380 |
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7/30/2001 |
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DIGITAL WATERMARKS AND TRADING CARDS |
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European Patent Convention |
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AUTHENTICATION WATERMARKS FOR PRINTED OBJECTS AND RELATED APPLICATIONS |
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P0747 |
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Japan |
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2002-514649 |
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7/24/2001 |
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AUTHENTICATION WATERMARKS FOR PRINTED OBJECTS AND RELATED APPLICATIONS |
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P0768-HK |
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Hong Kong |
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3101649 |
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3/6/2003 |
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WATERMARK ENCODER AND DECODER ENABLED SOFTWARE |
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P0790-EP |
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European Patent Convention |
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3709137.8 |
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2/14/2003 |
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AUTHENTICATING PRINTED DOCUMENTS USING DIGITAL WATERMARKS ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIDIMENSIONAL QUALITY METRICS (Pitney Bowes) |
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P0795-JP |
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Japan |
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2002-535062 |
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10/10/2001 |
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HALFTONE WATERMARKING AND RELATED APPLICATIONS |
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Schedule I
Service Terms and Conditions
Schedule I to License Agreement
Service Terms and Conditions
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in these Service Terms and Conditions shall have the meanings given to such terms in the License Agreement to which these Service Terms and Conditions are attached as Schedule I (License Agreement) or in the Separation Agreement, as the case may be.
ARTICLE I
SERVICES
DMRC shall provide services to the Company to maintain and support the IDMarc Software and to customize the IDMarc Software, IDMarc Source Code and/or DMRC Digital Watermarking Platform for use and exploitation by the Company within the Secure ID Field, and any other services related to the IDMarc Software, IDMarc Source Code and/or DMRC Digital Watermarking Platform (other than the training and technical assistance to be provided by DMRC to the Company pursuant to Section 2.2(c) of the License Agreement). DMRC may also provide services to the Company mutually agreed upon by the parties relating to research, development, engineering, quality assurance, preparing, obtaining and maintaining jointly owned patents, project management, reporting, and such other services or activities as the parties may mutually agree. All of the foregoing services in this Article I are collectively referred to as Services .
ARTICLE II
PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES
Section 2.1. Manner of Performance . DMRC shall provide the Services being requested herein with the degree of care, skill, confidentiality and diligence consistent with its current practices, but in no event less than in conformance with industry standards. Subject to Section 2.2 below, DMRC shall ensure that its personnel providing services hereunder shall devote sufficient time and effort as reasonably required to perform the Services.
Section 2.2. Statement of Work . All Services will be provided by DMRC pursuant to a written Statement of Work mutually agreed upon and signed by DMRC and the Company (each a Statement of Work ). If the amount of work requested by the Company in a calendar quarter will exceed the expected quarterly hours of one full-time equivalent employee, the parties will reach agreement on the particular services to be performed and expenditures to be made by DMRC before the work begins.
Each Statement of Work shall be successively numbered (i.e., 1, 2, 3 and so on) and include, among other things mutually agreed upon by DMRC and the Company, a description of the work or services to be provided and any deliverables (and specifications therefor), any fees for such
work, services and deliverables, a timetable for completion of such work, services and deliverables, and any maintenance and support obligations relating to such deliverables. Any such Statement of Work shall take into account DMRCs available resources.
DMRC and the Company agree that each party shall designate, and set forth in each Statement of Work, the name of a qualified representative of such party to serve as the primary point of contact for all communications relating to the performance of such Statement of Work. Neither party shall be obligated under any Statement of Work unless and until such Statement of Work is signed by a duly authorized representative of each party.
If DMRC reasonably believes that any requested changes to a Statement of Work will result in additional expenditures exceeding any pre-approved expenditures by the Company in such Statement of Work, it shall so inform the Company. If the Company and DMRC agree to the requested changes and such additional expenditures, they shall amend such Statement of Work to reflect such changes.
Section 2.3. Provision of Information . Any data, information, equipment or general directions necessary for DMRC to perform the Services shall be provided to DMRC in a timely manner.
Section 2.4. Laws and Regulations . The parties agree that they will provide and use the results of the Services contemplated hereunder only in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, and in accordance with the conditions, rules, regulations and specifications which may be set forth in any manuals, materials, documents or instructions provided to DMRC on or prior to the date of any Statement of Work.
Section 2.5. No Representations or Warranties .
2.5.1. THE PARTIES MAKE NO EXPRESS REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES EXCEPT THOSE EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE SERVICE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR ANY STATEMENT OF WORK.
2.5.2. EXCEPT FOR THOSE EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE SERVICE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR ANY STATEMENT OF WORK, EACH PARTY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CORRECTNESS, RELIABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, GOODS OR PRODUCTS FURNISHED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH.
Section 2.6. Employees; Use of Subcontractors . DMRC shall employ the employees necessary to enable it to perform the Services under the terms of the applicable Statement of Work. If DMRC is unable to retain one or more employees necessary to provide or perform the Services for which DMRC is obligated under any Statement of Work, DMRC may hire or engage one or more subcontractors to perform one or more of such Services; provided , that DMRC will in all cases remain responsible for its respective obligations under such Statement of
Work, these Service Terms and Conditions and the License Agreement, including, without limitation, with respect to the scope of the Services, the standard for Services and the content of the Services provided. Under no circumstances will the Company be responsible for making any payments directly to any subcontractor engaged by DMRC.
ARTICLE III
CHARGES FOR SERVICES
DMRC agrees that any fees charged to the Company with respect to any Services provided under any Statement of Work will be commercially reasonable fees that DMRC charges to its other similarly situated customers for similar services.
ARTICLE IV
PAYMENT OF CHARGES AND REIMBURSEMENTS
Section 4.1. Invoice and Payment . On or before the 30th day of each month during the term of any Statement of Work and, if payments are due, after such term, DMRC shall submit to the Company an invoice for the Services provided under such Statement of Work during the immediately preceding calendar month representing amounts determined in accordance with Article III above, if any. Subject to Section 5.2 below, the Company shall remit payment to DMRC within thirty (30) days after its receipt of such invoice. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, the Company shall remit all funds due under any Statement of Work to DMRC (or its designee) by wire transfer in immediately available funds.
Section 4.2. Out-of-pocket Expenditures . The invoice shall also be accompanied by an itemization of those out-of-pocket expenditures reasonably incurred by DMRC in performing the Services.
ARTICLE V
RECORDS AND AUDITS
Section 5.1. Records Maintenance and Audits . DMRC shall, for two (2) years after the completion or termination of any Statement of Work, maintain records and other evidence sufficient to accurately and properly calculate any amounts due pursuant to Articles III and IV hereof. The Company, or any of its officers, directors, employees, and other agents and representatives, including attorneys, agents, customers, suppliers, contractors and consultants (collectively, Representatives ), shall have reasonable access, after requesting such access in writing, during normal business hours to such records for the purpose of auditing and verifying the accuracy of the invoices submitted regarding such amounts due; provided, however, that DMRC may redact such records to preserve the confidentiality of DMRC Confidential Information (as defined in the License Agreement) that is not necessary to verify the accuracy of the invoices. Any such audits performed by or on behalf of the Company shall be at the Companys sole cost and expense, unless the results of such audit reveals a five percent (5%) or
more discrepancy in favor of the Company, in which case DMRC shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses directly associated with such audit. DMRC shall reasonably cooperate with the Companys Representatives to accomplish the audit. The Company shall have the right to audit DMRCs books for a period of one (1) year after the month in which the Services were rendered.
Section 5.2. Disputed Amounts . In the event of a good-faith dispute as to the amount or propriety of any invoice or any portions thereof submitted pursuant to Articles III and IV , the Company shall pay all charges on such invoice other than disputed amounts and shall promptly notify DMRC in writing of such disputed amounts. As long as the parties are attempting in good faith to resolve the dispute, neither party shall be entitled to terminate the Services related to, or that are the cause of, the disputed amounts.
Section 5.3. Undisputed Amounts . Any statement or payment not disputed in writing by the Company within one (1) year after the month in which the Services were rendered shall be considered final and no longer subject to adjustment.
ARTICLE VI
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Section 6.1. Intellectual Property and Technology Arising from the Services .
6.1.1. Intellectual Property and Technology arising from the Services and jointly developed, created or conceived by the Company and DMRC shall be jointly owned by the parties as equal co-owners (the Jointly Owned IP ).
6.1.2. Other Intellectual Property and Technology arising from the Services and solely developed, created or conceived by DMRC shall be owned by DMRC and, subject to Section 6.2 below, [**] licensed to the Company for the Secure ID Field. DMRC agrees to grant such [**] license in each relevant Statement of Work.
Section 6.2 Services Outside of the Secure ID Field . If any project mutually agreed by the parties to be included in the Services will apply outside of the Secure ID Field or will apply both within and outside of the Secure ID Field, the scope of the [**] license to be granted as set forth in Section 6.1.2 above for such work will be commensurate with such application. The parties may also discuss licensing to the Company pre-existing rights to DMRC Patents and/or other DMRC patents supporting such application. This clause is subject to any agreements that DMRC has entered into prior to any such project being agreed upon by DMRC and the Company.
Section 6.3. No Implied Licenses . Nothing contained in these Service Terms and Conditions will be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or other right under any Intellectual Property rights of either party except as expressly set forth in these Service Terms and Conditions, any Statement of Work or the License Agreement.
Section 6.4. Patent Prosecution . The parties shall endeavor to identify potentially patentable inventions arising from the Services relating to the Jointly Owned IP. As such inventions are
** CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
identified and the filing of patent applications is agreed upon by the parties, (a) DMRC will have primary responsibility to manage the process of applying for, prosecuting and maintaining patents relating to Jointly Owned IP that is primarily related to the Digital Watermarking Field and (b) the Company will have primary responsibility to manage the process of applying for, prosecuting and maintaining patents relating to Jointly Owned IP that is primarily related to the Secure ID Field (DMRC (in the case of (a)) and the Company (in the case of (b)), each a Prosecuting Party ). All patents and patent applications that claim any Jointly Owned IP shall be jointly owned by DMRC and the Company.
The parties shall agree upon a process enabling the non-Prosecuting Party to have prior review of patent applications relating to Jointly Owned IP for which the Prosecuting Party is responsible for preparing and prosecuting. DMRC and the Company shall share the reasonable expenses (including reasonable in-house or outside attorneys fees, filing fees and maintenance costs) incurred by the Prosecuting Party in the prosecution and maintenance of such patent applications and resulting patents on an equal (50/50) basis, including reasonable expenses incurred after the termination of the relevant Statement of Work or the License Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may decide, at any time, that it does not wish to pay its share of the costs of applying for, prosecuting or maintaining any patent or patent application relating to Jointly Owned IP, which decision can be made on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis. In that event, the other party has the option either to abandon such patent or patent application, or to proceed on its own to pay the remaining costs of applying for, prosecuting or maintaining such patent or patent application. If either party elects not to pay its share of the costs of applying for, prosecuting or maintaining such patent or patent application, notwithstanding that the other party may elect to apply for, prosecute and maintain such patent or patent application, the parties respective ownership and rights in such patent or patent application shall otherwise remain unchanged.
All costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Prosecuting Party that are to be paid by the non-Prosecuting Party pursuant to this Section 6.4 shall be invoiced by the Prosecuting Party and paid by the non-Prosecuting Party pursuant to Article IV above.
Section 6.5. Exploitation of Jointly Owned IP . Each party shall have the right to fully exploit the Jointly Owned IP (including any patents that claim any Jointly Owned IP). Each party shall be entitled to retain all revenue obtained by it from third parties (without reporting or accounting to the other) as a result of any revenue generating activities with respect to any Jointly Owned IP.
ARTICLE VII
CONFIDENTIALITY
Section 7.1. Source Code for DMRC Digital Watermarking Platform .
7.1.1 Before any source code for the DMRC Digital Watermarking Platform or any other digital watermarking source code (excluding the IDMarc Source Code) shall be provided to
the Company, the parties will agree on the obligations of the Company to adopt and maintain a very high level of security related to maintaining the confidentiality of such source code.
7.1.2 The Company agrees to use any such source code in its possession, custody or control for the sole and exclusive purpose of exploitation by the Company within the Secure ID Field (and for any other purpose as DMRC and the Company may mutually agree upon in writing or in any Statement of Work).
7.1.3. The Company agrees not to assign, sell, distribute, license or otherwise transfer any of such source code in a manner inconsistent with the License Agreement, these Service Terms and Conditions or any Statement of Work.
7.1.4. The Company shall advise DMRC immediately in the event that the Company learns or has reason to believe that any person to whom the Company has given access to such source code, or any portion thereof, has violated or intends to violate the terms of this Service Terms and Conditions. The Company shall, at the Companys expense, reasonably cooperate with DMRC in seeking injunctive or other equitable relief against any such person.
ARTICLE VIII
TERM OF SERVICE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Unless sooner terminated pursuant to Article IX hereof or extended as mutually agreed upon in writing by DMRC and the Company, these Service Terms and Conditions shall be effective for a term commencing at the Acceptance Time and ending five (5) years after the Acceptance Time.
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
Section 9.1. Termination of Service Terms and Conditions or Statement of Work . These Service Terms and Conditions or any Statement of Work may be terminated after the Acceptance Time:
(a) at the election of a non-breaching party if the other party fails to perform or violates any material obligation of these Service Terms and Conditions or any Statement of Work and fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days after the receipt of written notice of such breach from the non-breaching party, in which case, the non-breaching party shall have no liability for such termination;
(b) immediately (i) upon the filing by a party of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or insolvency or petitions for reorganization under any bankruptcy law, (ii) if a party consents to involuntary petition in bankruptcy or if a receiving order is given against the party under the United States Bankruptcy Code; or (iii) if an order, judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction, upon the application of a creditor, is entered approving a petition seeking
reorganization or appointing a receiver, trustee or liquidator of all or substantially all of such partys assets and such order, judgment or decree continues in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days; or
(c) by mutual written agreement of the parties.
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Exhibit 10.9
DMRC CORPORATION
2008 INCENTIVE PLAN
The purpose of the DMRC Corporation 2008 Incentive Plan is to attract, retain and motivate employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors of the Company and its Related Companies by providing them the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company and to align their interests and efforts to the long-term interests of the Companys stockholders.
Certain capitalized terms used in the Plan have the meanings set forth in Appendix A.
The Plan shall be administered by the Board or the Compensation Committee, which shall be composed of two or more directors, each of whom is a non-employee director within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act, or any successor definition adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, an outside director within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board or the Compensation Committee may delegate responsibility for administering the Plan, including with respect to designated classes of Eligible Persons, to different committees consisting of one or more members of the Board, subject to such limitations as the Board deems appropriate, except with respect to Awards to Participants who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Awards granted pursuant to Section 16 of the Plan. Members of any committee shall serve for such term as the Board may determine, subject to removal by the Board at any time. To the extent consistent with applicable law, the Board or the Compensation Committee may authorize one or more officers of the Company to grant Awards to designated classes of Eligible Persons, within limits specifically prescribed by the Board or the Compensation Committee; provided, however, that no such officer shall have or obtain authority to grant Awards to himself or herself or to any person subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. All references in the Plan to the Committee shall be, as applicable, to the Compensation Committee or any other committee or any officer to whom the Board or the Compensation Committee has delegated authority to administer the Plan.
(a) Except for the terms and conditions explicitly set forth in the Plan and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee shall have full power and exclusive authority, subject to such orders or resolutions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as may from time to time be adopted by the Board or a Committee composed of members of the Board, to (i) select the Eligible Persons to whom Awards may from time to time be granted under the Plan; (ii) determine the type or types of Award to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; (iii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted under the Plan; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted under the Plan; (v) approve the forms of notice or agreement for use under the Plan; (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in cash, shares of Common Stock or other property or canceled or suspended; (vii) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, shares of Common Stock, other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant, subject to Section 409A of the Code and in accordance with Section 6.3 of the Plan; (viii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument evidencing an Award, notice or agreement executed or entered into under the Plan; (ix) establish such rules and regulations as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (x) delegate ministerial duties to such of the Companys employees as it so determines; and (xi) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for administration of the Plan.
(b) In no event, however, shall the Committee have the right, without stockholder approval, to (i) cancel or amend outstanding Options or SARs for the purpose of repricing, replacing or regranting such Options or SARs with Options or SARs that have a purchase or grant price that is less than the purchase or grant price for the original Options or SARs except in connection with adjustments provided in Section 15, or (ii) issue an Option or SAR or amend an outstanding Option or SAR to provide for the grant or issuance of a new Option or SAR on exercise of the original Option or SAR.
(c) The effect on the vesting of an Award of a Company-approved leave of absence or a Participants working less than full-time shall be determined by the Companys chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, with respect to directors or executive officers, by the Compensation Committee, whose determination shall be final.
(d) Decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, any Participant, any stockholder and any Eligible Person. A majority of the members of the Committee may determine its actions.
Subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 15.1, a maximum of 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock shall be available for issuance under the Plan.
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Shares issued under the Plan shall be drawn from authorized and unissued shares or shares now held or subsequently acquired by the Company as treasury shares.
(a) Shares of Common Stock covered by an Award shall not be counted as used unless and until they are actually issued and delivered to a Participant. If any Award lapses, expires, terminates or is canceled prior to the issuance of shares thereunder or if shares of Common Stock are issued under the Plan to a Participant and thereafter are forfeited to or otherwise reacquired by the Company, the shares subject to such Awards and the forfeited or reacquired shares shall again be available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares of Common Stock (i) tendered by a Participant or retained by the Company as full or partial payment to the Company for the purchase price of an Award or to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with an Award, or (ii) covered by an Award that is settled in cash, or in a manner such that some or all of the shares of Common Stock covered by the Award are not issued, shall be available for Awards under the Plan. The number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall not be reduced to reflect any dividends or dividend equivalents that are reinvested into additional shares of Common Stock or credited as additional shares of Common Stock subject or paid with respect to an Award.
(b) The Committee shall also, without limitation, have the authority to grant Awards as an alternative to or as the form of payment for grants or rights earned or due under other compensation plans or arrangements of the Company.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may grant Substitute Awards under the Plan. Substitute Awards shall not reduce the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan. In the event that an Acquired Entity has shares available for awards or grants under one or more preexisting plans not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, then, to the extent determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such preexisting plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to holders of common stock of the entities that are parties to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan; provided, however, that Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of such preexisting plans, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not employees or directors of the Company or a Related Company prior to such acquisition or combination. In the event that a written agreement between the Company and an Acquired Entity pursuant to which a merger or consolidation is completed is approved by the Board and that agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of the substitution for or assumption of outstanding awards of the Acquired Entity, those terms and conditions shall be deemed to be the action of the Committee without any further action by the Committee, except as may be required for
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compliance with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, and the persons holding such awards shall be deemed to be Participants.
(d) Notwithstanding the other provisions in this Section 4.2, the maximum number of shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall equal the aggregate share number stated in Section 4.1, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 15.1.
An Award may be granted to any employee, officer or director of the Company or a Related Company whom the Committee from time to time selects. An Award may also be granted to any consultant, agent, advisor or independent contractor for bona fide services rendered to the Company or any Related Company that (a) are not in connection with the offer and sale of the Companys securities in a capital-raising transaction and (b) do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Companys securities.
The Committee shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to determine the type or types of Awards to be granted under the Plan. Such Awards may be granted either alone or in addition to or in tandem with any other type of Award. Any Award settlement may be subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the Committee shall determine.
Awards granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written, including an electronic, instrument that shall contain such terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions as the Committee shall deem advisable and that are not inconsistent with the Plan.
The Committee may permit or require a Participant to defer receipt of the payment of any Award if and to the extent set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award at the time of grant. If any such deferral election is permitted or required, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall establish rules and procedures for such payment deferrals, which may include the grant of additional Awards or provisions for the payment or crediting of interest or dividend equivalents, including converting such credits to deferred stock unit equivalents; provided, however, that the terms of any deferrals under this Section 6.3 shall comply with all applicable law, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code.
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Participants may, if and to the extent the Committee so determines and sets forth in the instrument evidencing the Award at the time of grant, be credited with dividends paid with respect to shares of Common Stock underlying an Award in a manner determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee may apply any restrictions to the dividends or dividend equivalents that the Committee deems appropriate. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine the form of payment of dividends or dividend equivalents, including cash, shares of Common Stock, Restricted Stock or Stock Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the right to any dividends or dividend equivalents declared and paid on the number of shares underlying an Option or Stock Appreciation Right may not be contingent, directly or indirectly, on the exercise of the Option or a Stock Appreciation Right, and an Award providing a right to dividends or dividend equivalents declared and paid on the number of shares underlying an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right, the payment of which is not contingent upon, or otherwise payable on, the exercise of the Option or a Stock Appreciation Right, must comply with or qualify for an exemption under Section 409A of the Code.
The Committee may grant Options designated as Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.
The exercise price for shares purchased under an Option shall be at least 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date (and shall not be less than the minimum exercise price required by Section 422 of the Code with respect to Incentive Stock Options), except in the case of Substitute Awards.
Subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the Option, the maximum term of an Option shall be ten years from the Grant Date.
The Committee shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences an Option the time at which, or the installments in which, the Option shall vest and become exercisable, any of which provisions may be waived or modified by the Committee at any time.
To the extent an Option has vested and become exercisable, the Option may be exercised in whole or from time to time in part by delivery to or as directed or approved by the Company
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of a properly executed stock option exercise agreement or notice, in a form and in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, setting forth the number of shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, the restrictions imposed on the shares purchased under such exercise agreement or notice, if any, and such representations and agreements as may be required by the Committee, accompanied by payment in full as described in Sections 7.5 and 13. An Option may be exercised only for whole shares and may not be exercised for less than a reasonable number of shares at any one time, as determined by the Committee.
The exercise price for shares purchased under an Option shall be paid in full to the Company by delivery of consideration equal to the product of the Option exercise price and the number of shares purchased. Such consideration must be paid before the Company will issue the shares being purchased and must be in a form or a combination of forms acceptable to the Committee for that purchase, which forms may include:
(a) cash;
(b) check or wire transfer;
(c) having the Company withhold shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued on exercise of the Option that have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price of the shares being purchased under the Option;
(d) tendering (either actually or, so long as the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, by attestation) shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant that have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price of the shares being purchased under the Option;
(e) so long as the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and to the extent permitted by law, delivery of a properly executed exercise agreement or notice, together with irrevocable instructions to a brokerage firm designated or approved by the Company to deliver promptly to the Company the aggregate amount of proceeds to pay the Option exercise price and any withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with the exercise, all in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board ( i.e. , a cashless exercise); or
(f) such other consideration as the Committee may permit.
The Committee shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences an Option whether the Option shall continue to be exercisable, and the terms and conditions of such exercise, after a Termination of Service, any of which provisions may be waived or modified
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by the Committee at any time; provided, however, that any such waiver or modification shall satisfy the requirements for exemption under Section 409A of the Code.
If the exercise of the Option following a Participants Termination of Service, but while the Option is otherwise exercisable, would be prohibited solely because the issuance of Common Stock would violate either the registration requirements under the Securities Act or the Companys insider trading policy, then the Option shall remain exercisable until the earlier of the Option Expiration Date and the expiration of a period of three months (or such other period of time as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion) after the Participants Termination of Service during which the exercise of the Option would not be in violation of the Securities Act or the Companys insider trading policy requirements.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, the terms and conditions of any Incentive Stock Options shall in addition comply in all respects with Section 422 of the Code, or any successor provision, and any applicable regulations thereunder.
The Committee may grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Participants at any time on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion. A SAR may be granted in tandem with an Option or alone ( freestanding ). The grant price of a tandem SAR shall be equal to the exercise price of the related Option. The grant price of a freestanding SAR shall be established in accordance with procedures for Options set forth in Section 7.2. A SAR may be exercised upon such terms and conditions and for the term as the Committee determines in its sole discretion; provided, however, that, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the SAR, the maximum term of a freestanding SAR shall be ten years, and in the case of a tandem SAR, (a) the term shall not exceed the term of the related Option and (b) the tandem SAR may be exercised for all or part of the shares subject to the related Option upon the surrender of the right to exercise the equivalent portion of the related Option, except that the tandem SAR may be exercised only with respect to the shares for which its related Option is then exercisable.
Upon the exercise of an SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment in an amount determined by multiplying (a) the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of exercise over the grant price of the SAR by (b) the number of shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised. At the discretion of the Committee as set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award, the payment upon exercise of an SAR may be in cash, in shares, in some combination thereof or in any other manner approved by the Committee in its sole discretion.
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The Committee shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences a freestanding SAR whether the SAR shall continue to be exercisable, and the terms and conditions of such exercise, after a Termination of Service, any of which provisions may be waived or modified by the Committee at any time; provided, that any such waiver or modification shall satisfy the requirements under Section 409A of the Code.
Subject to Section 18.5, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may waive any other terms, conditions or restrictions on any SAR under such circumstances and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate; provided, that any such waiver shall satisfy the requirements under Section 409A of the Code.
The Committee may grant Stock Awards, Restricted Stock and Stock Units on such terms and conditions and subject to such repurchase or forfeiture restrictions, if any, which may be based on continuous service with the Company or a Related Company or the achievement of any performance goals, as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion, which terms, conditions and restrictions shall be set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award.
Upon the satisfaction of any terms, conditions and restrictions prescribed with respect to Restricted Stock or Stock Units, or upon a Participants release from any terms, conditions and restrictions of Restricted Stock or Stock Units, as determined by the Committee, and subject to the provisions of Section 13, (a) the shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Award of Restricted Stock shall become freely transferable by the Participant, and (b) Stock Units shall be paid in shares of Common Stock or, if set forth in the instrument evidencing the Awards, in cash or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock. Any fractional shares subject to such Awards shall be paid to the Participant in cash.
Subject to Section 18.5, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may waive the repurchase or forfeiture period and any other terms, conditions or restrictions on any Restricted Stock or Stock Unit under such circumstances and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate.
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SECTION 11. PERFORMANCE AWARDS
The Committee may grant Awards of Performance Shares, designate the Participants to whom Performance Shares are to be awarded and determine the number of Performance Shares and the terms and conditions of each such Award. Performance Shares shall consist of a unit valued by reference to a designated number of shares of Common Stock, the value of which may be paid to the Participant by delivery of shares of Common Stock or, if set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award, of such property as the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, cash, shares of Common Stock, other property, or any combination thereof, upon the attainment of performance goals, as established by the Committee, and other terms and conditions specified by the Committee. Subject to Section 18.5, the amount to be paid under an Award of Performance Shares may be adjusted on the basis of such further consideration as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion.
The Committee may grant Awards of Performance Units, designate the Participants to whom Performance Units are to be awarded and determine the number of Performance Units and the terms and conditions of each such Award. Performance Units shall consist of a unit valued by reference to a designated amount of property other than shares of Common Stock, which value may be paid to the Participant by delivery of such property as the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, cash, shares of Common Stock, other property, or any combination thereof, upon the attainment of performance goals, as established by the Committee, and other terms and conditions specified by the Committee. Subject to Section 18.5, the amount to be paid under an Award of Performance Units may be adjusted on the basis of such further consideration as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion.
Subject to the terms of the Plan and such other terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate, the Committee may grant other incentives payable in cash or in shares of Common Stock under the Plan.
The Company may require the Participant to pay to the Company the amount of (a) any taxes that the Company is required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law to withhold with respect to the grant, vesting or exercise of an Award ( tax withholding obligations ) and (b) any amounts due from the Participant to the Company or to any Related Company ( other obligations ) to the extent such amounts are not deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A. The Company shall not be required to issue any shares of
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Common Stock or otherwise settle an Award under the Plan until such tax withholding obligations and other obligations are satisfied.
The Committee may permit or require a Participant to satisfy all or part of the Participants tax withholding obligations and other obligations by (a) paying cash to the Company, (b) having the Company withhold an amount from any cash amounts otherwise due or to become due from the Company to the Participant, (c) having the Company withhold a number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued to the Participant (or become vested, in the case of Restricted Stock) having a Fair Market Value equal to the tax withholding obligations and other obligations, or (d) surrendering a number of shares of Common Stock the Participant already owns having a value equal to the tax withholding obligations and other obligations. To the extent required to avoid adverse financial accounting consequences to the Company, the value of the shares so withheld or tendered may not exceed the employers minimum required tax withholding rate.
No Award or interest in an Award may be sold, assigned, pledged (as collateral for a loan or as security for the performance of an obligation or for any other purpose) or transferred by a Participant or made subject to attachment or similar proceedings otherwise than by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution, except to the extent permitted by the Company, the Participant may designate one or more beneficiaries on a Company-approved form who may exercise the Award or receive payment under the Award after the Participants death. During a Participants lifetime, an Award may be exercised only by the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing and to the extent permitted by Section 422 of the Code, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may permit a Participant to assign or transfer an Award subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall specify.
In the event, at any time or from time to time, a stock dividend, stock split, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, distribution to stockholders other than a normal cash dividend, or other change in the Companys corporate or capital structure results in (a) the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or any securities exchanged therefor or received in their place, being exchanged for a different number or kind of securities of the Company or (b) new, different or additional securities of the Company or any other company being received by the holders of shares of Common Stock, then the Committee shall make proportional adjustments in (i) the maximum number and kind of securities available for issuance under the Plan; (ii) the maximum number and kind of securities issuable as Incentive Stock Options as set forth in Section 4.2; (iii) the maximum number and kind of securities set forth in Section 4.3; (iv) the maximum numbers and kind of securities set forth in Section 16.3; and (v) the number and kind of securities that are subject to any outstanding Award and the per share price of such securities, without any change in
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the aggregate price to be paid therefor. The determination by the Committee, as to the terms of any of the foregoing adjustments shall be conclusive and binding.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, for cash or property, or for labor or services rendered, either upon direct sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, outstanding Awards. Also notwithstanding the foregoing, a dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a Company Transaction shall not be governed by this Section 15.1 but shall be governed by Sections 15.2 and 15.3, respectively.
To the extent not previously exercised or settled, and unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, Awards shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation of the Company. To the extent a vesting condition, forfeiture provision or repurchase right applicable to an Award has not been waived by the Committee, the Award shall be forfeited immediately prior to the consummation of the dissolution or liquidation.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, unless the Committee shall determine otherwise in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, in the event of a Change in Control:
(a) All outstanding Awards, other than Performance Shares and Performance Units, shall become fully and immediately vested and exercisable, and all applicable deferral and restriction limitations or forfeiture provisions shall lapse, immediately prior to the Change in Control and shall terminate at the effective time of the Change in Control, and any such Awards constituting deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code shall be paid within 60 days following the effective date of the Change in Control; provided, however, that with respect to a Change in Control that is a Company Transaction, such Awards, other than Awards constituting deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, shall become fully and immediately exercisable, and all applicable deferral and restriction limitations or forfeiture provisions shall lapse, only if and to the extent such Awards are not converted, assumed or replaced by the Successor Company.
For the purposes of this Section 15.3(a), an Award shall be considered converted, assumed or replaced by the Successor Company if following the Company Transaction the option or right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Award immediately prior to the Company Transaction, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) received in the Company Transaction by holders of Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders
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were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Company Transaction is not solely common stock of the Successor Company, the Committee may, with the consent of the Successor Company, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each share of Common Stock subject thereto, to be solely common stock of the Successor Company substantially equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Company Transaction. The determination of such substantial equality of value of consideration shall be made by the Committee, and its determination shall be conclusive and binding.
(b) The target payout opportunities attainable under all outstanding Stock Awards and Stock Units with restrictions based on performance criteria, Performance Shares, and Performance Units shall be deemed to have been fully earned based on targeted performance being attained as of the effective date of the Change in Control, and such Awards shall be paid within 60 days following the effective date of the Change in Control.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may instead provide in the event of a Change in Control that is a Company Transaction that a Participants outstanding Awards shall terminate upon or immediately prior to such Company Transaction and that such Participant shall receive, in exchange therefor, a cash payment equal to the amount (if any) by which (x) the value of the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Company Transaction, or, in the event the Company Transaction is one of the transactions listed under subsection (c) in the definition of Company Transaction or otherwise does not result in direct receipt of consideration by holders of Common Stock, the value of the deemed per share consideration received, in each case as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such outstanding Awards (to the extent then vested and exercisable or whether or not then vested and exercisable, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion) exceeds (y) if applicable, the respective aggregate exercise price or grant price for such Awards.
Subject to Sections 15.2 and 15.3, the Committee shall have the discretion, exercisable at any time before a sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or change in control of the Company, as defined by the Committee, to take such further action as it determines to be necessary or advisable with respect to Awards. Such authorized action may include (but shall not be limited to) establishing, amending or waiving the type, terms, conditions or duration of, or restrictions on, Awards so as to provide for earlier, later, extended or additional time for exercise, lifting restrictions and other modifications, and the Committee may take such actions with respect to all Participants, to certain categories of Participants or only to individual Participants. The Committee may take such action before or after granting Awards to which the action relates and before or after any public
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announcement with respect to such sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or change in control that is the reason for such action.
The grant of Awards shall in no way affect the Companys right to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
In the event of any adjustment in the number of shares covered by any Award, each such Award shall cover only the number of full shares resulting from such adjustment.
Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, (a) any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 15 to Awards that are considered deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and (b) any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 15 to Awards that are not considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be made in such a manner as to ensure that after such adjustment the Awards either (i) continue not to be subject to Section 409A of the Code or (ii) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Compensation Committee may, at the time of grant of an Award (other than an Option or SAR) to a Participant who is then a Covered Employee, or is likely to be a Covered Employee as of the end of the tax year in which the Company would claim a tax deduction in connection with such Award, specify that all or any portion of such Award is intended to satisfy the requirements for performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) and be subject to this Section 16. With respect to each such Award, the Compensation Committee shall establish, in writing, that the vesting and/or payment pursuant to the Award shall be conditioned on the attainment for the specified Performance Period of specified performance targets related to designated performance goals for such period selected by the Compensation Committee from among the Performance Criteria specified in Section 16.1. Such performance goals shall be set by the Compensation Committee within the time period prescribed by, and shall otherwise comply with the requirements of, Section 162(m), or any successor provision thereto, and the regulations thereunder.
If an Award is subject to this Section 16, then the lapsing of restrictions thereon and the distribution of cash, shares of Common Stock or other property pursuant thereto, as
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applicable, shall be subject to the achievement of one or more objective performance goals established by the Compensation Committee, which shall be based on the attainment of specified levels of one of or any combination of the following performance criteria for the Company as a whole or any business unit of the Company, as reported or calculated by the Company: net earnings or net income (before or after taxes); earnings per share (basic or fully diluted); net sales growth or bookings growth; revenues; operating profit or income (including or excluding depreciation, amortization, extraordinary items, restructuring charges or other expenses); return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, net capital utilized, equity or sales); working capital; cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow or cash flow return on capital); earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation and/or amortization; gross or operating profit; cost control; strategic initiatives; market share; improvements in capital structure; productivity ratios; share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total stockholder return); expense targets; margins; operating efficiency or margins; capital efficiency; strategic targets; economic profit; employee or customer satisfaction, services performance, subscriber, cash management or asset management metrics; working capital targets; cash value added; or market or economic value added (together, the Performance Criteria ).
Such performance goals also may be based on the achievement of specified levels of Company performance (or performance of an applicable affiliate or business unit of the Company) under one or more of the Performance Criteria described above relative to the performance of other corporations.
The Compensation Committee may provide in any such Award that any evaluation of performance may include or exclude any of the following events that occurs during a Performance Period: (i) asset write-downs, (ii) litigation or claim judgments or settlements, (iii) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or provisions affecting reported results, (iv) any reorganization and restructuring programs, (v) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations appearing in the Companys annual report to stockholders for the applicable year, (vi) acquisitions or divestitures, (vii) foreign exchange gains and losses, and (viii) gains and losses on asset sales. To the extent such inclusions or exclusions affect Awards to Covered Employees, they shall be prescribed in a form that satisfies the requirements for performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto.
After the completion of each Performance Period, the Compensation Committee shall certify the extent to which any Performance Criteria has been satisfied, and the amount payable as a result thereof, prior to payment, settlement or vesting of any Award subject to this Section 16. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan other than Section 15, with respect to any Award that is subject to this Section 16, the Compensation Committee may adjust downward, but not upward, the amount payable pursuant to such Award, and the
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Compensation Committee may not waive the achievement of the applicable performance goals except in the case of the death or Disability of the Covered Employee.
The Compensation Committee shall have the power to impose such other restrictions on Awards subject to this Section 16 as it may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure that such Awards satisfy all requirements for performance-based compensation with the meaning of Section 162(m).
Subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 15.1, no Covered Employee may be granted Awards other than Performance Units subject to this Section 16 in any calendar year period with respect to more than 750,000 shares of Common Stock for such Awards, except that the Company may make additional one time grants of such Awards for up to 1,000,000 shares to newly hired or newly promoted individuals, and the maximum dollar value payable with respect to Performance Units or other awards payable in cash subject to this Section 16 granted to any Covered Employee in any one calendar year is $2,500,000.
The Compensation Committee shall have the power to impose such other restrictions on Awards subject to this Section 16 as it may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure that such Awards satisfy all requirements for performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto.
The Board or the Compensation Committee may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion of the Plan at any time and in such respects as it shall deem advisable; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule, stockholder approval shall be required for any amendment to the Plan; and provided, further, that any amendment that requires stockholder approval may be made only by the Board. Subject to Section 17.3, the Compensation Committee may amend the terms of any outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively.
Unless sooner terminated as provided herein, the Plan shall terminate ten years from the Effective Date. After the Plan is terminated, no future Awards may be granted, but Awards previously granted shall remain outstanding in accordance with their applicable terms and conditions and the Plans terms and conditions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Incentive Stock Options may be granted more than ten years after the later of (a) the Effective Date and (b) the date of approval by the stockholders of any amendment to the Plan that constitutes the adoption of a new plan for purposes of Section 422 of the Code.
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The amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan or a portion thereof or the amendment of an outstanding Award shall not, without the Participants consent, materially adversely affect any rights under any Award theretofore granted to the Participant under the Plan. Any change or adjustment to an outstanding Incentive Stock Option shall not, without the consent of the Participant, be made in a manner so as to constitute a modification that would cause such Incentive Stock Option to fail to continue to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustments made pursuant to Section 15 shall not be subject to these restrictions.
Subject to Section 18.5, the Board shall have broad authority to amend the Plan or any outstanding Award without the consent of a Participant to the extent the Board deems necessary or advisable to (i) comply with, or take into account, changes in applicable tax laws, securities laws, accounting rules and other applicable law, rules and regulations or (ii) to ensure that an Award is not subject to additional taxes, interest or penalties under Section 409A of the Code.
No individual or Participant shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and the Company has no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants under the Plan.
Furthermore, nothing in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan shall be deemed to constitute an employment contract or confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Related Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Related Company to terminate a Participants employment or other relationship at any time, with or without cause.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver any shares of Common Stock under the Plan or make any other distribution of benefits under the Plan unless, in the opinion of the Companys counsel, such issuance, delivery or distribution would comply with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, the requirements of the Securities Act or the laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction) and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity.
The Company shall be under no obligation to any Participant to register for offering or resale or to qualify for exemption under the Securities Act, or to register or qualify under the laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction, any shares of Common Stock, security or interest in a
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security paid or issued under, or created by, the Plan, or to continue in effect any such registrations or qualifications if made.
As a condition to the exercise of an Option or any other receipt of Common Stock pursuant to an Award under the Plan, the Company may require (a) the Participant to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise or receipt that such shares are being purchased or received only for the Participants own account and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares and (b) such other action or agreement by the Participant as may from time to time be necessary to comply with the federal, state and foreign securities laws. At the option of the Company, a stop-transfer order against any such shares may be placed on the official stock books and records of the Company, and a legend indicating that such shares may not be pledged, sold or otherwise transferred, unless an opinion of counsel is provided (concurred in by counsel for the Company) stating that such transfer is not in violation of any applicable law or regulation, may be stamped on stock certificates to ensure exemption from registration. The Committee may also require the Participant to execute and deliver to the Company a purchase agreement or such other agreement as may be in use by the Company at such time that describes certain terms and conditions applicable to the shares.
To the extent the Plan or any instrument evidencing an Award provides for issuance of stock certificates to reflect the issuance of shares of Common Stock, the issuance may be effected on a noncertificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange.
Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Board, or a committee appointed by the Board, or an officer of the Company to whom authority was delegated in accordance with Section 3 of the Plan, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such person in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit or proceeding to which such person may be a party or in which such person may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by such person in settlement thereof, with the Companys approval, or paid by such person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit or proceeding against such person; provided, however, that such person shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before such person undertakes to handle and defend it on such persons own behalf, unless such loss, cost, liability or expense is a result of such persons own willful misconduct or except as expressly provided by statute.
The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such person may be entitled under the Companys certificate of incorporation or bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or of any power that the Company may have to indemnify or hold harmless.
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Unless otherwise provided by the Committee or in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement, no Award, other than a Stock Award, shall entitle the Participant to any cash dividend, voting or other right of a stockholder unless and until the date of issuance under the Plan of the shares that are the subject of such Award.
In interpreting and applying the provisions of the Plan, any Options granted as an Incentive Stock Option pursuant to the Plan shall, to the extent permitted by law, be construed as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, although the Company makes no representations that Options granted as Incentive Stock will maintain such qualification.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the contrary, the Company intends that any and all Awards and compensation payable under the Plan shall satisfy the requirements for exemption from, or compliance with, Section 409A of the Code and that all terms and provisions shall be interpreted to satisfy such requirements. If the Committee determines that an Award, payment, distribution, deferral election, transaction or any other action or arrangement contemplated by the provisions of the Plan would, if undertaken, cause a Participant to become subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Committee, to the extent it deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, reserves the right, but shall not be required, to unilaterally amend or modify the Plan and any Award granted under the Plan so that the Award qualifies for exemption from, or compliance with, Section 409A of the Code.
Furthermore, any payment or distribution that is to be made under the Plan (or pursuant to an Award under the Plan) to a Participant who is a specified employee of the Company within the meaning of that term under Section 409A and as determined by the Committee, on account of a separation from service within the meaning of that term under Section 409A of the Code, may not be made before the date which is six months after the date of such separation from service, unless the payment or distribution is exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code by reason of the short-term deferral exemption or otherwise.
Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan, the Committee makes no representations that Awards granted under the Plan shall be exempt from, or comply with, Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A of the Code from applying to Awards granted under the Plan.
Awards not deferred under Section 6.3 and not otherwise exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code are intended to qualify for the short-term deferral exemption to Section 409A of the Code, and payment shall be made as soon as administratively feasible after the Award became vested, but in no event shall such payment be made later than 2½ months after the end of the calendar year in which the Award becomes vested unless otherwise permitted under the exemption provisions of Section 409A of the Code.
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Without amending the Plan, the Committee may grant Awards to Eligible Persons who are foreign nationals on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan and shall have the authority to adopt, amend or rescind such modifications, procedures or subplans under the Plan as may be necessary or desirable to comply with provisions of the laws or regulations of other countries or jurisdictions in which the Company or any Related Company may operate or where Participants may reside to ensure the viability of the benefits from Awards granted to Participants employed in such countries or jurisdictions, meet the requirements that permit the Plan to operate in a qualified or tax-efficient manner, comply with applicable foreign laws or regulations and meet the objectives of the Plan.
The Plan is intended to constitute an unfunded plan. Nothing contained herein shall require the Company to segregate any monies or other property, or shares of Common Stock, or to create any trusts, or to make any special deposits for any immediate or deferred amounts payable to any Participant, and no Participant shall have any rights that are greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.
All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all the business and/or assets of the Company.
If any provision of the Plan or any Award is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or, if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the Committees determination, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award, and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.
The Plan, all Awards granted thereunder and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Oregon without giving effect to principles of conflicts
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of law. Participants irrevocably consent to the nonexclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in the State of Oregon.
The granting of Awards and the issuance of shares of Common Stock under the Plan are subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.
The effective date (the Effective Date ) is the date on which the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company. If the stockholders of the Company do not approve the Plan within 12 months after the Boards adoption of the Plan, any Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan will be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options.
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APPENDIX A
DEFINITIONS
As used in the Plan,
Acquired Entity means any entity acquired by the Company or a Related Company or with which the Company or a Related Company merges or combines.
Award means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Award, Restricted Stock, Stock Unit, Performance Share, Performance Unit, cash-based award or other incentive payable in cash or in shares of Common Stock as may be designated by the Committee from time to time.
Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
Cause , unless otherwise defined in the instrument evidencing an Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means dishonesty, fraud, serious or willful misconduct, unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets, or conduct prohibited by law (except minor violations), in each case as determined by the Companys chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, in the case of directors and executive officers, the Compensation Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding.
Change in Control, unless the Committee determines otherwise with respect to an Award at the time the Award is granted or unless otherwise defined for purposes of an Award in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(a) an acquisition by any Entity of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 40% or more of either (1) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the Outstanding Company Common Stock ) or (2) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the Outstanding Company Voting Securities ), provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege where the security being so converted was not acquired directly from the Company by the party exercising the conversion privilege, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Related Company, (iv) an acquisition by any Entity pursuant to a transaction that meets the conditions of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) set forth in the definition of Company Transaction, or (v) any acquisition approved by the Board;
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(b) a change in the composition of the Board during any two-year period such that the individuals who, as of the beginning of such two-year period, constitute the Board (the Incumbent Board ) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that for purposes of this definition, any individual who becomes a member of the Board subsequent to the beginning of the two-year period, whose election, or nomination for election by the Companys stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board and who were also members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this proviso) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board; and provided further, however, that any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of or in connection with an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of an Entity other than the Board shall not be considered a member of the Incumbent Board; or
(c) consummation of a Company Transaction.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Committee has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
Common Stock means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.
Company means DMRC Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
Company Transaction , unless the Committee determines otherwise with respect to an Award at the time the Award is granted or unless otherwise defined for purposes of an Award in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means consummation of:
(a) a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other company;
(b) a sale in one transaction or a series of transactions undertaken with a common purpose of at least 50% of the Companys outstanding voting securities; or
(c) a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer in one transaction or a series of related transactions undertaken with a common purpose of all or substantially all of the Companys assets,
excluding, however, in each case, a transaction pursuant to which
(i) the Entities who are the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Company Transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the outstanding shares of common stock, and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, of the Successor
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Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Company Transaction, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities;
(ii) no Entity (other than the Company, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company, a Related Company or a Successor Company) will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 40% or more of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock of the Successor Company or the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Successor Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors unless such ownership resulted solely from ownership of securities of the Company prior to the Company Transaction; and
(iii) individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board will immediately after the consummation of the Company Transaction constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Successor Company.
Where a series of transactions undertaken with a common purpose is deemed to be a Company Transaction, the date of such Company Transaction shall be the date on which the last of such transactions is consummated.
Compensation Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board.
Covered Employee means a covered employee as that term is defined for purposes of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code or any successor provision.
Disability , unless otherwise defined by the Committee for purposes of the Plan in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means a mental or physical impairment of the Participant that is expected to result in death or that has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous period of 12 months or more and that causes the Participant to be unable to perform his or her material duties for the Company or a Related Company and to be engaged in any substantial gainful activity, in each case as determined by the Companys chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, in the case of directors and executive officers, the Compensation Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Incentive Stock Options, Disability shall have the meaning attributed to that term for purposes of Section 422 of the Code.
Effective Date has the meaning set forth in Section 19.
Eligible Person means any person eligible to receive an Award as set forth in Section 5.
Entity means any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act).
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
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Fair Market Value means the closing price for the Common Stock on any given date during regular trading, or if not trading on that date, such price on the last preceding date on which the Common Stock was traded, unless determined otherwise by the Committee using such methods or procedures as it may establish.
Grant Date means the later of (a) the date on which the Committee completes the corporate action authorizing the grant of an Award or such later date specified by the Committee and (b) the date on which all conditions precedent to an Award have been satisfied, provided that conditions to the exercisability or vesting of Awards shall not defer the Grant Date.
Incentive Stock Option means an Option granted with the intention that it qualify as an incentive stock option as that term is defined for purposes of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision.
Nonqualified Stock Option means an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option.
Option means a right to purchase Common Stock granted under Section 7.
Option Expiration Date means the last day of the maximum term of an Option.
Outstanding Company Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the definition of Change in Control.
Outstanding Company Voting Securities has the meaning set forth in the definition of Change in Control.
Parent Company means a company or other entity which as a result of a Company Transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Companys assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries.
Participant means any Eligible Person to whom an Award is granted.
Performance Award means an Award of Performance Shares or Performance Units granted under Section 11.
Performance Criteria has the meaning set forth in Section 16.1.
Performance Period means the period of time during which the Performance Criteria must be met in order to determine the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to an Award. The Compensation Committee may establish different Performance Periods for different Participants, and the Compensation Committee may establish concurrent or overlapping Performance Periods.
Performance Share means an Award of units denominated in shares of Common Stock granted under Section 11.1.
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Performance Unit means an Award of units denominated in cash or property other than shares of Common Stock granted under Section 11.2.
Plan means the DMRC Corporation 2008 Incentive Plan.
Related Company means any entity that is directly or indirectly controlled by, in control of or under common control with the Company.
Restricted Stock means an Award of shares of Common Stock granted under Section 10, the rights of ownership of which are subject to restrictions prescribed by the Committee.
Retirement , unless otherwise defined in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means Retirement as defined for purposes of the Plan by the Committee or the Companys chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, if not so defined, means Termination of Service on or after the date the Participant reaches normal retirement age, as that term is defined in Section 411(a)(8) of the Code.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
Stock Appreciation Right or SAR means a right granted under Section 9.1 to receive the excess of the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock over the grant price.
Stock Award means an Award of shares of Common Stock granted under Section 10, the rights of ownership of which are not subject to restrictions prescribed by the Committee.
Stock Unit means an Award denominated in units of Common Stock granted under Section 10.
Substitute Awards means Awards granted or shares of Common Stock issued by the Company in substitution or exchange for awards previously granted by an Acquired Entity.
Successor Company means the surviving company, the successor company or Parent Company, as applicable, in connection with a Company Transaction.
Termination of Service means a termination of employment or service relationship with the Company or a Related Company for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, including by reason of death, Disability or Retirement. Any question as to whether and when there has been a Termination of Service for the purposes of an Award and the cause of such Termination of Service shall be determined by the Companys chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, with respect to directors and executive officers, by the Compensation Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding. Transfer of a Participants employment or service relationship between the Company and any Related Company shall not be considered a Termination of Service for purposes of an
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Award. Unless the Compensation Committee determines otherwise, a Termination of Service shall be deemed to occur if the Participants employment or service relationship is with an entity that has ceased to be a Related Company. A Participants change in status from an employee of the Company or a Related Company to a nonemployee director, consultant, advisor, or independent contractor of the Company or a Related Company or a change in status from a nonemployee director, consultant, advisor or independent contractor of the Company or a Related Company to an employee of the Company or a Related Company, shall not be considered a Termination of Service.
Vesting Commencement Date means the Grant Date or such other date selected by the Committee as the date from which an Award begins to vest.
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EXHIBIT 10.10
EQUITY COMPENSATION PROGRAM
FOR
NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
UNDER THE
DMRC CORPORATION 2008 INCENTIVE PLAN
The following provisions set forth the terms of the stock option grant program (the Program ) for nonemployee directors of DMRC Corporation (the Company ) under the Companys 2008 Incentive Plan (the Plan ). The following terms are intended to supplement, not alter or change, the provisions of the Plan, and in the event of any inconsistency between the terms contained herein and in the Plan, the Plan shall govern. All capitalized terms that are not defined herein shall be as defined in the Plan.
Each director of the Company elected or appointed to the Board who is not an employee of the Company or any Related Company (an Eligible Director ) shall be eligible to receive New Grants and Annual Grants under the Plan, as discussed below.
2.1 Annual Restricted Stock Grant
Beginning with the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, immediately following each Annual Meeting of Stockholders, each Eligible Director shall automatically be granted a Restricted Stock Grant (the Annual Restricted Stock Grant) with a value of $40,000, based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of grant, with any fractional share rounded to the nearest whole share (0.5 to be rounded up), on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
2.2 Initial Restricted Stock Grant
Beginning with the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, upon an Eligible Directors initial election or appointment to the Board on a date other than the date of an Annual Meeting of Stockholders, each such Nonemployee Director shall automatically be granted a prorated Annual Restricted Stock Grant (a Prorated Initial Restricted Stock Grant), based on the number of full calendar months between the date of initial election or appointment and the date of the first anniversary of the then last Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Each Annual Restricted Stock Grant shall fully vest and no longer be subject to forfeiture to the Company on the date of the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders following the Restricted Stock granted hereunder.
Each Prorated Initial Restricted Stock Grant shall fully vest and no longer be subject to forfeiture to the Company on the date of the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders following the Restricted Stock Grant granted hereunder.
In the event an Eligible Directors service terminates for any reason prior to vesting of a Restricted Stock Grant, the shares subject to such Restricted Stock Grant will automatically be forfeited to the Company.
The Board may amend the provisions contained herein in such respects as it deems advisable. Any such amendment shall not, without the consent of the Eligible Director, materially adversely affect any rights of an Eligible Director under an outstanding option.
5. Effective Date
The Program shall become effective on the Effective Date of the Plan.
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Dear Digimarc Corporation Stockholder:
I am pleased to inform you that the distribution of all of the shares of common stock of Digimarc Corporation, formerly known as DMRC Corporation and which we refer to as New Digimarc, a wholly owned subsidiary of the former Digimarc Corporation, which we refer to as Old Digimarc, for the benefit of Old Digimarc stockholders was completed on August 1, 2008. New Digimarc holds all of the assets and liabilities used primarily in Old Digimarc's digital watermarking business, as well as all of the cash held by Old Digimarc prior to the distribution.
The distribution was made in connection with the acquisition of Old Digimarc by L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc., in a transaction that was completed on August 13, 2008. On August 1, 2008, the shares of New Digimarc common stock were transferred to a newly created trust for the benefit of Old Digimarc stockholders as of August 1, 2008 at 5:30 pm Eastern time, the record date and time. The shares of New Digimarc common stock will be held by the trust until the Registration Statement on Form 10, of which the accompanying information statement is a part, has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, at which time the shares will be distributed to the Old Digimarc record holders, as beneficiaries of the trust, pro rata in accordance with their ownership of shares of Old Digimarc common stock as of the record date and time.
Each Old Digimarc record holder is entitled to receive one share of New Digimarc common stock for every three and one half shares of Old Digimarc common stock held by the stockholder as of the record date and time. The shares will be issued in book-entry form only, which means that no physical stock certificates will be issued. No fractional shares of New Digimarc common stock will be issued. If you would have otherwise been entitled to a fractional share of New Digimarc common stock in the distribution, you will receive the net cash value of the fractional share instead.
New Digimarc has filed an application to list its common stock under the trading symbol "DMRCD" on The Nasdaq Global Market. Old Digimarc's common stock ceased trading on the Nasdaq Global Market following completion of the acquisition of Old Digimarc by L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc.
Stockholder approval of the spin-off is not required, and you are not required to take any action to receive your New Digimarc common stock.
The attached information statement, which is being mailed to all Old Digimarc record holders, describes the spin-off and contains important information about, including financial statements of, New Digimarc.
We look forward to our future as a public company and to your support as a holder of New Digimarc common stock.
Sincerely,
Bruce
Davis
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The information contained herein is not complete and may be changed. A Registration Statement on Form 10 relating to these securities has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This preliminary information statement is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.
Preliminary and Subject to Completion, dated September 9, 2008
INFORMATION STATEMENT
Digimarc Corporation
Common Stock
(Par value $0.001 per share)
This information statement is being furnished in connection with the issuance of shares of common stock of Digimarc Corporation, formerly known as DMRC Corporation and which we refer to as New Digimarc, in connection with the spin-off of the digital watermarking business from the former Digimarc Corporation, which we refer to as the Old Digimarc.
The distribution was made in connection with the acquisition of Old Digimarc by L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc., which we refer to as L-1, in a transaction that was completed on August 13, 2008. On August 1, 2008, the shares of New Digimarc common stock were transferred to a newly created trust for the benefit of Old Digimarc stockholders as of the record date and time of August 1, 2008 at 5:30 pm Eastern time, which we refer to as the Old Digimarc record holders. The shares of New Digimarc common stock will be held by the trust until the Registration Statement on Form 10, of which this information statement is a part, and which we refer to as the Form 10, has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the SEC, at which time the shares will be distributed to the Old Digimarc record holders, as beneficiaries of the trust, pro rata in accordance with their ownership of shares of Old Digimarc common stock as of the record date and time.
The shares will be issued in book-entry form only, which means that no physical stock certificates will be issued. No fractional shares of New Digimarc common stock will be issued. If you would have otherwise been entitled to a fractional share of New Digimarc common stock in the distribution, you will receive the net cash value of the fractional share instead.
YOUR VOTE IS NOT REQUIRED, AND WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY.
All of the outstanding shares of New Digimarc common stock are now held in trust for the benefit of Old Digimarc record holders. Accordingly, no public trading market for New Digimarc common stock exists. New Digimarc has filed an application to list its common stock under the trading symbol "DMRCD" on The Nasdaq Global Market. We anticipate that normal trading of New Digimarc common stock will begin on the first trading day following the New Digimarc stock delivery date.
In reviewing this information statement, you should carefully consider the matters described under the caption "Risk Factors" beginning on page 11.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this information statement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
This information statement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. The date of this information statement is , 2008.
This information statement was first mailed to Old Digimarc stockholders on or about , 2008.
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RISK FACTORS |
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DIVIDEND POLICY |
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CAPITALIZATION |
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SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
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BUSINESS OF DIGIMARC CORPORATION |
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MANAGEMENT |
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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION |
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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |
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OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OLD DIGIMARC AFTER THE SPIN-OFF |
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT |
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DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK |
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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS |
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CERTAIN MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES |
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION |
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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This information statement contains trademarks, trade names and service marks of companies other than New Digimarc, which are the property of their respective owners.
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This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this information statement and provides an overview of our company and the material aspects of our spin-off from Old Digimarc. You should read this entire information statement carefully, especially the risk factors discussed beginning on page 11 and our pro forma financial statements and notes to those statements appearing elsewhere in this information statement. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this information statement to (i) "Digimarc Corporation," "New Digimarc," "we," "our" and "us" refer to Digimarc Corporation and (ii) "Old Digimarc" refers to the former Digimarc Corporation, which merged with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. on August 13, 2008, and its consolidated subsidiaries (other than us).
You should not assume that the information contained in this information statement is accurate as of any date other than the date set forth on the cover. Changes to the information contained in this information statement may occur after that date, and we undertake no obligation to update the information, except in the normal course of our public disclosure obligations and practices.
Our Business
Digimarc Corporation enables governments and enterprises around the world to give digital identities to media and objects that computers can sense and recognize and to which they can react. Our technology provides the means to infuse persistent digital information, perceptible only to computers and digital devices, into all forms of media content. The unique digital identifier placed in media generally persists with it regardless of the distribution path and whether it is copied, manipulated or converted to a different format, and does not affect the quality of the content or the enjoyment or other traditional uses of it. Our technology permits computers and digital devices to quickly identify relevant data from vast amounts of media content.
Our technologies, and those of our licensees, span the complete range of media content, enabling our customers and those of our partners to:
At the core of our intellectual property is a signal processing technology innovation known as "digital watermarking" which allows imperceptible digital information to be embedded in all forms of digitally designed, produced or distributed media content and some physical objects, including photographs, movies, music, television, personal identification documents, financial instruments, industrial parts and product packages. The digital information can be detected and read by a wide range of computers, mobile phones, and other digital devices.
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We provide technology-based solutions directly and through our licensees. Our proprietary technologies have proven to be a powerful element of document security, giving rise to our long-term relationship with a consortium of central banks, which we refer to as the Central Banks, and many leading companies in the information technology industry. We and our licensees have successfully propagated digital watermarking in music, movies, television broadcasts, images and printed materials. Digital watermarks have been used in these applications to improve media rights and asset management, reduce piracy and counterfeiting losses, improve marketing programs, permit more efficient and effective distribution of valuable media content and enhance consumer entertainment and commercial experiences.
To protect our significant efforts in creating these technologies, we have implemented an extensive intellectual property protection program that relies on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, and nondisclosure agreements and other contracts. We believe we have one of the world's most extensive patent portfolios in the field of digital watermarking and related media enhancement innovations, with over 370 U.S. and over 85 foreign issued patents and more than 370 U.S. and foreign patent applications on file as of September 8, 2008.
The Separation and the Merger
Prior to and in connection with the merger of Old Digimarc with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of L-1 on August 13, 2008, which we refer to as the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger, on August 1, 2008, Old Digimarc spun off the common stock of New Digimarc, which holds all of the assets and liabilities of Old Digimarc's digital watermarking business, which we refer to as the Digital Watermarking Business. The shares were transferred to a newly-created trust for the benefit of Old Digimarc record holders, on the basis of one share of New Digimarc common stock for every three and one-half shares of Old Digimarc common stock held by the stockholder at the record date and time. Following the spin-off we issued to our executive officers shares of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred stock in the aggregate amount of $50,000.
Following and in connection with the spin-off, a wholly owned subsidiary of L-1 merged with and into Old Digimarc, which at the time consisted principally of the secure ID business, which we refer to as the Secure ID Business. The Old Digimarc/L-1 merger took place on August 13, 2008, following completion of the offer. The New Digimarc stock delivery date will occur upon effectiveness of the Form 10.
Summary of the Transactions
The following is a brief summary of the terms of the spin-off and the related transactions:
Distributing company | Old Digimarc. Since the spin-off, Old Digimarc does not own any shares of our capital stock. | |
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After the New Digimarc stock delivery date, New Digimarc will be an independent, publicly-traded company. |
Securities to be distributed |
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Shares of New Digimarc common stock. |
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Each Old Digimarc record holder will receive one share of New Digimarc common stock for every three and one-half shares of Old Digimarc common stock held by the Old Digimarc record holder at the record date and time. |
Method of distribution |
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For registered Old Digimarc record holders, our transfer agent has credited shares of our common stock to book-entry accounts established to hold shares of our common stock. |
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our records in which no physical certificates are issued. For Old Digimarc record holders who owned Old Digimarc common stock through a broker or other nominee, shares of our common stock will be credited to their accounts by the broker or other nominee. Following the distribution of shares of our common stock, stockholders whose shares are held in book-entry form may request the transfer of their shares of our common stock to a brokerage or other account at any time and may request the delivery of physical stock certificates for their shares, in each case without charge. |
Record date and time |
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The record date and time was August 1, 2008 at 5:30 pm Eastern time. |
Distribution date and time |
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The distribution date and time was August 1, 2008 at 5:32 pm Eastern time. |
New Digimarc merger |
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On August 1, 2008, following the distribution date and time, DMRC LLC merged with and into its wholly owned subsidiary, New Digimarc, and each limited liability company interest of DMRC LLC was converted into one share of common stock of New Digimarc in a transaction which we refer to as the New Digimarc merger. |
New Digimarc stock delivery date |
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The New Digimarc stock delivery date will be the date upon which the Form 10 is declared effective. |
Distribution agent, transfer agent and registrar |
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Computershare Trust Company, N.A. |
Stock Exchange Listing |
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We have applied for listing of our common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "DMRCD." On the first trading day following the New Digimarc stock delivery date, trading of our common stock will begin. We cannot predict the trading prices for our common stock on or after the New Digimarc stock delivery date. |
The offer |
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Old Digimarc entered into a merger agreement with L-1 and Dolomite Acquisition Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of L-1, which we refer to as the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger agreement, pursuant to which Dolomite Acquisition Co. purchased more than 90% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Old Digimarc, together with the associated preferred stock purchase rights, for $12.25 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and less any required withholding taxes, and merged Old Digimarc with and into Dolomite Acquisition Co., with Old Digimarc continuing as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of L-1. The initial offering period and withdrawal rights expired at 12:00 midnight Eastern time on Friday, August 1, 2008. A first and second subsequent offering period expired at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, August 8, 2008, and 5:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, August 13, 2008, respectively. The per share price |
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paid in the offer did not include the value attributable to the spin-off. The occurrence of the spin-off was a condition to the completion of the offer. Following completion of the offer, the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger was completed. |
Old Digimarc/L-1 merger |
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Old Digimarc entered into an agreement with L-1 and Dolomite Acquisition Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of L-1, pursuant to which Dolomite Acquisition Co. merged with and into Old Digimarc. The occurrence of the spin-off and completion of the offer were conditions to the occurrence of the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger. The Old Digimarc/L-1 merger took place on August 13, 2008, following completion of the offer. |
Tax consequences to stockholders |
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We believe that for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the spin-off, the offer and the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger will constitute a single integrated transaction with respect to Holders (as defined in "Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences," beginning on page 100 of this information statement) of Old Digimarc stock in which the spin-off will be treated as a taxable redemption of shares of Old Digimarc common stock that qualifies for "exchange" treatment. Accordingly, assuming this characterization will be respected with respect to each U.S. Holder (as defined in "Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences," beginning on page 100 of this information statement) who held his or her shares of Old Digimarc common stock as a capital asset (generally, assets held for investment), such a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to the difference between (1) the sum of the fair market value of the DMRC LLC interests received in the spin-off, the amount of cash received in the offer, and the amount of cash received in the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger, and (2) the U.S. Holder's adjusted tax basis in his or her shares of Old Digimarc common stock surrendered or deemed surrendered in the transactions. The deduction of any recognized loss may be delayed or otherwise adversely affected by certain loss limitation rules. In addition, such a U.S. Holder will not recognize any gain or loss in the New Digimarc merger. With respect to each non-U.S. Holder (as defined in "Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences," beginning on page 100 of this information statement) who held his or her shares of Old Digimarc common stock as a capital asset, such a non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain realized on the receipt of cash, DMRC LLC interests or shares of New Digimarc stock in exchange for shares of Old Digimarc common stock in the spin-off, the offer, the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger and the New Digimarc merger. |
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Tax matters are complicated and the tax consequences of the spin-off, the offer, the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger and the New Digimarc merger to you will depend on your individual circumstances. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the specific tax consequences of the spin-off, the offer, the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger and the New Digimarc merger to you. |
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For additional information, please see "Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences," beginning on page 100 of this information statement. |
Dividend policy |
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We do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. |
Relationship between New Digimarc and Old Digimarc after the spin-off |
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Old Digimarc no longer owns any shares of our common stock. Our common stock has been transferred to a trust for the benefit of Old Digimarc record holders and will be distributed to stockholders on the New Digimarc stock delivery date. We, Old Digimarc and DMRC LLC have entered into the following agreements that govern the spin-off from Old Digimarc and our future relationship: a Separation Agreement, a Transition Services Agreement and a License Agreement. Also, each of our executive officers has entered into a non-competition agreement with Old Digimarc and L-1. |
Separation Agreement |
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The Separation Agreement among Old Digimarc, DMRC LLC, us, and with respect to certain sections, L-1, provides for (1) the transfer of specified assets of Old Digimarc and its subsidiaries to, and the assumption of specified liabilities of Old Digimarc and its subsidiaries by, DMRC LLC and its subsidiaries, and (2) the distribution of the interests of DMRC LLC to Old Digimarc's stockholders. The Separation Agreement sets forth the agreement between Old Digimarc and DMRC LLC relating to employee matters, non-competition, non-solicitation of employees and others, tax matters and purchase price excess or shortfall. Following the New Digimarc merger, New Digimarc succeeded to all of the rights, interests and obligations of DMRC LLC under the Separation Agreement by operation of law. The Separation Agreement continues in effect following the spin-off with respect to various indemnification, insurance, confidentiality and cooperation provisions. For a description of the rights and obligations of the parties under the Separation Agreement, see "Our Relationship with Old Digimarc After the Spin-OffSeparation Agreement," beginning on page 88. |
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Transition Services Agreement |
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The Transition Services Agreement between Old Digimarc and us sets forth the terms under which we and Old Digimarc are providing to one another transition services that are substantially consistent with the services provided by the Secure ID Business to the Digital Watermarking Business, or by the Digital Watermarking Business to the Secure ID |
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Business, as applicable, before completion of the spin-off. For a description of the rights and obligations of the parties under the Transition Services Agreement, see "Our Relationship with Old Digimarc After the Spin-OffTransition Services Agreement," beginning on page 93. |
License Agreement |
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Under the terms of the License Agreement between New Digimarc and L-1 Identity Solutions Operating Company, L-1 Identity Solutions Operating Company granted to New Digimarc and its affiliates a license under certain patents owned by L-1 Identity Solutions Operating Company upon completion of the spin-off for use and exploitation in specified fields related to the Digital Watermarking Business, and New Digimarc granted to L-1 Identity Solutions Operating Company and its affiliates an exclusive license under certain patents owned by New Digimarc upon completion of the spin-off for use and exploitation in certain fields related to the Secure ID Business. For a description of the rights and obligations of the parties under the License Agreement, see "Our Relationship with Old Digimarc After the Spin-OffLicense Agreement," beginning on page 92. |
Management and Operation of New Digimarc after the distribution |
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New Digimarc is operating the Digital Watermarking Business, managed by the same Beaverton, Oregon based management team employed by Old Digimarc Corporation prior to the distribution, except for Robert Eckel, Old Digimarc's current President, ID Systems, and Reed Stager, Old Digimarc's former Executive Vice President. |
Anti-takeover effects |
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Some provisions of our certificate of incorporation, our bylaws and Delaware law may have the effect of making more difficult an acquisition of control of us in a transaction not approved by our board of directors. For more information, see "Description of Our Capital Stock," beginning on page 96. |
You should carefully read the "Risk Factors" beginning on page 11 of this information statement.
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Corporate Information and Structure
We were incorporated in Delaware on June 18, 2008 by Old Digimarc to facilitate the separation of its Secure ID Business and its Digital Watermarking Business through the spin-off and pursuant to the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger agreement. Our principal executive offices are located at 9405 S.W. Gemini Drive, Beaverton, Oregon 97008, and our telephone number is (503) 469-4800. We maintain a website at www.digimarc.com . Our website and the information contained on that site, or connected to that site, are not incorporated into this information statement.
Summary Historical and Pro Forma Financial Information
The following table sets forth our selected historical financial data as of and for each of the periods indicated. We derived the selected historical financial data as of and for each of the five years ended December 31 and for the six-months ended June 30 from our financial statements. The pro forma financial information set forth below portrays how our spin off from Old Digimarc might have affected our historical financial information if it had occurred on June 30, 2008 for balance sheet purposes and on January 1, 2007 for income statement purposes. This information is only a summary and you should read it in conjunction with our historical financial statements included in this information statement and the related notes, the pro forma financial information and the related notes and the section entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," included in this information statement. As you read this, you should understand that the pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only, and is not intended to show what our financial position or results of operations would have been had we been operating as an independent, publicly-traded company during these periods or what our financial position or results of operations might be in the future. Our financial information may not be indicative of our future performance and does not necessarily reflect what our financial condition and results of operations would have been had we operated as an independent, stand-alone entity for the periods presented, particularly since many changes will occur in our operations and capitalization as a result of our spin-off from Old Digimarc.
The pro forma financial information presented reflects our financial results as fully described in the financial statements and the notes to our financial statements beginning on page F-3 of this information statement and gives effect to the following pro forma transactions:
The pro forma financial information presented does not give effect to the following:
It is expected that the initial operating costs of New Digimarc on a stand-alone basis will be higher than those allocated to the New Digimarc operations under the shared services methodology applied in the audited financial statements of New Digimarc. Consequently, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of New Digimarc reflected in the financial statements of New Digimarc may not be indicative of those that would have been achieved or that might be achieved in the future had
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New Digimarc been operated as a separate, stand-alone entity for the periods reflected in its financial statements.
The dollar amounts in the tables below are in thousands.
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Gross profit percentage | 58 | % | 68 | % | 69 | % | 66 | % | 69 | % | 70 | % | 70 | % | ||||||||
Operating income (loss) | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | $ | (5,770 | ) | $ | (3,908 | ) | $ | (1,310 | ) | $ | (964 | ) | $ | 1,084 |
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Total assets | (2 | ) | $ | 56,210 | $ | 36,896 | $ | 37,658 | $ | 38,451 | $ | 32,940 | $ | 43,239 | $ | 61,429 | ||||||||
Long-term obligations | $ | 0 | $ | 160 | $ | 295 | $ | 294 | $ | 215 | $ | 298 | $ | 242 | $ | 242 |
Prior to the acquisition of the Secure ID Business from Polaroid by Old Digimarc in late December 2001, New Digimarc operated as a separate entity. Its revenues for 2000 and 2001 were $11.9 million and $13.2 million, respectively, and its operating losses exceeded $20 million in each of those years. In the years after the acquisition and up through the present date, Old Digimarc's business, including New Digimarc, began to benefit from a shared services operating model where its general and administrative costs, among others, could be spread more efficiently across multiple operating activities. In addition, in mid-2005, Old Digimarc began a reorganization of its business to focus on its core strengths while significantly reducing its cost of operations in all areas and growing revenues in both the Secure ID Business and Digital Watermarking Business. The change in the operating results of New Digimarc since its early loss years prior to the acquisition benefited from the shared services operating model in 2002, and later, beginning in 2005, further benefited as operating costs were reduced and revenues began to rise to current levels. As a result, New Digimarc's operating losses were reduced over the years to $1.3 million in 2007. New Digimarc achieved an operating profit of $1.6 million in the first six months of 2008.
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You should carefully consider each of the following risks and all of the other information set forth in this information statement. The following risks relate principally to our business, our relationship with Old Digimarc and our status as a separate publicly-traded company, as well as risks related to the nature of the spin-off itself. The risks and uncertainties described below are those risks of which we are aware, that we consider to be material to our business. If any of the following risks and uncertainties develop into actual events, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline.
Risks Related to our Common Stock and the Spin-off
A trading market may not develop for shares of our common stock, which could adversely affect the market price of those shares.
There is no trading market for shares of our common stock, and we do not assure you that such a market will develop or be sustained after the New Digimarc stock delivery date. We have applied to have our shares of common stock listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "DMRCD;" however, following the spin-off, the shares of our common stock are being held in trust for the benefit of our stockholders until the Form 10 is declared effective by the SEC. Until that time, the shares will not be listed for trading and you will not be able to sell any of your shares of our common stock. Once the shares have been listed and trading commences, we cannot predict the extent to which investor interest will lead to the development of an active and liquid trading market in our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market or otherwise. If an active trading market does not develop, you may have difficulty selling any of your shares of common stock.
Substantial sales of our common stock following the spin-off may have an adverse impact on the trading price of our common stock.
We expect that under the United States federal securities laws all of the shares of our common stock distributed to our stockholders in the spin-off will be eligible for resale in the public market, except for shares held by our affiliates. Some of our stockholders who receive our shares of common stock may decide that their investment objectives do not include ownership of our shares, and may sell their shares of common stock following the spin-off. In particular, stockholders that are institutional investors may have investment parameters that require their portfolio companies to maintain a minimum market capitalization that we may not achieve as a result of our separation from Old Digimarc. We cannot predict whether stockholders will sell large numbers of our shares of common stock in the public market following the spin-off, or how quickly they may sell these shares. If our stockholders sell large numbers of our shares of common stock over a short period of time, or if investors anticipate large sales of our shares of common stock over a short period of time, the trading price of our shares of common stock could be adversely affected.
We have no recent operating history as a separate company. Our historical and pro forma financial information are not necessarily representative of the results we would have achieved as a separate publicly-traded company, and they may not be a reliable indicator of our future results.
Old Digimarc did not account for us, and we were not operated, as a stand-alone public company for the periods presented in our financial statements included in this information statement. Our financial statements have been "carved out" from Old Digimarc's consolidated financial statements and reflect assumptions and allocations made by Old Digimarc. The financial statements do not fully represent what our financial position, results of operations and cash flow would have been had we operated as a stand-alone public company for the periods presented. Significant changes may occur in our cost structure, tax structure, management, financing and business operations as a result of our
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operating as a public company separate from Old Digimarc. These changes may result in increased costs associated with reduced economies of scale, marketing expenses, the incurrence of debt and interest expense, stand-alone costs for services formerly provided by Old Digimarc, the need for additional personnel to perform services formerly provided by Old Digimarc, and the legal, accounting, compliance and other costs associated with being a public company with equity securities listed on a national exchange. As a result, the historical and pro forma information included in this information statement are not necessarily indicative of what our financial position, results of operations and cash flow will be following the spin-off. For more information, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Pro Forma Financial Information" and our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this information statement.
Our common stock price may be volatile, and you could lose all or part of your investment in shares of our common stock.
The price of shares of our common stock may fluctuate as a result of changes in our operating performance or prospects and other factors. Some specific factors that may have a significant effect on the price of shares of our common stock include:
We have the ability to issue additional equity securities, which would lead to dilution of our issued and outstanding common stock.
The issuance of additional equity securities or securities convertible into equity securities would result in dilution of our existing stockholders' equity interests. We are authorized to issue, without stockholder approval, up to 2,500,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, in one or more series, which may give other stockholders dividend, conversion, voting, and liquidation rights, among other rights, which may be superior to the rights of holders of our common stock. In addition, we are authorized to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share. We are authorized to issue, without stockholder approval except as required by law or Nasdaq regulations, securities convertible into either common stock or preferred stock.
Following the spin-off, we issued to our executive officers an aggregate of 10,000 shares of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred stock. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or other winding up, before any payment or distribution is made to the holders of common stock, holders of the
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Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred stock will be entitled to receive a value of $5.00 per share of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred stock held by the stockholder. The Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred has no voting rights, and may be redeemed by us at any time on or after June 18, 2013.
Our corporate governance documents as well as Delaware law may delay or prevent an acquisition of us that stockholders may consider favorable, which could decrease the value of your shares.
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Delaware law contain provisions that could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us without the consent of our board of directors. These provisions include supermajority voting requirements for stockholders to amend our organizational documents and limitations on actions by our stockholders by written consent. In addition, our board of directors has the right to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval, which could be used to dilute the stock ownership of a potential hostile acquirer. Delaware law also imposes some restrictions on mergers and other business combinations between any holder of 15% or more of our outstanding common stock and us. Although we believe these provisions protect our stockholders from coercive or otherwise unfair takeover tactics and thereby provide for an opportunity to receive a higher bid by requiring potential acquirers to negotiate with our board of directors, these provisions apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders. See "Description of Our Capital Stock."
Risks Related to Our Business
We have a history of losses and we may not achieve or sustain profitability, particularly if we were to lose large contracts.
Old Digimarc's Digital Watermarking Business had incurred significant net losses from inception. Old Digimarc's accumulated deficit was $100 million as of December 31, 2007. Although we anticipate that we will achieve profitability for 2009, in order to achieve sustained profitability we will need to generate higher revenue than Old Digimarc's Digital Watermarking Business had in prior years and control expenditures. Achieving sustained profitability will depend upon a variety of factors, including the extent to which we may be required to increase the size of our workforce in order to execute our business strategy and capitalize on new opportunities. In addition, we will evaluate our strategy and market opportunities on an ongoing basis and will adjust our approach to market conditions from time to time. Finally, various adverse developments, including the loss of large contracts or cost overruns on our existing contracts, could have a negative effect on our revenue or our margins. Accordingly, increases in our expenses may not be offset by revenue increases and as a result we may not be able to achieve or sustain profitability.
A small number of customers account for a substantial portion of our revenues and the loss of any large contract may result in loss of revenue.
Historically, we have derived a significant portion of our revenues from a limited number of customers. Two customers, a consortium of Central Banks and The Nielsen Company, which we refer to as Nielsen, represented approximately 77% of our revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Contracts between our large central banking, federal and commercial customers generally have terms of three to five or more years in length and sometimes for the life of the patents under license, which could be up to 20 years. Some contracts we enter into contain termination for convenience provisions. If we were to lose a contract due to termination for convenience or in a competitive situation, our financial results could be adversely affected.
We expect to continue to depend upon a small number of customers for a significant portion of our revenues for the foreseeable future. The loss of, or decline in, orders or backlog from one or more major customers could reduce our revenues and have a material adverse effect on our financial results.
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The majority of our revenue is subject to commercial contracts and development of new markets that may involve unpredictable delays and other unexpected changes, which might limit our actual revenue in any given quarter or year.
We derive substantial portions of our revenue from commercial contracts tied to development schedules or development of new markets, which could shift for months, quarters or years as the needs of our customers and the markets in which they participate change. Government agencies and commercial customers also face budget pressures that introduce added uncertainty. Any shift in development schedules, the markets in which we or our licensees participate, or customer procurement processes, which are outside our control and may not be predictable, could result in delays in bookings forecasted for any particular period, could affect the predictability of our quarterly and annual results, and might limit our actual revenue in any given quarter or year, resulting in reduced and less predictable revenue and adversely affecting profitability.
The market for our products is highly competitive and alternative technologies or larger companies may undermine, limit or eliminate the market for our products' technologies, which would decrease our revenue and profits.
The markets in which we compete for business are intensely competitive and rapidly evolving. We expect competition to continue from both existing competitors and new market entrants. We face competition from other companies and from alternative technologies. Because the market solutions based on our technologies is still in an early stage of development, we also may face competition from unexpected sources.
Alternative technologies that may directly or indirectly compete with particular applications of our watermarking technologies include:
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In the competitive environment in which we operate, product generation, development and marketing processes relating to technology are uncertain and complex, requiring accurate prediction of demand as well as successful management of various development risks inherent in technology development. In light of these dependencies, it is possible that failure to successfully accommodate future changes in technologies related to our technologies could have a long-term effect on our growth and results of operations.
New developments are expected to continue, and we do not assure you that discoveries by others, including current and potential competitors, will not render our services and products noncompetitive. Moreover, because of rapid technological changes, we may be required to expend greater amounts of time and money than anticipated to develop new products and services, which in turn may require greater revenue streams from these products and services to cover developmental costs. Many of the companies that compete with us for some of our business, as well as other companies with whom we may compete in the future, are larger and may have greater technical, financial, marketing, and political resources than we do. These resources could enable these companies to initiate severe price cuts or take other measures in an effort to gain market share or otherwise impede our progress. We do not assure you that we will be able to compete successfully against current or future participants in our market or against alternative technologies, or that the competitive pressures we face will not decrease our revenue and profits in the future.
We depend on our management and key employees for our future success. If we are not able to retain, hire or integrate these employees, we may not be able to meet our commitments.
Our success depends to a significant extent on the performance and continued service of our management and our intellectual property team. The loss of the services of any of these employees could limit our growth or undermine customer relationships.
Due to the high level of technical expertise that our industry requires, our ability to successfully develop, market, sell, license and support our products, services, and intellectual property depends to a significant degree upon the continued contributions of our key personnel in engineering, sales, marketing, operations, legal and licensing, many of whom would be difficult to replace. We believe our future success will depend in large part upon our ability to retain our current key employees and our ability to attract, integrate and retain these personnel in the future. It may not be practical for us to match the compensation some of our employees could garner at other employment. In addition, we may encounter difficulties in hiring and retaining employees because of concerns related to our financial performance. These circumstances may have a negative effect on the market price of our common stock, and employees and prospective employees may factor in the uncertainties relating to our stability and the value of any equity-based incentives in their decisions regarding employment opportunities and decide to leave our employ. Moreover, our business is based in large part on patented technology, which is unique and not generally known. New employees require substantial training, involving significant resources and management attention. Competition for experienced personnel in our business can be intense. If we do not succeed in attracting new, qualified personnel or in integrating, retaining and motivating our current personnel, our growth and ability to deliver products and services that our customers require may be hampered. Although our employees generally have executed agreements containing non-competition clauses, we do not assure you that a court would enforce all of the terms of these clauses or the clauses generally. If these clauses were not fully enforced, our employees could be able to freely join our competitors. Although we generally attempt to control access to and distribution of our proprietary information by our employees, we do not assure you that the confidential nature of our proprietary information will be maintained in the course of such
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future employment. Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our financial and business prospects.
If leading companies in our industry or standard-setting bodies or institutions downplay, minimize, or reject the use of our technologies, deployment may be slowed and we may be unable to achieve revenue growth, particularly in the media and entertainment sectors.
Many of our business endeavors, such as our licensing of intellectual property in support of audio and video copy-control applications, can be impeded or frustrated by larger, more influential companies or by standard-setting bodies or institutions downplaying, minimizing or rejecting the value or use of our other technologies. A negative position by these companies, bodies or institutions, if taken, may result in obstacles for us that we would be incapable of overcoming and may block or impede the adoption of digital watermarking, particularly in the media and entertainment market. In addition, potential customers in the media and entertainment industry may delay or reject initiatives that relate to deployment of our technologies. Such a development would make the achievement of our business objectives in this market difficult or impossible.
If we are unable to respond to regulatory or industry standards effectively, or if we are unable to develop and integrate new technologies effectively, our growth and the development of our products and services could be delayed or limited.
Our future success will depend in part on our ability to enhance and improve the responsiveness, functionality and features of our products and services, and those of our business partners, in accordance with regulatory or industry standards. Our ability to remain competitive will depend in part on our ability to influence and respond to emerging industry and governmental standards in a timely and cost-effective manner. If we are unable to influence these or other standards or respond to such standards effectively, our growth and the development of certain products and services could be delayed or limited.
Our market is characterized by new and evolving technologies. The success of our business will depend on our ability to develop and integrate new technologies effectively and address the increasingly sophisticated technological needs of our customers in a timely and cost-effective manner. Our ability to remain competitive will depend in part on our ability to:
We do not assure you that we will be successful in responding to these technological and industry challenges in a timely and cost-effective manner. If we are unable to develop or integrate new technologies effectively or respond to these changing needs, our margins could decrease, and our release of new products and services and the deployment of our watermarking technology could be adversely affected.
We may need to retain additional employees or contract labor in the future in order to take advantage of new business opportunities arising from increased demand, which could impede our ability to achieve or sustain profitability.
We have staffed our company with the intent of achieving and sustaining profitability. Our current staffing levels could affect our ability to respond to increased demand for our services. In addition, to meet any increased demand and take advantage of new business opportunities in the future, we may
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need to increase our workforce through additional employees or contract labor, which would increase our costs. If we experience such an increase in costs, we may not succeed in achieving or sustaining profitability.
Our future growth will depend to some extent on our successful implementation of our technology in solutions provided by third parties, including partners and suppliers.
Our business and strategy rely substantially on deployment of our technologies by third-party software developers and original equipment manufacturers. For example, one of our technologies is commonly deployed in image editing applications to permit users of these products to read data embedded in imagery, and thereby identify ownership and discern the identities of image owners. Another of our technologies is used in our anti-counterfeiting products. If third parties who include our technologies in their products cease to do so, or we fail to obtain other partners who will incorporate, embed, integrate or bundle our technologies, or these partners are unsuccessful in their efforts, our efforts to expand deployment of our technologies would be adversely affected and, consequently, our ability to increase revenues would be adversely affected and we may suffer other adverse effects to our business. In addition, if our technologies do not perform according to market expectations, our future sales would suffer as customers seek other providers.
Our growth of IP licensing revenues depends on successful implementation of solutions by our licensees and third parties and successful development of new markets for our technologies.
Our IP licensing business and strategy rely, in part, on successful deployment of our technologies by our licensees and other third-party software developers and original equipment manufacturers. For example, our technology is being deployed as part of Digital Cinema systems to theatres around the world by companies that integrate technologies and subsystems. If third parties who license our intellectual property for their products cease to do so, or we fail to obtain other partners who will incorporate, embed, integrate or bundle our technologies and intellectual property, or these partners are unsuccessful in their efforts, our ability to increase licensing revenues would be adversely affected. In addition, if our technologies do not perform according to market expectations, our future sales would suffer as customers seek other providers.
The loss of international customers or the failure to find new international customers could adversely affect our profitability and slow our growth.
We believe that revenue from sales of products and services to commercial, governmental and other customers outside the United States could represent a growing percentage of our total revenue in the future. International sales and services are subject to a number of risks that can adversely affect our sales of products and services to customers outside of the United States, including the following:
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We do not have an extensive operational infrastructure for international business. We generally depend on local or international business partners and subcontractors for performance of substantial portions of our business. These factors may result in greater risk of performance problems or of reduced profitability with respect to our international programs in these markets. In addition, if foreign customers, in particular foreign government authorities, terminate or delay the implementation of our products and services, it may be difficult for us to recover our potential losses.
We are exposed to currency exchange fluctuations and do not engage in foreign currency hedging transactions. We may in the future choose to limit our exposure by the purchase of forward foreign exchange contracts, collared options, currency swap agreements or through similar hedging strategies. No currency hedging strategy, however, can fully protect against exchange-related losses.
The terms and conditions of our contracts could subject us to damages, losses and other expenses if we fail to meet delivery and other performance requirements.
Our service contracts typically include provisions imposing (i) development, delivery and installation schedules and milestones, (ii) customer acceptance and testing requirements and (iii) other performance requirements. To the extent these provisions involve performance over extended periods of time, risks of noncompliance may increase. From time to time we have experienced delays in system implementation, timely acceptance of programs, concerns regarding program performance and other contractual disputes. Any failure to meet contractual milestones or other performance requirements as promised, or to successfully resolve customer disputes, could result in us incurring liability for damages, as well as increased costs, lower margins, or compensatory obligations in addition to other losses, such as harm to our reputation. Any unexpected increases in costs to meet our contractual obligations or any other requirements necessary to address claims and damages with regard to our customer contracts could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial results.
Our products could have unknown defects or errors, which may give rise to claims against us, divert application of our resources from other purposes or increase our project implementation and support costs.
Products and services as complex as those we offer or develop may contain undetected defects or errors. Furthermore, we often provide complex implementation, integration, customization, consulting and other technical services in connection with the implementation and ongoing maintenance of our products. Despite testing, defects or errors in our products and services may occur, which could result in delays in the development and implementation of products and systems, inability to meet customer requirements or expectations in a timely manner, loss of revenue or market share, increased implementation and support costs, failure to achieve market acceptance, diversion of development resources, injury to our reputation, increased insurance costs, increased service and warranty costs and warranty or breach of contract claims. Although we attempt to reduce the risk of losses resulting from warranty or breach of contract claims through warranty disclaimers and liability limitation clauses in our sales agreements when we can, these contractual provisions are sometimes not included and may not be enforceable in every instance. If a court refuses to enforce the liability-limiting provisions of our contracts for any reason, or if liabilities arose that were not contractually limited or adequately covered by insurance, the expense associated with defending these actions or paying the resultant claims could be significant.
The security systems used in our product and service offerings may be circumvented or sabotaged by third parties, which could result in the disclosure of sensitive information or private personal information or cause other business interruptions that could damage our reputation and disrupt our business.
Our business relies on computers and other information technologies, both internal and at customer locations. The protective measures that we use may not prevent security breaches, and failure to prevent security breaches may disrupt our business, damage our reputation, and expose us to
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litigation and liability. A party who is able to circumvent security measures could misappropriate sensitive or proprietary information or materials or cause interruptions or otherwise damage our products, services and reputation, and the property of our customers. If unintended parties obtain sensitive data and information, or create bugs or viruses or otherwise sabotage the functionality of our systems, we may receive negative publicity, incur liability to our customers or lose the confidence of our customers, any of which may cause the termination or modification of our contracts. Further, our insurance coverage may be insufficient to cover losses and liabilities that may result from these events.
In addition, we may be required to expend significant capital and other resources to protect ourselves against the threat of security breaches or to alleviate problems caused by these breaches. Any protection or remedial measures may not be available at a reasonable price or at all, or may not be entirely effective if commenced.
We are subject to risks encountered by companies developing and relying upon new technologies, products and services for substantial amounts of their growth or revenue.
Our business and prospects must be considered in light of the risks and uncertainties to which companies with new and rapidly evolving technologies, products and services are exposed. These risks include the following:
Some of our key technologies and solutions from our patent or technology licensees are in the development stage. Consequently, products incorporating these technologies and solutions are undergoing technological change and are in the early stage of introduction in the marketplace. Delays in the adoption of these products or adverse competitive developments may result in delays in the development of new revenue sources or the growth in our revenue. In addition, we may be required to incur unanticipated expenditures if product changes or improvements are required. Additionally, new industry standards might redefine the products that we or our licensees are able to sell, especially if these products are only in the prototype stage of development. If product changes or improvements are required, success in marketing these products by us or our licensees and achieving profitability from these products could be delayed or halted. We also may be required to fund any changes or improvements out of operating income, which could adversely affect our profitability.
We may not be able to protect adequately our intellectual property, and we may be subject to infringement claims and other litigation, which could adversely affect our business.
Our success depends in part on licensing our proprietary technologies. To protect our intellectual property portfolio, we rely on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret rights, confidentiality procedures and licensing arrangements. Unlicensed copying and use of our intellectual property or infringement of our intellectual property rights result in the loss of revenue to us.
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We face risks associated with our patent position, including the potential need from time to time to engage in significant legal proceedings to enforce our patents, the possibility that the validity or enforceability of our patents may be denied, and the possibility that third parties will be able to compete against us without infringing our patents. Budgetary concerns may cause us not to file, or continue, litigation against known infringers of our patent rights, or may cause us not to file for, or pursue, patent protection for all of our inventive technologies in jurisdictions where they may have value. Some governmental entities that might infringe our intellectual property rights may enjoy sovereign immunity from such claims. Failure to reliably enforce our patent rights against infringers may make licensing more difficult. If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights and proprietary technologies adequately, if there are changes in applicable laws that are adverse to our interests, or if we become involved in litigation relating to our intellectual property rights and proprietary technologies or relating to the intellectual property rights of others, our business could be seriously harmed because the value ascribed to our intellectual property could diminish and result in a lower stock price or we may incur significant costs in bringing legal proceedings against third parties who are infringing our patents.
Effective protection of intellectual property rights may be unavailable or limited. Patent protection throughout the world is generally established on a country-by-country basis. We have applied for patent protection in the United States and in various other countries. We do not assure you, however, that pending patents will be issued or that issued patents will be valid or enforceable. Failure to obtain these patents or failure to enforce those patents that are obtained may result in a loss of revenue to us. We do not assure you that the protection of our proprietary rights will be adequate or that our competitors will not independently develop similar technologies, duplicate our services or design around any of our patents or other intellectual property rights.
We are the exclusive licensee under some third-party patents, and may need the assistance of these parties if we choose to enforce any of these patent rights. The cooperation of these third parties cannot be assured. Although we rely on some of these technologies for our products or for our licenses to third parties to date, the licensed patents have not been material to our operations.
As more companies engage in business activities relating to digital watermarking, and develop corresponding intellectual property rights, it is increasingly likely that claims may arise which assert that some of our products or services infringe upon other parties' intellectual property rights. These claims could subject us to costly litigation, divert management resources and result in the invalidation of our intellectual property rights. These claims may require us to pay significant damages, cease production of infringing products, terminate our use of infringing technologies or develop non-infringing technologies. In these circumstances, continued use of our technologies may require that we acquire licenses to the intellectual property that is the subject of the alleged infringement, and we might not be able to obtain these licenses on commercially reasonable terms or at all. Our use of protected technologies may result in liability that threatens our continuing operation.
Some of our contracts include provisions regarding our non-infringement of third-party intellectual property rights. As deployment of our technology increases, and more companies enter our markets, the likelihood of a third party lawsuit resulting from these provisions increases. If an infringement arose in a context governed by such a contract, we may have to refund to our customer amounts already paid to us or pay significant damages, or we may be sued by the party allegedly infringed upon. Similarly, as we seek to broaden the number of companies licensed under our patent portfolio, some may seek contractual assurances that we will pursueby litigation if necessarytheir competitors who use our patented technology but are not licensed to do so. Compliance with any such contract provisions may require that we pursue litigation where our costs exceed our likely recovery.
As part of our confidentiality procedures, we generally enter into non-disclosure agreements with our employees, directors, consultants and corporate partners, and attempt to control access to and
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distribution of our technologies, solutions, documentation and other proprietary information. Despite these procedures, third parties could copy or otherwise obtain and make unauthorized use of our technologies, solutions or other proprietary information or independently develop similar technologies, solutions or information. The steps that we have taken to prevent misappropriation of our solutions, technologies or other proprietary information may not prevent their misappropriation.
We do not assure you that our internal controls and procedures will succeed in achieving their stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.
We have deployed significant resources to design, implement, and maintain effective internal controls and procedures, including disclosure controls and procedures. Although our internal controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, the design of any system of controls is based in part upon various assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and we do not assure you that our system will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote. Any failure to maintain adequate controls or to adequately implement required new or improved controls could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations in a timely and accurate manner.
If our revenue models and pricing structures relating to products and services that are under development do not gain market acceptance, the products and services may fail to attract or retain customers and we may not be able to generate new or sustain existing revenue.
Some of our business involves embedding digital watermarks in traditional and digital media, including identification documents, secure documents, audio, video and imagery, and licensing our intellectual property. Our revenue stream is based primarily on a combination of development, consulting, subscription and license fees from copyright protection and counterfeit deterrence applications. We have not fully developed revenue models for some of our future digital watermarking applications and licensing endeavors. Because some of our products and services are not yet well-established in the marketplace, and because some of these products and services will not directly displace existing solutions, we cannot be certain that the pricing structure for these products and services will gain market acceptance or be sustainable over time or that the marketing for these products and services will be effective.
While we currently have no claims, litigation or regulatory actions filed or pending by or against us, future claims, litigation or enforcement actions could arise, and any obligation to pay a judgment or damages could materially harm our business or financial condition.
From time to time, Old Digimarc had been engaged in litigation and incurred significant costs relating to these matters. The inherent uncertainties of litigation, and the ultimate cost and outcome of litigation cannot be predicted. We carry director and officer liability insurance and other insurance policies that provide protection against various liabilities relating to claims against us and our executive officers and directors up to prescribed policy limits. If these policies do not adequately cover expenses and liabilities relating to future lawsuits, our financial condition could be materially harmed. In addition, if this insurance coverage becomes unavailable to us or premiums increase significantly in the future, it could make it more difficult for us to retain and attract officers and directors and could expose us to potentially self-funding certain future liabilities ordinarily mitigated by director and officer liability insurance.
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Background of the Spin-Off
As part of its ongoing evaluation of Old Digimarc's business and strategic direction, Old Digimarc's board of directors from time to time evaluated Old Digimarc's strategic alternatives. In addition, Old Digimarc, from time to time, received unsolicited inquiries related to an acquisition of all or part of the company. In the second half of 2006, Old Digimarc's board of directors determined that Old Digimarc would benefit from the resources and analysis provided by financial advisors familiar with the company and the businesses in which it is engaged. In November 2006, Old Digimarc engaged USBX Advisory Services, LLC, which we refer to as USBX Advisory Services, and RA Capital Advisors LLC, which we refer to as RA Capital, as Old Digimarc's financial advisors to assess Old Digimarc's Secure ID Business and Digital Watermarking Business, respectively, and to assist in the evaluation of strategic alternatives, including identifying potential complementary businesses for Old Digimarc to acquire and assisting management and the board of directors in reviewing and analyzing potential inquiries from parties interested in acquiring all or a portion of the company.
In the spring and summer of 2007, USBX Advisory Services facilitated discussions and financial and legal due diligence with four parties interested in potential strategic transactions with Old Digimarc, none of which resulted in an offer to acquire Old Digimarc or any of its assets or businesses. In the fall of 2007, certain assets of USBX Advisory Services, including the Old Digimarc engagement and the primary USBX Advisory Services bankers working on the Old Digimarc engagement, were acquired by Imperial Capital, LLC, which we refer to as Imperial Capital.
On October 11, 2007, Robert Basil, Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Operations of L-1, contacted a representative of USBX Advisory Services to facilitate a conversation between L-1 and Old Digimarc about a possible strategic transaction. During October and November 2007, representatives of L-1 and USBX Advisory Services held several discussions regarding L-1's preliminary interest in the acquisition of Old Digimarc's Secure ID Business.
On December 6, 2007, at a meeting of Old Digimarc's board of directors, a representative of USBX Advisory Services reported to the board of directors on his conversations with representatives of L-1 regarding a potential acquisition of Old Digimarc's Secure ID Business.
On January 22, 2008, Bruce Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer of Old Digimarc, James T. Richardson, Old Digimarc's lead director, and Jay Beaghan, a representative of Imperial Capital after the acquisition of certain assets of USBX Advisory Services, met with Robert V. LaPenta, L-1's President and Chief Executive Officer, at the Portland, Oregon, airport to discuss L-1's interest in a potential transaction involving the acquisition of Old Digimarc's Secure ID Business. The parties discussed the broad parameters of a potential transaction.
On January 25, 2008, Old Digimarc's board of directors held a meeting, during which Messrs. Davis and Richardson reported on their meeting with Mr. LaPenta. The board of directors directed Old Digimarc's management, and its financial and legal advisors, to explore the threshold structuring, legal and regulatory issues involved in a potential transaction with L-1 to determine the preliminary viability of such a transaction.
Between January 29, 2008 and February 27, 2008, various representatives of L-1 and Old Digimarc, including representatives of L-1's financial, accounting and legal advisors, and Old Digimarc's legal advisors, held a series of telephone conferences to discuss legal, accounting and tax matters relating to a potential transaction between L-1 and Old Digimarc pursuant to which L-1 would acquire Old Digimarc's Secure ID Business, and to exchange preliminary due diligence information with respect to each company.
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On February 28, 2008, at a meeting of Old Digimarc's board of directors, Old Digimarc's management and representatives of Perkins Coie LLP, Old Digimarc's legal counsel, which we refer to as Perkins Coie, reported the results of their initial discussions with L-1 and its representatives. The board of directors discussed a potential transaction between L-1 and Old Digimarc pursuant to which L-1 would acquire Old Digimarc's Secure ID Business, the risks related to such a transaction and alternatives to such a transaction available to Old Digimarc, including the sale of the entire company, remaining as a stand-alone company or acquisitions of other companies or businesses. The board of directors authorized management and Old Digimarc's advisors to continue to explore a potential transaction with L-1 pursuant to which L-1 would purchase Old Digimarc's Secure ID Business, and to pursue other opportunities for a strategic transaction.
On March 4, 2008, various representatives of L-1 and Old Digimarc, including representatives of their respective legal advisors, held a telephone conference to discuss the proposed tax structure of the potential transaction between L-1 and Old Digimarc involving the acquisition by L-1 of Old Digimarc's Secure ID Business.
On March 11, 2008, Mr. Davis and Mr. Beaghan met with Mr. LaPenta in New York City to discuss the terms of a potential transaction between Old Digimarc and L-1 involving the acquisition by L-1 of Old Digimarc's Secure ID Business. After several hours of meetings and discussions of the potential synergies of the companies' businesses and the terms of a potential transaction, Mr. Davis and Mr. LaPenta reached a preliminary understanding on the general economic terms of a proposed acquisition by L-1 of Old Digimarc's Secure ID Business and the related spin-off of Old Digimarc's Digital Watermarking Business.
On March 13, 2008, Old Digimarc's board of directors convened a meeting to discuss L-1's proposal relating to a potential transaction involving the acquisition by L-1 of Old Digimarc's Secure ID Business. Representatives of Imperial Capital, RA Capital and Perkins Coie also attended the meeting. The board of directors reviewed the structure and terms of the proposed transaction and received advice from its financial advisors regarding valuation implications of the proposal and strategic alternatives, including the sale of the entire company, remaining as a stand-alone company or acquisitions of other companies. A representative of Perkins Coie advised the board of directors on its fiduciary obligations with respect to the proposed transaction. Imperial Capital, the board of directors and management reviewed a list of potential acquirers and the board of directors then authorized Imperial Capital to contact a selected group of potential acquirers to ascertain whether any in the group was interested in pursuing a transaction. The group of potential acquirers was determined based on previous communications with those parties, the level of interest expressed and the likely value of a transaction with any of the potential acquirers. Following the meeting, Mr. Davis called Mr. LaPenta to confirm the board of directors' support of continued due diligence and the negotiation of the potential transaction involving the acquisition by L-1 of Old Digimarc's Secure ID Business.
From March 14, 2008 to March 18, 2008, representatives of Imperial Capital conducted a targeted market check and had conversations with approximately 10 qualified potential acquirers, other than L-1, which included both private equity firms and potential strategic buyers, to solicit interest in a potential transaction with Old Digimarc. Each party was informed of certain financial and timing considerations of any expression of interest. None of the parties submitted an offer to Old Digimarc on the bases described.
From March 15, 2008 through March 23, 2008, Old Digimarc's management and Perkins Coie, on the one hand, and L-1's management and Weil Gotshal, LLP, L-1's legal counsel, which we refer to as Weil Gotshal, on the other hand, negotiated the terms of a merger agreement and related schedules and agreements. The parties also continued their respective due diligence reviews during this period.
On March 19, 2008, Old Digimarc's board of directors met to consider the proposed transaction involving L-1's acquisition of Old Digimarc's Secure ID Business. Also present at the meeting were
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representatives of Imperial Capital, RA Capital and Perkins Coie. Representatives of Old Digimarc's management and Perkins Coie reviewed the proposed terms of the merger agreement, including the remaining issues to be negotiated. The representatives of Imperial Capital and RA Capital presented an exhaustive review regarding the potential impact on stockholder value of a range of alternatives, including the potential transaction with L-1, a sale of the entire company, remaining as a stand-alone company or acquisitions of other companies. Representatives of Perkins Coie advised the board of directors on its fiduciary duties regarding the pursuit of alternative proposals and regulatory considerations regarding the proposed transaction. The board of directors directed management and Perkins Coie to attempt to negotiate the definitive merger agreement, including the related schedules and agreements, on terms that would be satisfactory to the board of directors.
From March 19, 2008 through much of the day on March 22, 2008, Old Digimarc's management and Perkins Coie, on the one hand, and L-1's management and Weil Gotshal, on the other hand, negotiated the terms of the merger agreement and related schedules and agreements.
On March 22, 2008, Old Digimarc's board of directors met to review all the terms of the proposed transaction involving L-1's acquisition of Old Digimarc's secure ID business and a substantially final draft of the merger agreement, and to receive a report from Perkins Coie of the legal aspects of the transaction. A representative of Perkins Coie again reviewed for the board of directors its fiduciary duties applicable to the potential transaction. Representatives of Imperial Capital and RA Capital then presented their financial analyses with respect to the proposed transaction with L-1. Following this presentation, Imperial Capital reviewed with the board of directors Imperial Capital's financial analyses and delivered to the board of directors an oral opinion, which opinion was confirmed by delivery of a written opinion, dated March 22, 2008, to the effect that, as of that date and based on and subject to various assumptions, matters considered and limitations described in its opinion, the consideration in the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger was fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Old Digimarc common stock. Old Digimarc's board of directors then unanimously approved the merger, the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and the spin-off of the Digital Watermarking Business and recommended that the Old Digimarc stockholders approve the merger and the merger agreement.
On March 23, 2008, following the resolution of the final issues in the merger agreement and related schedules and agreements, Old Digimarc, L-1 and a wholly owned subsidiary of L-1 executed the merger agreement, which merger agreement we refer to as the Original Merger Agreement.
On March 24, 2008, prior to the opening of U.S. financial markets, Old Digimarc and L-1 each issued a press release announcing that L-1 had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Old Digimarc's Secure ID Business. The press releases also announced the related spin-off of Old Digimarc's Digital Watermarking Business and cash on hand.
Following the announcement of the Original Merger Agreement and through the second week of June 2008, Old Digimarc, L-1 and their respective representatives negotiated the terms of a separation agreement, transition services agreement and license agreement, each related to the spin-off of the Digital Watermarking Business, and prepared a prospectus/proxy statement related to the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger and a Form 10 for the registration of the shares of common stock of New Digimarc to be issued in connection with the spin-off.
On June 12, 2008, the Federal Trade Commission granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, relating to the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger.
Subsequently, on June 12, 2008, Old Digimarc received an unsolicited non-binding indication of interest from Safran S.A., which we refer to as Safran, in which Safran proposed to acquire the outstanding common stock of Old Digimarc, following the spin-off of Old Digimarc's Digital
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Watermarking Business and cash on hand, for $300 million in cash, subject to completion of due diligence and negotiation of customary definitive documentation similar to the Original Merger Agreement with L-1.
Between June 14, 2008 and June 16, 2008, Mr. Davis and Mr. LaPenta engaged in multiple conversations regarding potential modifications to the form and amount of consideration in the Original Merger Agreement and the structure of the transaction between Old Digimarc and L-1.
On June 16, 2008, Old Digimarc's board of directors met to consider the Safran proposal. After consulting with its legal and financial advisors, Old Digimarc's board of directors determined that the Safran proposal could reasonably be expected to lead to a "superior proposal" as defined in the Original Merger Agreement. Accordingly, the board of directors authorized Old Digimarc to furnish information to and enter into discussions with Safran regarding the proposal.
On June 17, 2008, during a telephonic conference, representatives of L-1, Weil Gotshal, Old Digimarc, Perkins Coie and Bank of America discussed L-1's intent to propose an all cash transaction effected pursuant to a tender offer. The participants also discussed the current status of L-1's debt financing.
Later on June 17, 2008, Old Digimarc received a written proposal in which L-1 proposed an all cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Old Digimarc common stock, together with the associated preferred stock purchase rights, followed by a second-step merger, following the spin-off of Old Digimarc's Digital Watermarking Business and cash on hand, for an aggregate purchase price of $325 million. In addition, L-1 would invest $5 million in the Digital Watermarking Business.
In a subsequent telephonic conference on June 17, 2008, representatives of L-1, Weil Gotshal, Old Digimarc and Perkins Coie discussed L-1's revised proposal. Because of the preliminary nature of L-1's revised proposal, Mr. Davis indicated during the meeting that Old Digimarc did not intend at that time to terminate its discussions with Safran. At the end of this discussion, L-1 withdrew its revised proposal.
Later on June 17, 2008, a representative of Perkins Coie formally notified Mr. Molina of Old Digimarc's board of directors' determination that the Safran acquisition proposal could reasonably be expected to lead to a "superior proposal," as defined in the Original Merger Agreement.
On June 20, 2008, Safran's Executive Vice President, Strategy, Olivier Andries, Safran's legal and financial advisors, Mr. Davis, Mr. Chamness, Mr. Beaghan and a representative of Perkins Coie conducted a telephonic meeting during which the parties discussed logistics for facilitating Safran's due diligence review of Old Digimarc.
On June 22, 2008, Old Digimarc published a press release announcing receipt of the Safran proposal. During the week of June 22, 2008, representatives of Imperial Capital conducted separate telephonic meetings with Evercore Partners, Safran's financial advisors, and L-1 to discuss their respective acquisition proposals.
On June 23, 2008, New Digimarc filed its Form 10 to register the shares of its common stock to be distributed in connection with the spin-off of the Digital Watermarking Business. On the same day, Old Digimarc published a press release announcing the filing of the Form 10 by New Digimarc.
On June 24, 2008, Safran entered into a confidentiality agreement with Old Digimarc in compliance with the terms of the Original Merger Agreement to permit Safran to begin a due diligence review of Old Digimarc, and Old Digimarc delivered a copy of the confidentiality agreement to L-1. Following execution of the confidentiality agreement, representatives of Perkins Coie invited representatives of Safran and Kaye Scholer to conduct more detailed due diligence on Old Digimarc and its businesses through access to an online data room containing customary due diligence materials.
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On June 25, 2008, representatives of Perkins Coie and Weil Gotshal discussed the terms and structure of a potential new proposal from L-1 by telephone conference.
On June 26, 2008, Mr. Davis and Mr. LaPenta discussed the proposed terms of a new revised offer to come from L-1. Separately, Mark S. Molina, L-1's Chief Legal Officer, and Robert P. Chamness, Old Digimarc's Chief Legal Officer, discussed the schedule and process contemplated by L-1 for presenting its potential new proposal to Old Digimarc.
Later on June 26, 2008, as a follow up to the earlier schedule and process call between Mr. Molina and Mr. Chamness, L-1 provided Old Digimarc and Perkins Coie with proposed amendments to the Original Merger Agreement providing for an offer to acquire, in an all cash tender offer, all of the outstanding Shares followed by a second-step merger, following the spin-off of the Digital Watermarking Business and cash on hand.
From June 27, 2008 through June 29, 2008, Old Digimarc, L-1 and their respective counsel and advisors negotiated the terms and conditions of the draft amendment to the Original Merger Agreement.
On June 28, 2008, L-1 provided a new written offer to Old Digimarc providing for an all cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Old Digimarc's common stock, together with the associated preferred stock purchase rights, for an aggregate offer price of $310 million, followed by a second-step merger, following the spin-off of Old Digimarc's Digital Watermarking Business and cash on hand.
On June 29, 2008, Old Digimarc's board of directors met to consider the new L-1 proposal and a substantially final draft of the amended and restated merger agreement. A representative of Perkins Coie discussed material legal aspects of the transaction and reviewed for the board of directors its fiduciary duties applicable to the potential transaction. Representatives of Imperial Capital reviewed with the board of directors Imperial Capital's financial analyses and delivered to the board of directors an oral opinion, which opinion was confirmed by delivery of a written opinion, dated June 29, 2008, to the effect that, as of that date and based on and subject to various assumptions, matters considered and limitations described in its opinion, the consideration to be received by the Old Digimarc stockholders in the tender offer and in the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger was fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Old Digimarc common stock. Old Digimarc's board of directors then unanimously (1) approved and declared advisable the amended and restated merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the tender offer by L-1 and the Old Digimarc /L-1 merger, (2) determined that the amended and restated merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the tender offer by L-1 and the Old Digimarc /L-1 merger, were advisable, fair to and in the best interests of Old Digimarc and its stockholders and (3) recommended that the Old Digimarc stockholders accept the tender offer by L-1 and tender their shares of Old Digimarc common stock pursuant to the tender offer and, if necessary, adopt the amended and restated merger agreement.
On June 29, 2008, following the resolution of the final issues in the amended and restated merger agreement and related schedules and agreements, Old Digimarc, L-1 and a wholly owned subsidiary of L-1 executed the amended and restated merger agreement and Old Digimarc terminated its discussions with Safran.
On June 30, 2008, prior to the opening of U.S. financial markets, Old Digimarc and L-1 each issued a press release announcing that L-1 and Old Digimarc had entered into the amended and restated merger agreement providing for an all-cash transaction, by means of a tender offer followed by a second-step merger, with an aggregate offer price of $310 million.
Subsequently, on June 30, 2008, Perkins Coie on behalf of Old Digimarc provided written notice to Safran of Old Digimarc's decision to terminate discussions with Safran regarding a transaction, and
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requested the destruction or return of confidential information pursuant to the terms of Safran's non-disclosure agreement with Old Digimarc.
On July 3, 2008, L-1 and a wholly owned subsidiary of L-1 commenced the tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Old Digimarc common stock, together with the associated preferred stock purchase rights.
Following commencement of the tender offer and through the end of July 2008, Old Digimarc, L-1 and their respective representatives negotiated the terms of the Separation Agreement, Transition Services Agreement and License Agreement.
On July 17, 2008, L-1, a wholly owned subsidiary of L-1 and Old Digimarc executed Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 29, 2008, pursuant to which the parties agreed to adjust the offer price pursuant to the tender offer to $12.25 per share of Old Digimarc common stock, together with the associated preferred stock purchase rights.
On July 23, 2008, New Digimarc filed Amendment No. 1 to its Form 10 with the SEC.
At 12:00 midnight Eastern time on August 1, 2008, the initial offering period and withdrawal rights for the tender offer expired. L-1's subsidiary accepted for payment all of the shares of Old Digimarc common stock that were validly tendered and not withdrawn, representing approximately 79% of the issued and outstanding shares of Old Digimarc common stock. L-1 also commenced a subsequent offering period to acquire all of the remaining shares of Old Digimarc common stock not tendered into the offer, which subsequent offering period expired at 5:00 pm ET on August 8, 2008, following which L-1's subsidiary had accepted for payment approximately 87.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of Old Digimarc common stock. L-1 commenced a second subsequent offering which expired at 5:00 pm ET on August 13, 2008, following which L-1's subsidiary exercised its right under the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger agreement to purchase from Old Digimarc enough newly issued shares to increase its ownership of the issued and outstanding shares of Old Digimarc common stock to greater than 90%, and then effected the merger of Old Digimarc with and into L-1's subsidiary, with Old Digimarc continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of L-1.
Also on August 1, 2008, prior to the expiration of the offer, the parties entered into the Separation Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement and the License Agreement. Old Digimarc contributed the assets and liabilities of its Digital Watermarking Business and all of its cash on hand to DMRC LLC, which was subsequently merged with and into New Digimarc. The shares of New Digimarc were transferred to a newly created trust for the benefit of holders of shares of Old Digimarc common stock as of the record date and time, on the basis of one share of New Digimarc common stock for every three and one-half shares of Old Digimarc common stock held by the stockholder.
On August 13, 2008, New Digimarc filed Amendment No. 2 to its Form 10 with the SEC.
Reasons for the Spin-Off
On June 29, 2008, Old Digimarc's board of directors approved the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger and the spin-off under the terms of the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger agreement. Old Digimarc believed that the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger and spin-off would enhance value for stockholders of Old Digimarc and stockholders of New Digimarc, by creating significant opportunities and benefits, including:
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The Separation of the Digital Watermarking Business from Old Digimarc
Until August 1, 2008, we were a wholly owned subsidiary of DMRC LLC, which immediately prior to the spin-off was a wholly owned subsidiary of Old Digimarc. DMRC LLC was formed in Delaware on June 18, 2008, in anticipation of the spin-off of the Digital Watermarking Business. Prior to the expiration of, and as a condition to, the offer, in a transaction which we refer to as the restructuring, Old Digimarc contributed all of the assets and liabilities related to its Digital Watermarking Business, together with all of Old Digimarc's cash, including cash received upon the exercise of stock options, to DMRC LLC. The restructuring did not result in the loss of any significant Digital Watermarking Business customers or contracts.
Description of the Spin-Off
Following the restructuring, all of the limited liability company interests of DMRC LLC were transferred to a newly created trust for the benefit of Old Digimarc record holders on the basis of one unit of DMRC LLC for every three and one-half shares of Old Digimarc common stock held by the stockholder. Following the spin-off, the New Digimarc merger occurred. As a result, upon effectiveness of the Form 10, each Old Digimarc record holder will receive one share of New Digimarc common stock for every three and one-half shares of Old Digimarc common stock held by the stockholder as of the record date and time.
The trust in which all of the shares of New Digimarc are now held was established under Delaware law for the benefit of Old Digimarc record holders. The trust will hold all of the shares of New Digimarc until the Form 10 is declared effective by the SEC, at which time the shares will be distributed to Old Digimarc record holders, as beneficiaries of the trust, pro rata in accordance with their ownership of shares of Old Digimarc common stock on the record date and time. The New Digimarc shares are the sole asset of the trust, and the sole purpose of the trust is to hold and distribute those shares, as described. The trustees of the trust have been selected from New Digimarc's current independent directors, and have exclusive authority to take actions on behalf of the trust within its stated purposes. Beneficial interests in the trust will not be issued in certificated form or otherwise evidenced by separate instruments of any kind, and will not be permitted to be traded. Following distribution of the New Digimarc shares by the trust to the beneficiaries, the trust will be liquidated.
For all U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes, we, Old Digimarc and L-1 will treat the transfer of the DMRC LLC interests to the trust as a transfer of the DMRC LLC interests to the Old Digimarc record holders followed by a transfer of the interests by the stockholders to the trust, and the Old Digimarc record holders will be treated as the grantors and owners of the interests held in the trust pursuant to Section 677 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which we refer to as the Code, and the trust will be treated as a liquidating trust within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-4(d). The trustees will value, or cause to be valued, the DMRC LLC interests and notify the stockholders in writing of the valuation.
Manner of Effecting the Spin-Off
The general terms and conditions of the spin-off are set forth in the separation agreement entered into by and among Old Digimarc, DMRC LLC, us and, with respect to certain sections, L-1 on August 1, 2008. For a description of the terms of the separation agreement, see "Our Relationship with Old Digimarc After the Spin-OffSeparation Agreement."
Old Digimarc record holders are not required to pay for shares of our common stock to be received in connection with the spin-off and the New Digimarc merger. No vote of Old Digimarc
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stockholders was required or sought in connection with the spin-off or the New Digimarc merger, and Old Digimarc record holders have no appraisal rights in connection with the distribution and the New Digimarc merger. The completion of the spin-off was a condition to the completion of the offer.
On the New Digimarc stock delivery date, Old Digimarc record holders will have their shares of New Digimarc common stock credited to book-entry accounts established for them by Computershare. Computershare will mail an account statement to each registered holder stating the number of shares of New Digimarc common stock credited to the holder's account. Holders of record will receive cash in lieu of any fractional shares of New Digimarc common stock. Computershare will aggregate all fractional shares of New Digimarc common stock and will sell them in open market transactions at then prevailing prices on behalf of holders who would otherwise be entitled to fractional shares of New Digimarc common stock. Computershare will then distribute to those holders their ratable share of the net proceeds of those sales, based on the average gross selling price per share of New Digimarc common stock. After the New Digimarc stock delivery date, any holder may request:
If you became a registered holder of our common stock in connection with the spin-off and the New Digimarc merger and you prefer to receive one or more physical share certificates representing your shares of our common stock, you will receive one or more certificates for all shares of New Digimarc common stock. Computershare will mail you certificates representing your shares of our common stock as soon after the date of request as practicable.
For those Old Digimarc record holders who hold their shares through a broker, bank or other nominee, Computershare will credit the shares of our common stock to the accounts of those nominees who are registered holders, who, in turn, will credit their customers' accounts with our common stock. We and Old Digimarc anticipate that brokers, banks and other nominees will generally credit their customers' accounts with New Digimarc common stock on or shortly after the New Digimarc stock delivery date.
Costs associated with the contemplated transaction are estimated at $8.4 million and relate to investment banking fees, legal, accounting, printing and mailing costs and severance related costs. These costs will be paid out of beginning cash balances retained by New Digimarc after the spin-off and are reflected in the pro forma balance sheet that can be found in "Pro Forma Financial Information," beginning on page 34 of this information statement.
Results of the Spin-Off
Following the New Digimarc stock delivery date, we will be an independent, publicly-traded company owning and operating the Digital Watermarking Business. Following the spin-off and the New Digimarc merger, we had 7,143,442 shares of our common stock and 10,000 shares of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred stock outstanding.
Stockholder approval of the spin-off was not required, and you are not required to take any action to receive your New Digimarc common stock.
Market for Our Common Stock
There is no trading market for our common stock. We have applied to list our common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "DMRCD." We have not and will not set the initial price of our common stock. The initial price will be established by the public markets when trading commences following the New Digimarc stock delivery date.
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We cannot predict the price at which our common stock will trade after the New Digimarc stock delivery date. The price at which our common stock trades is likely to fluctuate significantly, particularly until an orderly public market develops. Trading prices for our common stock will be determined in the public markets and may be influenced by many factors. For more information, see "Risk FactorsRisks Related to Our Common Stock and the Spin-Off."
Shares of our common stock distributed to holders in connection with the spin-off will, as of the New Digimarc stock delivery date, be transferable without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Act, except for shares received by persons who may be deemed to be our affiliates. Persons who may be deemed to be our affiliates after the distribution generally include individuals or entities that control, are controlled by or are under common control with us, which may include our executive officers, directors or principal stockholders. Securities held by our affiliates will be subject to resale restrictions under the Securities Act. Our affiliates will be permitted to sell shares of our common stock only pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, such as the exemption afforded by Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
Spin-Off Conditions and Termination
The distribution, effective on the distribution date, August 1, 2008, occurred only after, among other things:
The spin-off was a condition to the completion of the Old Digimarc/L-1merger.
We do not expect to pay any dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Payment of future cash dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors in accordance with applicable law after taking into account various factors, including our financial condition, operating results, current and anticipated cash needs, plans for expansion and contractual restrictions with respect to the payment of dividends.
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The following table shows our capitalization as of June 30, 2008 on both an historical basis and a pro forma basis giving effect to our post-spin-off capital structure as if the spin-off occurred on June 30, 2008. This table should be read in conjunction with our historical financial statements and accompanying notes included in this information statement and the sections entitled "Selected Historical Financial Information," "Pro Forma Financial Information," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Description of Our Capital Stock."
Our pro forma capitalization is not necessarily indicative of our capitalization had the spin-off been completed on June 30, 2008. The pro forma capitalization below may not reflect the capitalization or financial condition that would have resulted had we been operating as an independent, publicly-traded company at that date, and is not necessarily indicative of our future capitalization or financial condition. For an explanation of the pro forma adjustments made to our historical financial statements for the anticipated spin-off and the transactions related to the proposed spin-off to derive the pro forma capitalization described below, please see "Pro Forma Financial Information."
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SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following table sets forth our selected financial information as of and for each of the years in the five-year period ended December 31, 2007, and as of and for the six-months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008, which has been derived from (a) audited financial statements as of December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 and for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, which are included elsewhere in this information statement, (b) unaudited financial information as of December 31, 2003 and 2004 and for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2004, which is not included in this information statement and (c) unaudited financial information as of June 30, 2007 and 2008 and for the six-months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008, which is included elsewhere in this information statement. In our opinion, the information derived from our unaudited financial statements is presented on a basis consistent with the information in our audited financial statements. The selected financial information presented may not reflect the results of operations or financial condition that would have resulted had we been operating as an independent, publicly-traded company during the periods presented, and is not necessarily indicative of our future performance as an independent company. See "Risk FactorsRisks Related to our Common Stock and the Spin-Off."
The selected financial information should be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," the pro forma financial information and accompanying notes, and the historical financial statements and the accompanying notes included elsewhere in this information statement. The dollar amounts in the tables below are in thousands.
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Gross profit percentage | 58 | % | 68 | % | 69 | % | 66 | % | 69 | % | 70 | % | 70 | % | ||||||||
Operating income (loss) | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | $ | (5,770 | ) | $ | (3,908 | ) | $ | (1,310 | ) | $ | (964 | ) | $ | 1,084 |
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Total assets | (2 | ) | $ | 56,210 | $ | 36,896 | $ | 37,658 | $ | 38,451 | $ | 32,940 | $ | 43,239 | |||||||
Long-term obligations | $ | 0 | $ | 160 | $ | 295 | $ | 294 | $ | 215 | $ | 298 | $ | 242 | |||||||
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balances were reduced from $78.6 million at the end of 2003 to $32.7 million at the end of 2007, reflecting the funding of operating losses for the combined Secure ID Business and
Digital Watermarking Business and for funding capital expenditures, the majority being for the Secure ID Business.
Prior to the acquisition of the Secure ID Business from Polaroid by Old Digimarc in late December 2001, New Digimarc operated as a separate entity. Its revenues for 2000 and 2001 were $11.9 million and $13.2 million, respectively, and its operating losses exceeded $20 million in each of those years. In the years after the acquisition and up through the date of the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger, Old Digimarc's business, including New Digimarc, began to benefit from a shared services operating model where its general and administrative costs, among others, could be spread more efficiently across multiple operating activities. In addition, in mid-2005, after incurring significant operating losses in 2004 and projecting further significant losses in the future, Old Digimarc began a reorganization of its business to focus on its core strengths while significantly reducing its cost of operations in all areas, while growing revenues in both the Secure ID Business and Digital Watermarking Business. The change in the operating results of New Digimarc since its early loss years prior to Old Digimarc's acquisition of the Secure ID Business began to benefit from the shared services operating model in 2002, and later, beginning in 2005, as operating costs were reduced and revenues began to rise to current levels. As a result, New Digimarc's operating losses reduced over the years to $1.3 million in 2007, and eventually achieved an operating profit of $1.6 million for the first six months of 2008.
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PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The pro forma financial information set forth below portrays how our spin-off from Old Digimarc might have affected our historical financial information if it had occurred on June 30, 2008 for balance sheet purposes. As you read this, you should be aware that the pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only, and is not intended to show what our financial position or results of operations would have been had we been operating as an independent, publicly-traded company during these periods or what our financial position or results of operations might be in the future. The pro forma financial information should be read with our historical financial statements included in this information statement and the section entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
How we prepared the pro forma financial information
We prepared the pro forma financial information based upon our historical financial statements adjusted to reflect our estimate of the effect of events that are directly attributable to the spin-off, expected to have a continuing effect on our operations, and are factually supportable. The pro forma adjustments were derived from available information and were based on assumptions that we believe are reasonable and that reflect our current intentions.
Events that are reflected in the pro forma financial information
The pro forma financial information reflects:
Events that are not reflected in the pro forma financial information
The pro forma financial information does not reflect pro forma statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007 and three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008. These statements of operations have not been presented because we believe they would not be meaningful for the following reasons:
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Unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheet
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements relating to future events or the future financial performance of New Digimarc, which involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Please see the discussion regarding forward-looking statements included in this information statement, under the caption "Forward-Looking Statements."
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we do not give any assurances that these expectations will prove to be correct. These statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect expected results. Actual future results could differ materially from those described in our forward-looking statements, and we do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. We urge you to carefully review and consider the various disclosures we have made that attempt to advise interested parties of the factors which affect our business, including the disclosures made under the caption "Forward Looking Statements" in this information statement, the audited financial statements and related notes included in this information statement, and other reports and filings made with the SEC by Old Digimarc.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this information statement.
All dollar amounts are in thousands, unless otherwise noted.
Acquisition of Old Digimarc and Separation of New Digimarc
On June 29, 2008, Old Digimarc entered into the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of July 17, 2008, with L-1 and Dolomite Acquisition Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of L-1, pursuant to which Dolomite Acquisition Co. purchased more than 90% of the outstanding shares of Old Digimarc common stock, together with the associated preferred stock purchase rights for $12.25 per share. On August 13, 2008, following the completion of the offer, Dolomite merged with and into Old Digimarc with Old Digimarc continuing as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of L-1.
On August 1, 2008, prior to the initial expiration of the offer, Old Digimarc contributed all of the assets and liabilities related to its Digital Watermarking Business, together with all of Old Digimarc's cash, to DMRC LLC, which subsequently merged with and into New Digimarc, and the shares of New Digimarc common stock were transferred to a newly created trust for the benefit of Old Digimarc record holders. The shares of New Digimarc common stock will be held by the trust until the Form 10 has been declared effective by the SEC, at which time the shares will be distributed to Old Digimarc record holders, as beneficiaries of the trust, pro rata in accordance with their ownership of shares of Old Digimarc common stock as of the record date and time. Each Old Digimarc record holder is entitled to receive one share of New Digimarc common stock for every three and one half shares of Old Digimarc common stock held by the stockholder as of the record date and time.
In connection with the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger, we entered into a separation agreement with Old Digimarc, DMRC LLC and, with respect to certain sections, L-1, which contained many of the key provisions related to the spin-off of the Digital Watermarking Business from Old Digimarc. We entered into a transition services agreement with Old Digimarc to provide one another with transition services and other assistance substantially consistent with the services provided before completion of the spin-off, and a license agreement with L-1 Identity Solutions Operating Company, under which we license to one another certain intellectual property to be used in the other's business following the spin-off. After the completion of the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger, we changed our corporate name to
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"Digimarc Corporation." The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations discusses the historical financial condition and results of operations for the Digital Watermarking Business, or New Digimarc, without giving effect to the proposed transactions.
The following discussion may not reflect the results of operations or financial condition that would have resulted had we been operating as an independent, publicly-traded company during the periods presented. Significant changes may occur in our cost structure, tax structure, management, financing and business operations as a result of our operating as a public company separate from Old Digimarc. These changes may result in increased costs associated with reduced economies of scale, marketing expenses, the incurrence of debt and interest expense, stand-alone costs for services formerly provided by Old Digimarc, the need for additional personnel to perform services formerly provided by Old Digimarc, and the legal, accounting, compliance and other costs associated with being a public company with equity securities listed on a national exchange. Operating a newly independent, publicly-traded company will pose significant challenges for us. The most significant challenges we expect to face include: the effect of the change in the scale of our business on our ability to compensate our employees at a level required to attract and retain the technical and management expertise necessary to operate our business; the effect of the change in the scale of our business on our ability to control administrative costs; the ability to maintain investment in our company by our institutional investors and to establish and maintain an active trading market for shares of our common stock; and the ability to maintain analyst coverage of our common stock following the spin-off. For a more complete discussion of the risks facing us as an independent, publicly-traded company, please see "Risk Factors," beginning on page 11.
Overview
Our technologies, and those of our licensees, span the complete range of media content, enabling governments and enterprises to:
Our revenue is generated primarily from patent and technology license fees paid by business partners, and development and service contracts with a variety of government and commercial organizations, including a consortium of Central Banks and a major media and audience measurement company.
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Basis of Accounting
The financial statements include the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the components of Old Digimarc that constitute the business of New Digimarc that was separated, or "carved-out" in connection with the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger and spin-off. This information primarily consists of the Digital Watermarking Business and certain accounts of Old Digimarc. All intercompany balances have been eliminated in the carve-out.
Management believes that the assumptions underlying the financial statements are reasonable. The financial information in these financial statements does not include all of the expenses that would have been incurred had New Digimarc been a separate, stand-alone public entity. As such, the financial information herein does not reflect the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of New Digimarc in the future or what they would have been, had New Digimarc been a separate, stand-alone public entity during the periods presented. Additionally, these historical financial statements include proportional allocations of various shared-services common costs of Old Digimarc because specific identification of these expenses was not practicable. The common costs include expenses from Old Digimarc related to various operating shared-services cost centers, including: executive, finance and accounting, human resources, legal, marketing, intellectual property, facilities and information technology. We expect that the initial operating costs of New Digimarc on a stand-alone basis will be higher than those allocated to the New Digimarc operations under the shared services methodology applied in the audited financial statements of New Digimarc. Consequently, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of New Digimarc reflected in the financial statements of New Digimarc may not be indicative of those that would have been achieved or that might be achieved in the future had New Digimarc been operated as a separate, stand-alone entity for the periods reflected in its financial statements.
Commitments and contingencies related to New Digimarc operations have been included in the financial statements and those relating to Old Digimarc have been excluded.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which we refer to as U.S. GAAP, requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to bad debts, income taxes, long-term service contracts, license and subscription agreements, investments, and contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Some of our accounting policies require higher degrees of judgment than others in their application. These include revenue recognition on long-term service contracts, revenue recognition on license and subscription arrangements, reserves for uncollectible accounts receivable, contingencies and litigation and stock-based compensation. We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements:
Balances and expenses assignment and allocations: Balances and expenses were assigned to the different business units based on the following hierarchy:
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the New Digimarc and Secure ID Business units based on the assumption that HR support costs should be relatively equal per employee across the broader population, and in the Intellectual Property cost center we allocated the costs based on the relative number of patents that are used by each of the two business units.
Management believes that the reasonable allocation and general allocation methods are representative of the efforts expended in shared services in support of the separate business units.
Revenue recognition on long-term service contracts: Revenue from professional service arrangements is generally determined based on time and materials. Revenue for professional services is recognized as the services are performed. Billing for services rendered generally occurs within one month following when the services are provided. Revenue earned which has not been invoiced at the reported balance sheet date is classified as unbilled trade receivables, which are included in the balance of trade accounts receivable, net in the balance sheets.
Revenue recognition on license and subscription arrangements: Royalty revenue is recognized when the royalty amounts owed to New Digimarc have been earned, are determinable, and collection is probable. These revenues include the licensing of digital watermarking products and services for use in authenticating documents, detecting fraudulent documents and deterring unauthorized duplication or alteration of high-value documents, for use in communicating copyright, asset management and business-to-business image commerce solutions, and for use in connecting analog media to a digital environment. Subscriptions are paid in advance and revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the subscription.
Reserves for uncollectible accounts receivable: We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. We determine the allowance based on historical write-off experience and current information. We review, and adjust when appropriate, our allowance for doubtful accounts on at least a quarterly basis. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.
Contingencies and litigation: We periodically evaluate all pending or threatened contingencies or commitments, if any, that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our operations or financial position. We assess the probability of an adverse outcome and determine if it is remote, reasonably possible or probable as defined in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies . If information available prior to the issuance of our financial statements indicates that it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability has been incurred at the date of our financial statements, and the amount of the loss, or the range of probable loss can be reasonably
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estimated, then the loss is accrued and charged to operations. If no accrual is made for a loss contingency because one or both of the conditions pursuant to SFAS No. 5 are not met, but the probability of an adverse outcome is at least reasonably possible, we will disclose the nature of the contingency and provide an estimate of the possible loss or range of loss, or state that such an estimate cannot be made.
Stock-based compensation: Old Digimarc accounted for stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS 123(R), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation for all stock-based awards made to employees and directors including stock options, employee stock purchases under a stock purchase plan and restricted stock awards based on estimated fair values. Stock compensation expense was allocated to New Digimarc based on a combination of specific and shared services resource allocations from Old Digimarc.
Income Taxes: For all historic periods reported in this filing:
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and state income tax benefit was recognized for the book losses that were incurred in periods prior to 2007, and no income tax expense was recognized during the 2007 and 2008 periods, since any expense was offset by the benefit of net operating loss carry-forwards; and
Backlog
Based on projected commitments we have for the periods under contract with our respective customers, we anticipate our current contracts as of June 30, 2008 will generate approximately $60 million in revenue during the terms of the contracts, currently running out over four years. We expect more than $9 million of this amount to be recognized as revenue during the remainder of 2008. This amount includes commitments reasonably expected to be achieved under currently effective contracts. Backlog as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 was approximately $46 million and $13 million respectively. The increase in backlog reflects factors noted below.
Some factors that lead to increased backlog are:
Some factors that lead to decreased backlog are:
The mix of these factors, among others, dictates whether our backlog increases or decreases for any given period. There is no assurance that our backlog will result in actual revenue in any particular period, because the orders and contracts included in our backlog may be subject to modification, cancellation or suspension. We may not realize revenue on some orders included in our backlog, or the timing of recognition may change.
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Results of Operations
The following table presents our statements of operations data for the periods indicated as a percentage of total revenue.
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Service. Service revenue consists primarily of software development and consulting services. The majority of service revenue arrangements are structured as time and materials consulting agreements, or fixed price consulting agreements. The majority of our services revenue is derived from contracts with an international consortium of Central Banks, Nielsen, and with other government agencies. The agreements can range from several months to several years in length, and our longer term contracts are subject to work plans that are reviewed and agreed upon at least annually. These contracts generally provide for billing hours worked at predetermined rates and, to a lesser extent, for cost reimbursement for third party costs and services. The increases or decreases in the services are generally subject to both volume and price changes. The volume of work is generally negotiated at least annually and can be modified as the needs of the customers arise. We also have provisions in our longer term contracts that allow for specific hourly rate price increases on an annual basis to account for cost of living variables. Contracts with other government agencies are generally shorter term in nature, are less linear in billings and less predictable than our longer terms contracts since they are subject to government budgets and funding.
The increases in service revenue for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the corresponding three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 were primarily attributable to increased consulting revenues, a large portion of which related to our new contract with Nielsen.
License and subscription. License revenue originates primarily from licensing our technology and patents where we receive royalties as our income stream. Subscription revenue consists primarily of royalty revenue from the sale of our web-based subscriptions related to various software products, which are more recurring in nature. Revenues from our licensed products have minimal associated direct costs, and thus are highly profitable.
The increases in license and subscription revenue for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the corresponding three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 were primarily due to initial license revenues from Nielsen.
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Revenue by Geography
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The slight increases in international revenue for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the corresponding three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 were due primarily to increased service revenue from the consortium of Central Banks.
Cost of Revenue
Service. Cost of service revenue primarily includes costs that are allocated from research, development, engineering and sales and marketing that relate directly to producing revenue under our customer contracts. Allocated costs include:
License and subscription. Cost of license and subscription revenue primarily includes:
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Gross Profit
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Though the overall gross profit as a percentage of revenue for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the corresponding three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 remained relatively consistent, the gross profit percentage of the revenue components reflect the following primary changes:
Operating Expenses
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Sales and marketing | $ | 683 | $ | 667 | $ | 16 | 2 | % | $ | 1,339 | $ | 1,306 | $ | 33 | 3 | % | |||||||
Sales and marketing (as % of total revenue) | 13 | % | 23 | % | 13 | % | 21 | % |
Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of:
We allocate certain costs of sales and marketing to cost of service revenue when they relate directly to our service contracts. For direct billable labor hours, we allocate to cost of service revenue
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Overall, sales and marketing costs remained relatively flat for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the corresponding three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007. Higher incentive compensation accruals for incentive bonuses, compared to no bonus accrual for the 2007 period, were offset by lower other operating costs.
Under the current basis of accounting explained above, we anticipate that we will continue to incur sales and marketing costs at existing or higher levels for the remainder of 2008.
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Research, development and engineering (as % of total revenue) | 18 | % | 29 | % | 18 | % | 24 | % |
Research, development and engineering expenses arise primarily from three areas that support our business model:
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Research, development and engineering expenses consist primarily of:
We allocate certain costs of research, development and engineering to cost of service revenue when they relate directly to our service contracts. For direct billable labor hours, we allocate to cost of service revenue:
The increases in research, development and engineering costs for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the corresponding three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 resulted primarily from increases in engineering personnel and higher incentive compensation accruals for incentive bonuses, compared to no bonus accrual for the 2007 period.
Under the current basis of accounting explained above, we anticipate that we will continue to incur research, development and engineering costs at existing levels or higher for the remainder of 2008.
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General and administrative (as % of total revenue) | 18 | % | 30 | % | 19 | % | 27 | % |
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of:
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The increases in general and administrative costs for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the corresponding three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 resulted primarily from increased compensation related costs, the majority of which related to higher incentive compensation accruals for incentive bonuses, compared to no bonus accrual for the 2007 period.
Under the current basis of accounting explained above, we anticipate that we will continue to incur general and administrative expenses at least at existing levels for the remainder of 2008, while continuing to examine means to reduce general and administrative spending as a percentage of revenue in the longer term.
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Intellectual property (as % of total revenue) | 9 | % | 15 | % | 9 | % | 13 | % |
Intellectual property costs primarily consist of:
The slight increases for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the corresponding three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 resulted primarily from increased compensation related costs, the majority of which related to higher incentive compensation accruals for incentive bonuses, compared to no bonus accrual for the 2007 period.
Under the current basis of accounting explained above, we anticipate that we will continue to incur intellectual property costs at least at existing levels for the remainder of 2008.
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Old Digimarc accounted for stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment (Revised 2004) , which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation for all stock-based awards made to employees and directors, including stock options, employee stock purchases under a stock purchase plan and restricted stock awards based on estimated fair values. Stock compensation expense is allocated to New Digimarc based on a combination of specific and shared services resource allocations from Old Digimarc.
The increases in stock-based compensation expense for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the corresponding three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 were primarily due to an additional layer of stock-based awards expensed pursuant to the adoption of SFAS 123(R).
We have incurred additional stock-based compensation expense from Old Digimarc through the allocation process described through August 13, 2008, the date of the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger. We have since incurred our own stock-based compensation expense under SFAS 123(R), which we have adopted. The future effect of the adoption of this statement on our financial position and results of operations will be determined by stock-based awards granted in future periods and the assumptions on which the value of those stock-based awards are based.
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Other income, net consists primarily of interest income from our cash and short term investments.
The decreases in other income for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 compared to the corresponding three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 were due primarily to lower interest earned on cash and investment balances, reflecting lower interest rates available on our investments.
Provision for Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes reflects foreign withholding tax expense in various foreign jurisdictions. For all historic periods reported in the financial statements, Old Digimarc maintained valuation allowances against its net deferred tax assets, including net operating loss carryforwards, because it was more likely than not that the deferred taxes would not be realized. The provision for income taxes includes foreign taxes withheld by our customers and paid to foreign jurisdictions on our behalf. Our "carve-out" financial statements indicate cumulative losses through the first six months of 2008. Furthermore, the amounts of cumulative expenses in the financial statements that were not allowed for federal and state income tax purposes were not sufficient to require us to record income tax expense. Consequently, no federal and state income tax benefit was recognized for the book losses that were incurred in periods prior to 2007, and no income tax expense was recognized during the 2007 and 2008 periods, since any expense was offset by the benefit of net operating loss carry-forwards. New Digimarc, as a separate legal entity, will not benefit from any of the carryforward tax attributes of Old Digimarc, including net operating loss carryforwards.
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Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
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The increase in license and subscription revenue for the year was primarily attributable to higher license revenues from customers whose revenues fluctuate from period to period and a combination of growing levels of fixed and variable royalties from a larger customer base.
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The increase in research, development and engineering expense for the year reflects:
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The increase in license and subscription revenue for the year was primarily due to a combination of growing levels of fixed and variable royalties from a larger customer base.
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The reduction in overall gross profit, as a percentage of revenue, for the year reflects:
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The decrease in research, development and engineering expense for the year resulted primarily from:
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The decrease in intellectual property expenses resulted primarily from realignment of our resources and reduction of third party agent and government fees associated with our cost reduction initiatives.
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The increase in other income, net for the year was primarily due to higher interest rates earned on our cash and investment balances.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2008, we had cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of $36.9 million, representing an increase of approximately $4.2 million from $32.7 million at December 31, 2007. Working capital at June 30, 2008 was $37.6 million, compared to working capital of $33.5 million at December 31, 2007. Cash flow generated by Old Digimarc, which flows to New Digimarc, and improved operating results contributed to our improved cash and working capital positions.
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Non-cash charges. The increase in non-cash charges in each of the comparable periods is primarily the result of:
Operating assets and liabilities. The major changes in the operating assets and liabilities for the comparable periods primarily reflect timing differences for:
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Cash provided by (used in) investing activities. The major changes in our investing activities are the result of:
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities. The major changes in our financing activities are the result of cash transactions associated with Old Digimarc in accordance with the basis of accounting used in these financial statements. Specifically:
Commitments and Contingencies.
Our significant commitments consist of obligations under non-cancelable operating leases for our facilities rent and various equipment leases, which totaled $3.2 million as of December 31, 2007, and are payable in monthly installments through July 2011. Our significant commitments and payment obligations under non-cancelable operating leases at December 31, 2007 are as follows:
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We believe that our current cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investment balances will satisfy our projected working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next 12 months. In addition, we expect to generate positive cash flow from operations in 2008 that we can use to fund our operating and capital needs. Thereafter, we anticipate continuing to use cash, cash equivalents and short-term investment balances to satisfy our projected working capital and capital expenditure requirements.
We may utilize cash resources to fund acquisitions or investments in complementary businesses, technologies or product lines. In order to take advantage of opportunities, we may find it necessary to obtain additional equity financing, debt financing, or credit facilities. We do not believe at this time,
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however, that our long-term working capital and capital expenditures would require us to take steps to remedy any such potential deficiencies. If it were necessary to obtain additional financings or credit facilities, we may not be able to do so, or if these funds are available, they may not be available on satisfactory terms.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have an effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenue or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in U.S. GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value. This statement does not require any new fair value measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by providing a fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information. SFAS No. 157 is effective the first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. We have applied the provisions of this standard regarding the framework of measuring fair value and noted no material effect on the current financial statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which permits entities to choose to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value. SFAS No. 159 is effective the first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. We have elected not to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value as permitted by SFAS No. 159.
In April 2008, FASB issued Staff Position No. FAS 142-3 Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets (FSP 142-3). FSP 142-3 amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets . The intent of this Staff Position is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations , and other U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. FSP 142-3 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is prohibited. We have concluded that this standard does not currently apply to us.
In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS NO. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles , which identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. This statement shall be effective 60 days following the SEC's approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's amendments to AU section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. We are evaluating the impact of SFAS 162, but we do not expect the adoption of this pronouncement will have a material effect on our financial statements.
Forward-Looking Statements
Because this information statement contains forward-looking statements, any of the risk factors set forth in this information statement or elsewhere in this information statement or incorporated herein by reference could cause our actual results to differ materially from those results projected or
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suggested in such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements relating to:
Such forward-looking statements also include other statements containing words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "management believes," "we believe," "we intend," "should" and similar words or phrases, which are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results may vary materially due to, among other things, our failure to become profitable, the failure of the potential markets for our digital watermarking technology to develop as anticipated, the adoption of alternative technologies within these markets, as well as changes in economic, business, competitive, technology and/or regulatory factors and trends, and the other factors described in this information statement or in our other documents filed with the SEC. All forward-looking statements are necessarily only estimates of future results and there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from expectations, and, therefore, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Investors should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all risk factors and that the risks discussed in this information statement should not be considered a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. We do not have any intention or obligation to update forward looking statements to reflect future events or developments, except as required by law.
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BUSINESS OF DIGIMARC CORPORATION
Overview
Digimarc Corporation enables governments and enterprises around the world to give digital identities to media and objects that computers can sense and recognize and to which they can react. Our technology provides the means to infuse persistent digital information, perceptible only to computers and digital devices, into all forms of media content. The unique digital identifier placed in media generally persists with it regardless of the distribution path and whether it is copied, manipulated or converted to a different format, and does not affect the quality of the content or the enjoyment or traditional usefulness of it. Our technology permits computers and digital devices to quickly identify relevant data from vast amounts of media content.
Our technologies, and those of our licensees, span the complete range of media content, enabling our customers and theirs to:
Our revenue is generated primarily from patent and technology license fees paid by business partners, and development and service contracts with a variety of government and commercial organizations, including a consortium of Central Banks and a major media and audience measurement company.
Financial information about geographic areas is included in Note 4 of our financial statements.
History
We were formed in Delaware on June 18, 2008 by Old Digimarc to hold and operate the Digital Watermarking Business and to facilitate the separation of its Secure ID Business through the spin-off and the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger. Old Digimarc was founded to commercialize a signal processing innovation known as "digital watermarking." Digital watermarking is a technology that allows our customers to infuse digital data into any media content that is digitally processed at some point during its lifecycle. The technology can be applied to printed materials, video, audio, and images. The inclusion of these digital data enables a wide range of improvements in security and media management, and new business models for distribution and consumption of media content. Over the years our technology and intellectual property portfolios have grown to encompass many related technologies.
Banknote counterfeit deterrence was the first commercially successful use of our technologies. Old Digimarc, in cooperation with an international consortium of Central Banks, developed a system to
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deter the use of digital technologies in the unauthorized reproduction of banknotes. More recently, innovations based on our digital watermarking technology and experience have been leveraged to create new products to deter counterfeiting and tampering of driver licenses and other government-issued secure credentials. In parallel, our business partners, under patent or technology licenses from us, are delivering digital watermarking solutions to track and monitor the distribution of music, images, television and movies to consumers. In November of 2007, we announced a relationship with Nielsen to license our patents in support of their audience measurement across more than 95% of the television shows broadcast in the United States and to provide development services for Nielsen's new Digital Media Manager content identification and management system.
Customers and Business Partners
Our revenue is generated through commercial and government applications of our technologies, including a long-term contract with a consortium of Central Banks. Our contract with the Central Bank consortium is in its tenth year. The contract is in the final year of a 5-year extension and provides for two additional 3-year extensions. The Central Bank consortium has agreed to the first 3-year extension. We also have a development and services agreement with Nielsen, and engage in other development or service initiatives for government or commercial clients from time to time. Other revenue is generated primarily from patent and technology license fees paid by business partners providing media identification and management solutions to movie studios and music labels, television broadcasters, creative professionals and other customers around the world. Patent and technology licensing is expected to continue to contribute most of the revenues from non-government customers for the foreseeable future.
As part of our work with government customers, we must comply with and are affected by laws and regulations relating to the award, administration and performance of government contracts. Government contract laws and regulations affect how we do business with our customers and, in some instances, impose added costs on our business.
In some instances, these laws and regulations impose terms or rights that are more favorable to the government than those typically available to commercial parties in negotiated transactions. For example, the government agency may terminate any of our contracts and, in general, subcontracts, at its convenience, as well as for default based on performance. Upon termination for convenience of a fixed-price type contract, we normally are entitled to receive the purchase price for delivered items, reimbursement for allowable costs for work-in-process and an allowance for profit on the contract or adjustment for loss if completion of performance would have resulted in a loss. Upon termination for convenience of a cost reimbursement contract, we normally are entitled to reimbursement of allowable costs plus a portion of the fee.
In addition, our government contracts typically span one or more base years and multiple option years. The government agency generally has the right to not exercise option periods and may not exercise an option period if the agency is not satisfied with our performance on the contract.
Products and Services
We provide some media identification and management solutions to commercial entities and government customers. Our license solutions primarily target the media and entertainment industry. We have two multi-year development agreements, one with an international consortium of Central Banks, and the other with Nielsen.
Commercial customers use secure media solutions from our business partners and us to identify, track, manage and protect content as it is distributed and consumedeither digitally or physicallyand to enable new consumer applications to access networks and information from personal computers and
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mobile devices. Movie studios, record labels, broadcasters, creative professionals and other customers rely on our technologies as a cost-effective means to:
Licensees of our technology or intellectual property include AquaMobile, Cinea, Inc., a subsidiary of Dolby Laboratories, Inc., GCS Research LLC, MediaGrid, Microsoft Corporation, Mobile Data Systems, Inc., The Nielsen Company, Royal Philips Electronics, Signum Technologies Limited, Thomson Multimedia, S.A., USA Video, Verance Corporation, Verimatrix, Inc. and VCP (an affiliate of VEIL Interactive Technologies).
Technology and Intellectual Property
We develop and patent intellectual property to differentiate products and technologies, mitigate infringement risk, and develop opportunities for licensing. Licensing of our technologies is supported by a broad patent portfolio covering a wide range of methods, applications, system architectures and business processes.
Most of our patents relate to various methods for embedding and detecting digital information in video, audio, images, and printed materials, whether the content is rendered in analog or digital formats. The digital information is generally embedded by making subtle modifications to the fundamental elements of the content itself, generally at a signal processing level. The changes necessary to embed this information are so subtle that they are generally not noticeable by people during normal use. Because the embedded digital information is carried by the content itself, it is file-format independent. The embedded digital information generally survives most normal compression, edits, rotation, scaling, re-sampling, file-format transformations, copying, scanning and printing.
To protect our intellectual property rights, we have implemented an extensive intellectual property protection program that relies on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, and nondisclosure agreements and other contracts. We believe we have one of the world's most extensive patent portfolios in the field of digital watermarking, with over 370 U.S. and over 85 foreign issued patents and more than 370 U.S. and foreign patent applications on file as of September 8, 2008 in the areas of digital watermarking and related technologies. Separately, we own registered trademarks in both the U.S. and other countries and have applied for other trademarks. We continue to develop and broaden our portfolio of patented technologies, including digital watermarking and related applications and systems.
Although we devote significant resources to developing and protecting our technologies, and periodically evaluate potential competitors of our technologies for infringement of our intellectual property rights, these infringements may nonetheless go undetected or may arise in the future.
Markets
Our technologies are used in various media identification and management products and solutions supporting a variety of media objects, from movies, music, TV programming and images, to banknotes, secure credentials and physical products or packaging. Each media object enabled by our technology
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can be recognized by networks and digital devices, resulting in a wide range of applications for our technologies, including in the fields of:
We believe the market potential for our technologies is in the early stages of development and that existing solutions represent only a small portion of the potential market for our products, services, and technologies.
Competition
There is no single competitor or small number of competitors dominant in our industry. Our competitors vary depending on the application of our products and services. Our business partners and we generally compete with non-digital watermarking technologies for the security or marketing budgets of the producers and distributors of media objects, documents, products and advertising. These alternatives include, among other things, encryption based security systems and technologies and solutions based on fingerprinting and pattern recognition. Our competitive position within the digital watermarking industry is strong because of our large, high quality, sophisticated patent position in the proprietary technology of digital watermarking and our substantial and growing amount of intellectual property in related media security and management innovations that span basic technologies, applications, system designs, and business processes. Our intellectual property portfolio allows us to use proprietary technologies that are well regarded by our customers and partners and not available to our competitors. We compete with others in our industry based on the basket of features we can offer and a traditional cost benefit analysis of our technologies against alternative technologies and solutions. We anticipate that our competitive position within certain markets may be affected by factors such as reluctance to adopt new technologies and, positively or negatively, by changes in government regulations.
Backlog
Based on projected commitments we have for the periods under contract with our respective customers, we anticipate our current contracts as of June 30, 2008 will generate approximately $60 million in revenue during the terms of the contracts, currently running out over four years. We expect more than $9 million of this amount to be recognized as revenue during the remainder of 2008. This amount includes commitments reasonably expected to be achieved under currently effective contracts. Backlog as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 was approximately $46 million and $13 million, respectively.
Employees
There are two major drivers of revenue in our business(1) licensing revenues resulting from the monetization of our intellectual property portfolio and (2) services revenue resulting from the projects for the Central Banks and business, commerce, and media and entertainment customers. This services revenue is dependent upon the billable hours worked by highly qualified technical and management resources assigned to these projects. At December 31, 2007, we had 95 full-time employees, including 16 in sales, marketing, technical support and customer support; 37 in research, development and engineering; and 42 in finance, administration, information technology and legal. We also had 4
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contract workers, primarily utilized to support billing services. This employee headcount is based on the same allocation methodology that was applied to carving out New Digimarc's financial statements. Our future success will depend, in part, on our ability to continue to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified technical and management personnel, for whom competition is intense. We offered employment to all of the members of our project service teams, and all of them accepted employment with New Digimarc as of August 1, 2008. These offers of employment involved the continuation of the 2008 salary and incentive compensation program through the end of the 2008, and our current benefits plans through their renewal during the second quarter of 2009. We believe that we will be able to provide competitive compensation and equity programs and maintain similarly competitive benefit plans at the time of renewal. For these reasons, we do not anticipate material turnover at this time or in the reasonably foreseeable future, especially among our technical personnel.
Our employees are not covered by any collective bargaining agreement, and we have never experienced a work stoppage. We believe that our relations with our employees are good.
Properties and Facilities
Our principal administrative, marketing, research, and intellectual property development facility is located in Beaverton, Oregon. Information about our office lease is set forth below.
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Legal Proceedings
From time to time in our normal course of business we are a party to various legal claims, actions and complaints. Currently, we do not have any pending litigation that we consider material.
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Executive Officers and Directors
We were incorporated on June 18, 2008. All of our officers were appointed to their current positions on that date. All of our current directors were elected to our board of directors on July 29, 2008. Set forth below are the names and ages and current positions of our directors and executive officers.
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Bruce Davis | 56 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||
William J. Miller | 62 | Director | ||
James T. Richardson | 60 | Director | ||
Peter W. Smith | 74 | Director | ||
Bernard Whitney | 51 | Director | ||
Robert Chamness | 55 | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||
Michael McConnell | 58 | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Bruce Davis. Mr. Davis was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors on June 18, 2008, and was named our Chief Executive Officer on June 18, 2008, having served as Old Digimarc's Chief Executive Officer since 2001, and a director since December 1997, as Old Digimarc's chairman of the Board of Directors since May 2002, and as its President from December 1997 through May 2001. Mr. Davis received a B.S. in accounting and psychology and an M.A. in criminal justice from the State University of New York at Albany, and a J.D. from Columbia University.
William J. Miller. Prior to the spin-off Mr. Miller served on the Board of Directors of Old Digimarc since 2005. Mr. Miller is a retired corporate executive with thirty-six years of experience in the high technology and legal sectors, and has, since 1999, served as an independent director and consultant. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors for each of the following companies: Nvidia Corp (Nasdaq: NVDA), a provider of graphics processing units, media and communications processors, wireless media processors, and related software for personal computers, handheld devices, and consumer electronics platforms; Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), a manufacturer of analytical instruments; Overland Storage, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVRL), a supplier of data storage products; and Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: GLUU), a global publisher of mobile games. Mr. Miller received a B.A. in speech communication from the University of Minnesota and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota.
James T. Richardson. Mr. Richardson has been appointed by the Board of Directors to serve as Lead Director. Prior to the spin-off Mr. Richardson served on the Board of Directors of Old Digimarc since 2003. Mr. Richardson is a director of and consultant to companies in the high-technology sector. Mr. Richardson serves as chairman of the Board of Directors of FEI Company (Nasdaq: FEIC) and as a director and audit committee chair of Tripwire, Inc., a Portland, Oregon-based network security company. Mr. Richardson received a B.A. in finance and accounting from Lewis and Clark College, an M.B.A. from the University of Portland, and a J.D. from Lewis and Clark Law School, and is a licensed C.P.A. and attorney in Oregon.
Peter W. Smith. Prior to the spin-off Mr. Smith served on the Board of Directors of Old Digimarc since 2000. Mr. Smith is a retired corporate executive and has served as a consultant to various other companies since 2000. Most recently, Mr. Smith served as president of News Technology for News America from January 1998 until his retirement in February 2000, where he coordinated technology throughout News Corporation and served as a technology advisor to its Board of Directors. Mr. Smith received a B.E. and B.Sc. from the University of Sydney, with first class honors.
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Bernard Whitney. Prior to the spin-off Mr. Whitney served on the Board of Directors of Old Digimarc since 2005. Mr. Whitney is a retired corporate executive with twenty-seven years of experience in the high technology and finance sectors, and has since 2002 served as an independent director and consultant. He currently serves as a director for a number of private and non-profit entities. Mr. Whitney received a B.S. in business administration, majoring in finance, from California State University Chico, and a masters in business administration from San Jose State University.
Robert Chamness Mr. Chamness was named our Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary on June 18, 2008, having served Old Digimarc since January 2002 in various roles including Vice President and General Counsel, Secretary, Vice President of Human Resources, Chief Legal Officer, and Executive Vice President. He also served as Old Digimarc's Compliance Officer and Privacy Officer. Mr. Chamness holds an A.B. cum laude from Wabash College and a J.D. summa cum laude from the Indiana University School of Law.
Michael McConnell Mr. McConnell was named our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on June 18, 2008, having served since June 2004 as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Old Digimarc. Before joining Old Digimarc, Mr. McConnell was senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer at WatchGuard Technologies (1999 to 2004). Mr. McConnell is a CPA and holds a B.A. from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
Determination of Independence
The Board of Directors has determined that each of Messrs. Smith, Richardson, Miller, and Whitney, collectively representing a majority of the members of our Board of Directors, is "independent" as that term is defined by Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4200. There were no related person transactions involving any of the independent directors of New Digimarc.
Lead Director
The Lead Director presides over all executive sessions of the non-management directors; serves as the principal liaison to the non-management directors; and consults with the Chairman of the Board of Directors regarding information to be sent to the Board of Directors, meeting agendas and establishing meeting schedules. Mr. Richardson was elected Lead Director on July 30, 2008.
Committees of the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors has three standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Governance and Nominating Committee. The members of these committees are set forth in the following table:
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James T. Richardson | X | X | X | |||
Peter W. Smith | Chair | X | ||||
Bernard Whitney | Chair | X |
Audit Committee
We have a standing Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, consisting of Messrs. Whitney (chairman), Richardson, and Miller, that is responsible for overseeing the quality and integrity of our accounting, auditing, and financial reporting practices, the audits of our financial statements, and other duties assigned by the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee's role includes a particular focus on the qualitative aspects of financial reporting to stockholders, our processes to manage business and
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financial risk, and compliance with significant applicable legal, ethical, and regulatory requirements. The Audit Committee will be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the independent registered public accounting firm, including the resolution of any disagreements between management and the independent registered public accounting firm regarding financial reporting, engaged to prepare or issue an audit report on our financial statements or to perform other audit, review or attestation services for us. The Audit Committee is expected to also serves as our Qualified Legal Compliance Committee.
The Board of Directors has adopted a charter for the Audit Committee to authorize powers consistent with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other requirements. A copy of this charter is posted on the New Digimarc website, www.digimarc.com , on the Corporate Governance page. The Board of Directors has determined that each of the three members of the Audit Committee:
The Board of Directors further determined that each of Messrs. Whitney, Richardson and Miller qualifies as an "Audit Committee financial expert" in compliance with Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K.
Governance and Nominating Committee
We have a standing Governance and Nominating Committee which will initially consist of Messrs. Smith (chairman), Whitney and Richardson. The Board of Directors has delegated to the Governance and Nominating Committee the responsibility for overseeing the quality and integrity of our corporate governance practices and for assessing the size, membership, skills and characteristics necessary and appropriate for members of the Board of Directors and its committees. The Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the Governance and Nominating Committee, a copy of which is posted on our website, www.digimarc.com , on the Corporate Governance page. The Board of Directors has determined that all members of the Governance and Nominating Committee are "independent" as that term is defined in Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4200.
The Governance and Nominating Committee's responsibilities include the review, monitoring, and general oversight of our policies and procedures involving corporate governance and compliance with significant legal, ethical, and regulatory requirements. This oversight responsibility includes monitoring compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Governance and Nominating Committee will also oversee the structure and evaluation of the Board of Directors and its committees, and the development, monitoring, and enforcement of the corporate governance principles applicable to us.
The Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for recruiting individuals to become members of the Board of Directors and evaluating their qualifications under the guidelines described under "Director Nomination Policy" below. The Governance and Nominating Committee is also responsible for the composition of the Board committees. The Board of Directors may assign the Governance and Nominating Committee additional duties and functions from time to time consistent with its charter, our bylaws and governing law. Succession planning is one such responsibility that has been assigned to the committee.
Director Nomination Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a formal written policy addressing the nominating process. A copy of this policy is posted on our website, www.digimarc.com , attached as an exhibit to the Governance and Nominating Committee charter located on the Corporate Governance page of the site. Pursuant to its written policy addressing the nominating process, the Governance and Nominating Committee will welcome and encourage recommendations of director candidates from our stockholders, and will consider any director
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candidates recommended by our stockholders, provided that the information regarding director candidates who are recommended is submitted to the Governance and Nominating Committee in compliance with the terms of its policy. Stockholders may submit director candidate nominations in accordance with the terms of our bylaws and applicable securities laws.
In evaluating a potential candidate's qualification for nomination to the Board, the Governance and Nominating Committee will consider the potential candidate's experience, areas of expertise, and other factors relative to the overall composition of the Board of Directors. The Governance and Nominating Committee will also review from time to time the skills and characteristics necessary and appropriate for directors in the context of the current composition of the Board of Directors. Directors are expected to devote sufficient time to carry out their duties and responsibilities effectively, ensure that other existing and planned future commitments do not materially interfere with his/her service as a director, and attend at least 75% of all Board of Directors and applicable committee meetings.
The Governance and Nominating Committee's process for identifying and evaluating nominees for director, including nominees recommended by stockholders, will involve compiling names of potentially eligible candidates, vetting those candidates against the factors described above, conducting background and reference checks, conducting interviews with candidates, meeting to consider and approve final candidates and, as appropriate, preparing and presenting to the Board of Directors an analysis with regard to a candidate. There will be no differences in the manner in which the Governance and Nominating Committee evaluates nominees for director based on whether the nominee is recommended by a stockholder or by the Governance and Nominating Committee. The committee will have the authority to, from time to time, pay professional search firms to assist in the identification and evaluation of potential nominees.
Stockholder Communications with the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors encourages communication from stockholders. All communications must be in written form, addressed to the Board of Directors or to one or more individual members of the Board of Directors, and sent care of the Secretary of New Digimarc at the address of our principal executive offices or via fax to (503) 469-4771. The Secretary of New Digimarc will promptly provide all communications to the applicable member(s) of the Board of Directors or the entire Board of Directors, as specified by the stockholder.
Director Resignation Upon Change of Employment
The Board of Directors has approved a policy that will provide any director who experiences a substantial change in principal employment responsibility that may adversely affect his or her ability to carry out his or her responsibilities as a director effectively to tender his or her resignation from the Board, unless the change was anticipated by the Governance and Nominating Committee at the time of the director's nomination or election to the Board. In accordance with the terms of the policy, upon receipt of a resignation offered under these circumstances, the Governance and Nominating Committee will review the director's change in employment responsibilities to evaluate whether the director's continued service is appropriate.
Compensation Committee
We have a standing Compensation Committee which consists of Messrs. Miller (chairman), Smith and Richardson and has the authority and responsibility to:
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The Compensation Committee's role includes a particular focus on the compensation of our executive officers and non-employee directors and the administration of our stock incentive plans and significant employee benefit programs.
The Compensation Committee has adopted a written charter, a copy of which is available on our website, www.digimarc.com , on the Corporate Governance page. The Board of Directors has determined that each of the three members of the Compensation Committee is:
The Compensation Committee is permitted, under its charter, to delegate responsibilities to subcommittees of the Committee as necessary and appropriate.
The Compensation Committee, together with our Chief Executive Officer, will review assessments of executive compensation practices at least annually against comparative data and our compensation philosophy. Our Chief Executive Officer will make recommendations to the Compensation Committee with the intent of keeping our executive officer compensation practices aligned with our compensation philosophy, and the Compensation Committee will be required to approve any recommended changes before they can be made.
The Compensation Committee has the authority to retain and terminate any compensation and benefits consultant and the authority to approve the related fees and other retention terms of the consultant.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Our Code of Business Conduct is posted on the Corporate Governance page of our website, www.digimarc.com . The Code of Business Conduct applies to all employees of New Digimarc and its subsidiaries, as well as to directors, temporary contractors, and other independent contractors or consultants when engaged by or otherwise representing us or our interests, and sets forth internal policies and guidelines designed to support and encourage ethical conduct and compliance with the laws, rules and regulations that govern our business operations.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
No executive officer of New Digimarc served as a member of the compensation committee (or other board committee performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any committee performing equivalent functions, the entire Board of Directors) of another entity, or as a director of another entity, where one of the other entity's executive officers served on the Compensation Committee of New Digimarc or as a director of New Digimarc.
Related Person Transactions
Our Governance and Nominating Committee, in executing the responsibilities delegated to it, reviews, considers, and approves, rejects or qualifies all related person transactions between New
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Digimarc and our officers, directors, principal stockholders and affiliates. The Governance and Nominating Committee consists of disinterested, non-employee directors.
Before our separation from Old Digimarc, we entered into a separation agreement, which contains many of the key provisions related to our separation from Old Digimarc and the distribution of shares of our common stock to Old Digimarc record holders, and a transition services agreement with Old Digimarc to effect the separation and provide a framework for our relationships with Old Digimarc after the separation. These agreements govern the relationship between us and Old Digimarc subsequent to the completion of the distribution and provide for the allocation between us and Old Digimarc of Old Digimarc's assets and liabilities (including employee benefits and tax-related assets and liabilities) related to its Digital Watermarking Business, attributable to periods prior to our separation from Old Digimarc. The terms of the separation agreement and transition services agreement are set forth elsewhere in this information statement under the heading "Our Relationship with Old Digimarc after the Spin-Off."
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The following table provides information on compensation that our non-employee directors received from Old Digimarc for the year ended December 31, 2007. Directors who were also Old Digimarc employees received no additional compensation for their services as directors. During 2007, Mr. Davis was the only director who was an employee of Old Digimarc. Mr. Davis's compensation is discussed in this information statement under the heading "Executive Compensation."
The size and scope of New Digimarc's operations, based on its configuration and business after its separation from Old Digimarc, are significantly smaller than those of Old Digimarc. Consequently, there are fewer outside directors (four instead of eight) and compensation will be decreased to be commensurate with that paid at comparable companies, defined as companies of similar size within the high tech and software services industries that share similar financial characteristics to New Digimarc. Only the directors of New Digimarc are listed below, but their compensation for the balance of 2008 and beyond will be reduced materially from that set forth herein.
2007 Director Compensation Table
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Peter W. Smith | $ | 37,500 | $ | 25,496 | $ | 26,986 | $ | 89,982 | ||||
James T. Richardson | $ | 70,000 | $ | 25,496 | $ | 26,986 | $ | 122,482 | ||||
Bernard Whitney | $ | 50,000 | $ | 25,496 | $ | 39,628 | $ | 115,124 | ||||
William J. Miller | $ | 40,000 | $ | 25,496 | $ | 39,628 | $ | 105,124 |
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All directors were also reimbursed for reasonable and necessary travel, communications, and other out-of-pocket business expenses incurred in connection with their attendance at meetings, while on corporate business or for continuing education related to their board service.
Cash Compensation. In 2007, each non-employee director of Old Digimarc received an annual cash retainer of $30,000. The Lead Director received an additional annual cash retainer of $30,000. Members of the Old Digimarc audit committee received an annual cash retainer of $10,000, with the chair of the audit committee receiving an annual cash retainer of $20,000. Members of the Old Digimarc compensation committee received an annual cash retainer of $5,000, with the chair of the Old Digimarc compensation committee receiving an annual cash retainer of $10,000. Members of other standing committees of the Old Digimarc board of directors received an additional annual cash retainer of $3,750 for each committee on which the member served, with the chair receiving an annual cash retainer of $7,500. In addition, each Old Digimarc committee member received a fee of $1,000 for each in-person committee meeting and would have received a fee of $500 for each teleconference committee meeting in excess of eight meetings of the particular committee held in 2007. No fees for excess meetings were paid during 2007.
Equity Compensation. Old Digimarc's 1999 Non-Employee Director Option Program establishes an automatic option grant program for the grant of awards to its non-employee directors. Under this program, each non-employee director who first was elected to Old Digimarc's board of directors on or after March 29, 2002 is automatically granted an option to acquire 20,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value of the common stock at the date of grant. These options vest and become exercisable in 36 equal installments on each monthly anniversary of the grant date, so the stock options become fully exercisable three years after the grant date. No new directors were elected to Old Digimarc's board of directors in 2007. On the date of each annual stockholders meeting, each non-employee director who has been a member of Old Digimarc's board of directors for at least six months prior to the date of the stockholders meeting automatically receives an option to acquire 6,000 shares of Old Digimarc common stock at an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value of the common stock at the date of grant, and an automatic grant of 3,000 shares of Old Digimarc restricted stock. The options vest and become exercisable in twelve equal installments on each monthly anniversary of the grant date, so the stock options become fully exercisable one year after the grant date. The restricted stock awards are subject to a forfeiture restriction that lapses as to 100% of the shares subject to the award one year after the grant date. Messrs. Smith, Richardson, Miller and Whitney all received grants of options and restricted stock from Old Digimarc in 2007.
In addition, Old Digimarc's 1999 Non-Employee Director Option Program provides that, immediately following each annual meeting of its stockholders, each non-employee director who serves as a member of a standing committee of the board and who has been a member of the board of directors for at least six months prior to the date of the stockholders meeting receives an option to acquire 3,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value of the common stock at the date of grant. These options vest and become exercisable in twelve equal installments on each monthly anniversary of the grant date, so the stock option is fully exercisable one year after the grant date.
The Old Digimarc board of directors has discretion to elect not to make the annual option and restricted stock grants to continuing board members and standing committee members. Since 2004, the Old Digimarc board of directors has elected not to make the annual 3,000 share option grant to directors for service on one or more standing committees. The shares for committee service are a vestige of the former program under which Old Digimarc directors received only equity compensation, rather than a combination of cash and equity compensation. The Old Digimarc board of directors determined that the value of the options and restricted stock grants provided sufficient equity compensation for their service as directors of Old Digimarc.
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Compensation for New Digimarc Directors
Equity Compensation. The Equity Compensation Program for Nonemployee Directors Under the DMRC Corporation 2008 Incentive Plan established an automatic option grant program for the grant of awards to our non-employee directors. Under this program, beginning with the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders, following each annual meeting of stockholders, each non-employee director is automatically granted restricted stock in the amount of $40,000, based on the fair market value of the common stock at the date of grant. Also beginning with the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders, upon the initial election or appointment to the board of directors of a non-employee director on a date other than the date of an annual meeting of stockholders, the director is automatically granted a prorated annual restricted stock grant based on the number of full calendar months between the date of initial election or appointment and the date of the first anniversary of the then last annual meeting of stockholders. Each restricted stock grant will fully vest on the date of the next annual meeting of stockholders following the date of grant.
Cash Compensation. We expect to continue to pay cash compensation to our non-employee directors in amounts commensurate with that paid at comparable companies.
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis describes the compensation policy we expect to apply to our named executive officers with respect to fiscal 2008.
General Compensation Policy
Our executive compensation programs are designed to attract, retain, motivate and appropriately reward our executive officers, as well as to align the interests of executive officers with those of our stockholders. The objectives of our compensation programs are to:
Setting Executive Compensation
Executive compensation is structured to foster achievement of the objectives of our compensation philosophy and is generally commensurate with compensation structures and levels at companies of similar size within the high tech and software services industries that share similar financial and operating characteristics.
In general, compensation to Named Executive Officers is based upon the scope of their responsibilities, experience, skills, talents, demonstrated prior performance, and potential contributions to our success. In making these determinations, the Compensation Committee has considered compensation practices at comparable companies, among other data points, to judge the reasonableness of its decisions. In 2008, the Committee retained Equilar, Inc. to provide comparable company data.
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The Committee also has used the services of both Mercer and Radford Surveys and Consulting, nationally recognized independent consulting firms, to assist it in determining appropriate compensation. Mercer and Radford performed analyses and made recommendations with respect to compensation for each Named Executive Officer, including the appropriate number of stock options and other equity awards to be considered.
In establishing the compensation to be provided to our Named Executive Officers, the Compensation Committee considered the factors referred to above, including market data and advice provided by Mercer. As a general guideline, for our Named Executive Officers, we set base cash compensation between the 50 th and 75 th percentiles, total cash compensation (base plus annual cash incentive ("bonus") compensation) for our Named Executive Officers at or between the 50 th and 75 th percentiles (with top quartile opportunity for superior performance) and total equity compensation between the 50 th and 75 th percentiles of similar companies. We believe that these levels will enable us to attract, retain and motivate executives of high quality, while at the same time keep our overall compensation levels in line with those of comparable companies.
2008 Compensation Components
The primary elements of each Named Executive Officer's compensation package for the year ended December 31, 2008 will be:
The reasons for choosing each of these components are set forth in the discussion below. Because base compensation, annual cash bonuses, and equity awards are such basic elements of compensation within our industry, as well as the high tech and software industries in general, and are generally expected by employees, we believe that these components must be included in our compensation mix in order for us to compete effectively for talented executives. In determining the mix of these components, we applied our compensation philosophy and principles and considered the advice of Mercer concerning compensation levels for executives at comparable companies. Our objective was to establish a mix that would facilitate the following objectives:
We use stock options as an element of executive compensation for several reasons. First, stock options facilitate retention of our executives. Stock options will provide a return to the executive only if he or she remains in our employ. Second, stock options align executive compensation with the interests of our stockholders and thereby focus executives on increasing value for the stockholders. Third, stock options are performance based; providing a return to executives only to the extent that the market price of our common stock appreciates over the option term. Fourth, stock options create incentive for increases in stockholder value over a longer term. In determining the number of options to be granted to executives, we take into account the individual's position, scope of responsibility, ability to affect profits and stockholder value, the individual's past and recent performance, and the estimated value of stock options at the time of grant. Assuming individual performance at a level satisfactory to the Compensation Committee, the size of stock option grants to our executives is generally set between the
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50 th and 75 th percentiles for comparable companies, with top quartile opportunity for superior performance.
We use time-based restricted stock to help encourage retention and to minimize the burn rate relating to equity awards. Restricted stock provides some of the same benefits as stock options, such as facilitating (i) alignment of the value of an executive's compensation with our performance, the market value of our common stock and the interests of our stockholders and (ii) retention of the executive as an employee. Both stock options and restricted stock provide a return to the executive only to the extent he or she remains in our employ during the vesting period. In the case of restricted stock, the employee receives actual shares, rather than a right to purchase shares at a fixed price. Once the restricted shares vest, they will generally have some value to the employee, even if the share price has not increased since the grant date. On the other hand, stock options will have no value unless the share price increases following the date of grant. As a result, to the extent the stock price has not increased since the date of grant, restricted stock may provide a greater retention benefit than that of stock options. Accordingly, we believe that a mix of stock options and restricted stock provides a more certain baseline retention benefit.
In allocating compensation among the elements identified above, we believe that a substantial portion of the total compensation of our Named Executive Officers, the level of management having the greatest ability to influence our performance, should be performance-based. Accordingly, a substantial portion of the compensation of each Named Executive Officer consisted of incentive cash bonus, stock options, and restricted stock.
In allocating long term incentive compensation among stock options, time-based restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock, our general guideline is to provide approximately 2 / 3 of the annual long-term incentive value for each Named Executive Officer in the form of stock options, based on the Black-Scholes valuation model. The remaining annual long-term incentive value will be provided in the form of time-based restricted stock. The Committee has determined that stock options align the interests of the executives with the stockholders and therefore a substantial portion of the value of the equity grants was allocated to the executives in the form of stock options, while time-based restricted stock assists in the retention of executives while maintaining alignment with growth in stockholder value.
Salary. The salary for each Named Executive Officer is set on the basis of the position and the salary levels in effect for comparable positions with other comparable companies in the industry. Salaries are generally targeted between the 50 th and 75 th percentiles, with the opportunity for high-performers and successful incumbents occupying critical positions to have salaries that reflect their seasoning, experience, performance and contributions. During the annual review, the Committee determined that the targeted annual compensation was competitive with the pay targets established by the Compensation Committee.
The 2008 base salaries for our Named Executive Officers are as follows: Bruce Davis, $410,000; Robert Chamness, $250,000; and Michael McConnell, $260,000. These salaries will continue through calendar year 2008, after which they will be set by the Compensation Committee with respect to future years.
Annual Cash Incentive Compensation. The Compensation Committee has established an incentive compensation program for Named Executive Officers. Under this program, our executive officers receive annual cash bonuses based upon the achievement of specified performance objectives. These executives are responsible for establishing strategic direction and are to be responsible for major functional or operating units and have an impact on bottom-line results. Accordingly, evaluation of performance of objectives is generally based on measure of Company performance as well as individual performance. Compensation objectives are explicitly linked to goals and objectives set forth in our Annual Operating Plan, as approved by the Board of Directors.
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The target bonus amounts and the specific company and individual objectives applicable to the cash bonuses paid to our Named Executive Officers will be set annually, with a stub-year plan for the rest of 2008. With respect to each Named Executive Officer, as a general guideline, 20 - 40% of the annual incentive bonus will be based on the achievement of individual performance goals and 60 - 80% will be based on key measures of financial performance.
The 2008 target bonus amount for Mr. Davis was set at 80% of his base salary (or $328,000). The target bonus amounts for our other Named Executive Officers were set at 55% of their base salaries (or $137,500 and $143,000 for each of Mr. Chamness and Mr. McConnell, respectively). The committee determined that these percentages were competitive within the marketplace and consistent with its overall compensation philosophy. A larger portion of Mr. Davis' cash compensation is performance based because we believe that Mr. Davis, as our Chief Executive Officer, has a greater impact on our results than our other executive officers.
The individual performance goals varied with each executive and were set in January 2008 as part of the strategic performance management process. Based in part on the successful completion of the sale of the Secure ID Business and spin-off of the Digital Watermarking Business, the Old Digimarc board of directors determined that 100% of the target annual 2008 bonuses of Messrs. Davis, Chamness and McConnell had been earned as of July 30, 2008, and directed New Digimarc to accrue those bonuses and pay them in December of 2008. For the balance of 2008, Messrs. Davis, Chamness and McConnell are eligible to earn additional incentive compensation. The targets for this period are $135,000, $60,000 and $60,000, respectively. The objectives set for earning these incentive payments consist of successfully separating and launching the new company, regaining listing of the company's shares on Nasdaq, establishing strategy, formulating operating plans, and aligning the organization with the plan and strategy.
Equity Compensation. The Compensation Committee intends to award stock options and restricted stock to each of our executive officers upon their initial hiring and from time to time thereafter. These forms of equity compensation are designed to align the interests of our executive officers with those of our stockholders and to provide each executive officer with a significant incentive to manage us from the perspective of an owner with an equity stake in the business.
The size of the grants made to each executive officer is set at a level that the Compensation Committee deems appropriate to create a meaningful opportunity for stock ownership based upon the individual's current position with us and individual and company performance. In making these awards, the Committee will look at competitive long term incentive values, and grant equity compensation to our executives based on an evaluation of each executive's performance, and generally within, but not limited to, a value to the executives between the 50 th and 75 th percentiles of our peer group for their position. The Compensation Committee also takes into account the individual's potential for future responsibility and promotion, the individual's performance in recent periods, and our anticipated stock option burn rate. The relative weight given to each of these factors will vary from individual to individual in the Compensation Committee's discretion. The Committee will allocate the amount and value of such awards among one or more of stock options, time-based restricted stock and stock appreciation rights.
With the exception of significant promotions and initial hires, including the awards at the time of the spin off, we will make these awards at the first meeting of the Compensation Committee each calendar year following approval of the annual operating plan by the board. This process enables us to align compensation with the annual operating plan and to properly budget for associated costs.
Benefits and Perquisites. Benefits are established based upon an assessment of competitive market factors and a determination of what is needed to attract and retain talent. The primary benefits received by our Named Executive Officers are the same as for all other employees and include participation in our health, dental and vision plans, the employee stock purchase plan and our disability
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and life insurance plans. Our general policy is not to provide perquisites or other personal benefits to our Named Executive Officers, other than those benefits provided for all other employees.
Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m)
Section 162(m) of the Code generally disallows a tax deduction to public companies for compensation exceeding $1 million paid to certain executive officers. The limitation applies only to compensation that is not considered to be performance-based. We believe that the non-performance-based compensation paid to each of our executive officers in 2008 will not exceed the $1 million limit and, therefore, no deductions will be disallowed under Section 162(m).
The Compensation Committee is aware of the limitations imposed by Section 162(m), and its exemptions, and will address the issue of deductibility when and if circumstances warrant. We review proposed compensation plans in light of applicable tax deductions, and generally seek to maximize the deductibility for tax purposes of all elements of compensation. However, we may approve compensation that does not qualify for deductibility if and when we deem it to be in our best interests.
Practices Regarding Equity Grants
As a general matter, except for new hire grants and initial grants to be made to our executive officers following the spin-off, we will grant awards of stock options and restricted stock (time based and performance based) to our Named Executive Officers at a Compensation Committee meeting held in early January. Pursuant to our written policy and standard operating procedures with respect to the stock grants, the grant date of these awards is the date of approval of the grants. Our executives have no role in selecting the grant date. The exercise price of stock options is always the closing price of the underlying common stock on the grant date. All stock option, restricted stock and performance vesting share awards to executives are promptly reported on Form 4 filings.
Employment Agreements
We anticipate entering into new employment agreements with Messrs. Davis, Chamness and McConnell.
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The following tables contain information concerning the compensation paid to only the Named Executive Officers of Old Digimarc who are continuing with New Digimarc for services rendered to Old Digimarc during the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007. All of the information included in these tables reflects compensation earned by the individuals for services performed for Old Digimarc. All references in the following tables to stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other stock awards relate to awards granted by Old Digimarc in regard to Old Digimarc common stock.
The amounts and forms of compensation reported below do not necessarily reflect the compensation the Named Executive Officers will receive following the spin-off, which could be higher or lower, because historical compensation was determined by Old Digimarc and future compensation levels will be determined by our compensation committee.
2007 Summary Compensation Table
Name and Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($) |
Bonus
($)(1) |
Stock
Awards ($)(2) |
Option
Awards ($)(3) |
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($) |
All Other
Compensation ($)(4) |
Total
($) |
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Bruce Davis,
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors |
2007
2006 |
$
$ |
410,000
410,000 |
$
$ |
32,489 |
$
$ |
500,834
276,286 |
$
$ |
255,302
150,430 |
$ |
225,000 |
$
|
6,750
6,600 |
$
|
1,172,886
1,100,805 |
||||||||
Michael McConnell, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
|
2007 2006 |
|
$ $ |
260,000 260,000 |
|
$ $ |
13,713 |
|
$ $ |
194,120 113,319 |
|
$ $ |
127,188 73,685 |
|
$ |
75,000 |
|
$ |
6,750 5,767 |
|
$ |
588,058 541,484 |
Robert Chamness,
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
2007
2006 |
$
$ |
250,000
250,000 |
$
$ |
13,186 |
$
$ |
163,290
104,921 |
$
$ |
77,734
40,696 |
$ |
77,500 |
$
|
6,750
938 |
$
|
497,774
487,241 |
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2007 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to stock options and other plan-based awards granted by Old Digimarc with respect to Old Digimarc common stock during the year ended December 31, 2007 to each of the Named Executive Officers. Prior to the record date for the distribution, outstanding Old Digimarc equity incentive awards were adjusted as described in "Executive CompensationTreatment of Outstanding Equity Awards in Connection with the Spin-Off."
|
|
Estimated Future Payouts
Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards |
Estimated Future Payouts
Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards |
|
|
|
|
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Name
|
Grant Date
|
Threshold
($) |
Target
($) |
Maximum
($) |
Threshold
(#) |
Target
(#) |
Maximum
(#) |
All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units
(#) |
All Other Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options
(#) |
Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards
($/Sh) |
Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards
($) |
||||||||||||||
Bruce Davis |
1/2/07 1/2/07 1/2/07 |
0 | $ | 328,000 | |
0 |
30,000 |
30,000 |
30,000 |
100,000 |
$ |
8.79 |
$ $ $ |
424,210 263,700 192,264 |
|||||||||||
Michael McConnell |
|
1/2/07 1/2/07 1/2/07 |
|
0 |
|
$ |
143,500 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
10,000 |
|
10,000 |
|
10,000 |
|
40,000 |
|
$ |
8.79 |
|
$ $ $ |
169,684 87,900 64,088 |
Robert Chamness |
|
1/2/07 1/2/07 1/2/07 |
|
0 |
|
$ |
137,500 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
7,500 |
|
7,500 |
|
7,500 |
|
30,000 |
|
$ |
8.79 |
|
$ $ $ |
127,263 65,925 48,066 |
Narrative to Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards. The "target" amounts represent the 2007 annual bonus target established by Old Digimarc for each Named Executive Officer.
Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards. These amounts represent the number of shares covered by performance based restricted stock awards granted by Old Digimarc on January 2, 2007. The grant date fair value of this award was determined by Old Digimarc using a Monte Carlo valuation model that resulted in a substantial discount to the fair market value of Old Digimarc's common stock on the date of grant, based on the probability weighting of the specified performance goal.
All Other Stock Awards. These amounts represent the number of shares covered by time-based restricted stock awards granted by Old Digimarc on January 2, 2007. The grant date fair value of this award was based on $8.79 per share (which was the closing price of Old Digimarc common stock on December 29, 2006), the most recent closing price of Old Digimarc's common stock.
All Other Option Awards. These amounts represent the number of shares covered by stock options granted by Old Digimarc on January 2, 2007. These options have an exercise price of $8.79 per share (which was the closing price of Old Digimarc common stock on December 29, 2006, the most recent closing price of Old Digimarc's common stock). The grant date fair value was determined by Old Digimarc using the Black-Scholes valuation model.
Employment Agreement with Mr. Davis
Old Digimarc has entered into an employment agreement with Bruce Davis, pursuant to which Old Digimarc agreed to pay Mr. Davis an initial base salary of not less than $300,000 per year and an annual performance bonus of up to 50% of his base salary per year. Consistent with its charter, the Old
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Digimarc compensation committee annually reviews and determines the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers. The Old Digimarc compensation committee is not restricted from setting base and bonus amounts at a higher level than as provided in Mr. Davis's employment agreement. Since the date of the employment agreement, Old Digimarc's compensation arrangement with Mr. Davis has evolved and, over time, the Old Digimarc compensation committee has determined to increase the amount of base compensation and the percentage amount of Mr. Davis's target bonus. The Old Digimarc compensation committee determined in 2005 to set the base and annual performance bonus for Mr. Davis in amounts higher than those set forth in his employment agreement, as noted above in the 2007 Summary Compensation Table.
Mr. Davis also receives vacation and other benefits as are generally provided to other Old Digimarc executives. Old Digimarc will grant additional stock options to Mr. Davis consistent with general market practices for similarly situated executives. The employment agreement provides that as long as Mr. Davis serves as Old Digimarc's Chief Executive Officer, it is our intention that he will be nominated to serve as a director and as chairman of Old Digimarc's Board of Directors. The employment agreement provides for an initial term from July 16, 2001 to December 31, 2002, automatically renewing for successive two-year periods unless terminated by written notice received at least one year prior to any scheduled termination.
Other than the agreement with Mr. Davis referenced above, there are no employment contracts between Named Executive Officers and Old Digimarc. However, as described more fully under "Potential Post-Employment Payments" below, on January 2, 2007, the Old Digimarc compensation committee approved a more limited Change of Control Retention Agreement between Old Digimarc and each of Messrs. McConnell and Chamness. All obligations under the Change of Control Retention Agreements will be assumed by New Digimarc following the spin-off and New Digimarc merger.
Annual Cash Incentive Compensation
Old Digimarc did not pay annual cash incentive bonuses for 2007 performance. The amounts paid in 2006 represent discretionary cash bonuses approved by the Board of Directors of Old Digimarc on November 2, 2006 as an award for achieving profitability in the third quarter of 2006.
Under Old Digimarc's incentive compensation program for executive officers, non-equity incentive plan awards are not capped at the target level. The Old Digimarc plan allows for bonuses to be paid up to 130% of the target if Old Digimarc's performance exceeds the Old Digimarc plan.
Equity Compensation
The awards included in the 2007 Summary Compensation table include awards that are also described in the 2007 Grants of Plan-Based Awards table and in the 2007 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table.
Stock Options. All options granted to the Named Executive Officers in 2007 are intended to be incentive stock options, but only to the extent that the aggregate fair market value of the common stock with respect to which the stock options are exercisable for the first time during any calendar year under all Old Digimarc's equity incentive plans for each executive does not exceed $100,000. Any excess over $100,000 is treated as a non-qualified stock option. Each grant allows the executive officer to acquire shares of Old Digimarc's common stock at a fixed price per share, which is the market price on the grant date over a specified period of time up to 10 years. Such options become exercisable in monthly installments over a four-year period, contingent upon the executive officer's continued employment with Old Digimarc.
Time Based Restricted Stock. Each grant of Old Digimarc time-based restricted stock granted to the Named Executive Officers in 2007 allows the executive officer to acquire shares of Old Digimarc
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common stock at no cost immediately at the time of the grant, subject to divestiture over a specified period of time (in this instance, four years). At the end of each of the first four years following the grant date, the restrictions will lapse on 25 percent of the restricted shares subject to each of these grants, at which time such shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.
Performance Based Restricted Stock. The form of agreement used in connection with the grant of Old Digimarc performance based restricted stock to its executive officers in 2007 provides that the shares will fully vest, subject to the terms of the agreement, if the Total Stockholder Return (as defined below) for certain specified periods is equal to or greater than specified percentile targets as compared to the weighted peer group used by Old Digimarc's compensation committee for the purposes of determining executive compensation for 2007. If, for the period from the date of grant to December 31, 2009, Old Digimarc's Total Stockholder Return is equal to or greater than the 60 th percentile performance of the weighted peer group, then the shares will vest in full as of December 31, 2009. However, if, for the period from the date of grant to December 31, 2008, Old Digimarc's Total Stockholder Return is equal to or greater than the 75 th percentile performance of the weighted peer group, then the shares will vest in full as of December 31, 2008. Assuming that all conditions are satisfied, the shares will vest and no longer be subject to forfeiture as of the date on which the performance condition is satisfied. Subject to certain exceptions, all rights to shares of performance based restricted stock are contingent on the executive remaining continuously employed by Old Digimarc, or any parent or subsidiary of Old Digimarc, from the grant date through the vesting date. The shares will be automatically forfeited on the third anniversary of the date of grant if the performance condition has not been fully satisfied by such time.
Old Digimarc calculates Total Stockholder Return by dividing (i) the change in the share price from December 31, 2006 to the end of the relevant measurement period, plus dividends paid during such period (including stock splits, cash dividends, stock dividends and share repurchases) by (ii) the share price at the date of grant. For purposes of the above calculation, the share price is the closing price on the relevant measurement date. Because the stock markets were closed on January 1, 2007 (the beginning of the measurement periods), Old Digimarc used the closing price on Friday, December 29, 2006, which was the last preceding trading date for which a closing price was reported. Accordingly, the share price of Old Digimarc common stock on January 1, 2007 is deemed to be $8.79, the closing price of Old Digimarc common stock on December 29, 2006.
For purposes of determining whether Old Digimarc has met the performance conditions, the Total Stockholder Return of each of the peer companies in Group I is weighted by a factor of three and the Total Stockholder Return of each of the peer companies in Group II is given no additional weighting. Old Digimarc's compensation committee determines the precise formula to be used to calculate Old Digimarc's percentile ranking calculation. Old Digimarc's compensation committee also makes additional adjustments to the calculation of Total Stockholder Return and percentile ranking as it deems appropriate to reflect changes in Old Digimarc's outstanding shares or any of the companies that comprise the peer group, or other similar non-market factors that may affect share price. The Old Digimarc compensation committee chose the Total Stockholder Return of Old Digimarc relative to its peer group as the performance measure in order to closely align a portion of compensation with direct benefit to stockholders. Since Old Digimarc based a portion of short term incentive compensation (annual incentive cash bonus) on target levels of return on equity, Old Digimarc felt it appropriate to use share price as the performance measure for performance based restricted stock. Old Digimarc utilized an "all or nothing" approach in structuring the performance measure in order to provide the maximum incentive to reach the specified goal. Old Digimarc may consider revising the "all or nothing" approach in future years to more closely reflect other comparable programs in the peer group.
This approach differed from that used in connection with the grant of performance based restricted stock to Old Digimarc's executive officers in 2006, which provided that the shares would fully vest, subject to the terms of the agreement, if the closing price of Old Digimarc's common stock is at least $15 for more than 30 consecutive calendar days during the period that begins on the grant date and ends on the third anniversary of the grant date.
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2007 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table
The following table provides summary information, as to the Named Executive Officers, concerning Old Digimarc equity awards outstanding as of December 31, 2007. Prior to the record date for the distribution, outstanding Old Digimarc equity incentive awards were adjusted as described in "Executive CompensationTreatment of Outstanding Equity Awards in Connection with the Spin-Off."
|
Option Awards(1)
|
Stock Awards
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)(5) |
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)(4) |
|||||||||||||
|
|
Number of
Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) |
Number of
Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) |
|
|
|
Market
Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)(3) |
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Number of
Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)(2) |
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
Option
Exercise Price ($) |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Grant
Date |
Option
Expiration Date |
|||||||||||||||||||
Exercisable
|
Unexercisable
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Bruce Davis |
01/31/00 07/17/00 12/21/00 12/18/01 06/25/02 12/12/02 01/02/04 01/05/05 01/03/06 01/02/07 |
100,000 200,000 250,000 150,000 50,000 200,000 110,000 25,000 89,569 22,917 |
90,431
77,083 |
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ |
53.9375 26.25 14.125 18.16 8.67 15.24 13.00 9.07 5.91 8.79 |
01/31/10 07/17/10 12/21/10 12/18/11 06/25/12 12/12/12 01/02/14 01/05/15 01/03/16 01/02/17 |
85,250 | $ | 751,905 | 65,000 | $ | 573,300 | |||||||||
Michael McConnell |
06/01/04 01/05/05 01/03/06 01/02/07 |
200,000 10,000 32,344 9,167 |
32,656
30,833 |
$ $ $ $ |
11.53 9.07 5.91 8.79 |
06/01/14 01/05/15 01/03/16 01/02/17 |
33,000 | $ | 291,060 | 25,000 | $ | 220,500 | |||||||||
Robert Chamness |
01/02/02 12/12/02 01/02/04 01/05/05 01/03/06 01/02/07 |
100,000 28,000 30,000 10,000 24,880 6,875 |
25,120
23,125 |
$ $ $ $ $ $ |
19.93 15.24 13.00 9.07 5.91 8.79 |
01/02/12 12/12/12 01/02/14 01/05/15 01/03/16 01/02/17 |
26,750 | $ | 235,935 | 17,500 | $ | 154,350 |
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than the 75 th percentile performance of the weighted peer group, then the shares will vest in full as of December 31, 2008. The shares will be automatically forfeited on the third anniversary of the date of grant if the performance condition has not been fully satisfied by such time.
The awards in the Outstanding Awards at Fiscal Year-End table include awards that are also described in the 2007 Summary Compensation Table and in the 2007 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table.
2007 Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table
The following table provides summary information, as to the Named Executive Officers, concerning Old Digimarc stock options exercised and Old Digimarc stock awards vested during 2007.
|
Stock Awards
|
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name
|
Number of Shares
Acquired on Vesting (#) |
Value Realized
on Vesting ($)(1) |
|||
Bruce Davis | 37,750 | $ | 329,455 | ||
Michael McConnell | 15,500 | $ | 135,210 | ||
Robert Chamness | 14,250 | $ | 124,685 |
2007 Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control
Davis Employment Agreement. The employment agreement entered into between Old Digimarc and Mr. Davis provides that if Old Digimarc terminates Mr. Davis's employment without cause, or if Mr. Davis terminates his employment due to an adverse change in conditions of his employment, Mr. Davis's stock options will immediately and fully vest and Old Digimarc will be obligated to continue to pay Mr. Davis the benefits described below for two years from the date of termination. "Cause" is defined as "an action or inaction adverse to Old Digimarc, including dishonesty, grossly negligent misconduct, willful misconduct, disloyalty, an act of bad faith, neglect of duty or material breach of the employment agreement." "Adverse change" includes any of the following changes, if done without Mr. Davis's prior written consent: reduction in title or responsibilities, or mandatory relocation more than 35 miles from current place of employment. For a period of two years following the date of termination, Mr. Davis would continue to receive base compensation at the level in effect on the date of termination and annual bonus compensation at the level earned in the most recent fiscal year. These amounts would be paid according to Old Digimarc's standard payroll schedules from the date of termination, as if Mr. Davis had not been terminated. For a period of two years following the date of termination, Old Digimarc would also provide for Mr. Davis and his dependents, continued health, disability and other fringe benefits as are generally provided to other executives of Old Digimarc. In consideration for the provisions in the employment agreement providing for the post-termination payments described above, Mr. Davis has agreed to certain non-competition and non-solicitation obligations in favor of Old Digimarc.
Stock Option Policy. The Board of Directors of Old Digimarc adopted a policy, applicable to all of its current and future officers, pursuant to which all shares subject to stock options that have not vested will immediately vest if the following two conditions are met:
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Restricted Stock Agreement. Old Digimarc's compensation committee approved a form of the restricted stock agreement for restricted stock awards (both time based and performance based) granted to officers of Old Digimarc pursuant to its 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, which provides, among other things, that the shares will vest in full upon the termination of the officer's employment without cause or the officer's resignation for good reason following a change in control of Old Digimarc. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Old Digimarc compensation committee has discretionary authority to determine the terms and conditions of any award granted under Old Digimarc's 1999 Stock Incentive Plan.
Change of Control Retention Agreement. On January 2, 2007, Old Digimarc's compensation committee approved a form of Change of Control Retention Agreement to be entered into by and between Old Digimarc and each of Messrs. McConnell and Chamness. The Change of Control Retention Agreement is effective until December 31, 2009 and provides for certain severance benefits in the event of termination of the executive without cause by Old Digimarc, or termination by the executive for good reason, within 12 months following a change of control of Old Digimarc or the sale of certain divisions of Old Digimarc during the term of the Change of Control Retention Agreement. "Cause" is defined as willful misconduct that is significantly injurious to Old Digimarc; fraud, dishonesty, embezzlement, misrepresentation or theft of Old Digimarc; conviction of (or plea of no contest to) a felony or crime involving moral turpitude; breach of any agreement with Old Digimarc; unauthorized disclosure of Old Digimarc's proprietary or confidential information or breach of any confidentiality/invention/proprietary information agreement(s) with Old Digimarc; violation of Old Digimarc's code of ethics (if applicable), code of business conduct and ethics or any other employment rule, code or policy; continued failure or refusal to follow our lawful instructions after five days has passed following delivery of a written notice identifying the failure or refusal; a court order or a consent decree barring the executive from serving as an officer or director of a public company; or continued failure to meet and sustain an acceptable level of performance of Executive's duties and obligations to Old Digimarc for thirty days following notice of failure to perform.
"Good reason" is defined as a substantial reduction in duties or responsibilities (with certain exceptions); a material reduction in base salary, benefits or total cash compensation, other than as part of an overall reduction for all employees at the same level; a mandatory transfer to another geographic location more than 35 miles from the prior location of employment, other than normal business travel obligations; the failure of a successor to Old Digimarc to assume the obligations under the agreement; or Old Digimarc's failure to comply with its obligations under the agreement.
The severance benefits payable by Old Digimarc upon such a termination include 12 months' salary, a prorated bonus payment and up to 18 months' premiums necessary to continue the executive's health insurance coverage under Old Digimarc's health insurance plan and are conditioned upon the executive signing a release of claims. All obligations under the Change of Control Retention Agreements were assumed by New Digimarc following the spin-off and New Digimarc merger.
The following table summarizes potential payments to each of the Named Executive Officers upon termination of employment with Old Digimarc or a change in control of Old Digimarc. The amounts set forth in the table are based on the assumption that the triggering event occurred on the last business day of Old Digimarc's last completed fiscal year and that Old Digimarc's stock price was the closing market price per share on that date. In the case of stock options, the value of the acceleration was determined based on the difference between (i) the exercise price of the shares for which vesting was accelerated and (ii) the $8.82 closing price on December 31, 2007. In the case of restricted stock,
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the value of the acceleration was determined by multiplying (i) the number of shares for which vesting was accelerated by (ii) the $8.82 per share closing price on December 31, 2007.
Name
|
Benefit
|
Before Change in
Control Termination w/o Cause or for Good Reason |
After Change in
Control Termination w/o Cause or for Good Reason |
|||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruce Davis |
Stock Option Vesting Acceleration
Restricted Stock Vesting Acceleration Salary Continuation Bonus Continuation Benefits Continuation Total Value |
$
$ $ $ $ $ |
265,467
1,325,205 820,000 0 33,498 2,444,170 |
$
$ $ $ $ $ |
265,467
1,325,205 820,000 0 33,498 2,444,170 |
|||
Michael McConnell |
Stock Option Vesting Acceleration
Restricted Stock Vesting Acceleration Salary Continuation Bonus Continuation Benefits Continuation Total Value |
$
$ $ $ $ $ |
0
0 0 0 0 0 |
$
$ $ $ $ $ |
95,954
511,560 260,000 0 17,490 885,004 |
|||
Robert Chamness |
Stock Option Vesting Acceleration
Restricted Stock Vesting Acceleration Salary Continuation Bonus Continuation Benefits Continuation Total Value |
$
$ $ $ $ $ |
0
0 0 0 0 0 |
$
$ $ $ $ $ |
73,793
390,285 250,000 0 25,123 739,201 |
The salary continuation amounts shown in the table above are based on the Named Executive Officer's base salary, paid by Old Digimarc, in 2007. Bonus amounts shown in the table represent the cash bonus earned by the Named Executive officer in 2007 under Old Digimarc's annual incentive bonus cash compensation program.
Treatment of Outstanding Equity Awards in Connection with the Spin-Off
Treatment of Old Digimarc Stock Options
All outstanding options to purchase shares of Old Digimarc common stock became fully vested and exercisable prior to the record date and time. Holders of Old Digimarc stock options were given the opportunity to exercise their stock options on or prior to the record date and time. The holders of Old Digimarc common stock issued upon exercise were entitled to receive shares of New Digimarc common stock in connection with the spin-off and subsequent New Digimarc merger and, to the extent the stockholders remained stockholders until the acceptance time or Old Digimarc/L-1 merger, they were also entitled to receive the offer price or the merger consideration, in an amount equal to the offer price per share, as the case may be. All Old Digimarc stock options that were not exercised or cancelled prior to the effective time of the New Digimarc merger were cancelled and null and void as of the effective time of the New Digimarc merger.
In connection with the termination of Old Digimarc's 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, Restated 1999 Stock Plan, 2000 Non-Officer Employee Stock Incentive Plan and 1999 Non-Employee Director Option Program, following the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger, no holder of Old Digimarc stock options, or any participant or beneficiary of the plans, will have any right to acquire or receive any equity securities of the surviving corporation, any subsidiary of the surviving corporation or any consideration other than as discussed above.
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Treatment of Digimarc Restricted Stock
All outstanding shares of Old Digimarc restricted stock are fully vested and were entitled to a distribution of shares of New Digimarc common stock in connection with the spin-off. The holders of Old Digimarc restricted stock were entitled to receive the offer price or merger consideration, in an amount equal to the offer price per share, as the case may be.
Treatment of Rights under the Digimarc Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Old Digimarc notified participants in the Digimarc Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which we refer to as the ESPP, that the current offer period will terminate on July 25, 2008. Upon the termination of the ESPP, all accumulated payroll deductions allocated to a participant's account under the ESPP during the current offer period will be returned to the participant as provided by the terms of the ESPP and no shares of Digimarc common stock will be purchased under the plan for the current offering period.
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OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OLD DIGIMARC AFTER THE SPIN-OFF
Overview
We have entered into a separation agreement with Old Digimarc, DMRC LLC, and with respect to certain sections, L-1, which contains many of the key provisions related to the spin-off of the Digital Watermarking Business from Old Digimarc. The transition services agreement referenced in the separation agreement governs certain aspects relating to the spin-off and various interim and ongoing relationships between Old Digimarc and us following the spin-off and the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger. Because we were, until completion of the spin-off, a wholly owned subsidiary of Old Digimarc, these agreements were not negotiated at arms' length and may not reflect terms that would be negotiated between independent parties. However, because Old Digimarc, which is a party to each of the agreements, will be a subsidiary of L-1 following the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger, L-1 is a party to the separation agreement with respect to certain sections, and a subsidiary of L-1 is a party to the License Agreement. L-1 participated in the negotiation of these agreements. The following reflects the material provisions of the agreements entered into in connection with the spin-off.
Separation Agreement
We entered into a separation agreement with Old Digimarc, DMRC LLC, and with respect to certain sections, L-1, which we refer to as the separation agreement, to provide for, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the separation agreement, (1) the transfer of specified assets of Digimarc and its subsidiaries to, and the assumption of specified liabilities of Digimarc and its subsidiaries by, DMRC LLC and its subsidiaries, which we refer to as the restructuring, and (2) the distribution of the interests of DMRC LLC to Digimarc's stockholders, which we refer to as the distribution. We refer to the restructuring together with the distribution as the spin-off. Following the New Digimarc merger, New Digimarc succeeded to all of the rights, interests, and obligations of DMRC LLC under the separation agreement by operation of law.
The Restructuring
The restructuring occurred on August 1, 2008. Pursuant to the terms of the separation agreement, DMRC LLC assumed ownership of the following assets of Old Digimarc, which we refer to as the DMRC assets:
Old Digimarc will retain ownership and possession of all other assets.
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Also in connection with the restructuring, DMRC LLC assumed the following liabilities, which we refer to as DMRC liabilities:
Old Digimarc will remain responsible for all other liabilities.
The Distribution
Pursuant to the separation agreement, in connection with the distribution, each Old Digimarc record holders became entitled to receive one unit of DMRC LLC for every three and one-half shares of Old Digimarc common stock held on the record date and time for the distribution. Each unit of
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DMRC LLC was then converted into one share of New Digimarc common stock in connection with the New Digimarc merger. All of the shares of New Digimarc common stock are being held in trust for the benefit of Old Digimarc record holders entitled to the distribution, pending the effectiveness of the Form 10. Following the effectiveness of the Form 10, shares in New Digimarc will be distributed to Old Digimarc record holders on the basis of one share of New Digimarc for every three and one-half shares of Old Digimarc common stock held by the stockholder at that time. During the period that the trust retains possession of the New Digimarc shares, and prior to their distribution, the beneficial interests in such shares will not be certificated or tradable.
Additional Covenants
The separation agreement contains a number of additional agreements among Old Digimarc, DMRC LLC and New Digimarc, including:
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property or ad valorem tax obligations and similar recurring taxes on the DMRC assets (including certain delayed transfer assets) for taxable periods beginning before, and ending after, the distribution date, will be prorated between Old Digimarc and DMRC LLC as of the distribution date. Old Digimarc will include in its income tax returns for all taxable periods that include the distribution date, all tax items attributable to DMRC LLC, its assets, and the digital watermarking business through the distribution date. Each of Old Digimarc and DMRC LLC will cooperate with respect to all tax filings and proceedings. Each of Old Digimarc and DMRC LLC will treat and report the spin-off and the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger in a consistent manner. Each of Old Digimarc and DMRC LLC will be entitled to any refunds in respect of taxes for which it is responsible under the separation agreement.
Mutual Releases; Indemnification
Old Digimarc and DMRC LLC agreed mutually to release each other from any and all liabilities owing to them or their subsidiaries, whether or not known as of the distribution date, including in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger agreement and all other activities to implement the restructuring and the distribution, subject to certain exceptions.
Old Digimarc and DMRC LLC agreed to indemnify, defend (or, where applicable, pay the defense costs for) and hold harmless each other's indemnitees from, against and in respect of losses, claims, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses relating to:
Old Digimarc agreed also to indemnify DMRC LLC with respect to certain tax matters.
Rights Under Insurance Policies
Under the separation agreement, Old Digimarc's insurance policies are deemed assets of, and were retained by, Old Digimarc. Old Digimarc and DMRC LLC have agreed that DMRC LLC has rights to claims under Old Digimarc's insurance policies for losses arising out of insured incidents to the extent the incidents were related to the Digital Watermarking Business and occurred prior to the distribution date. DMRC LLC is responsible for its pro rata share, based on the aggregate amount of proceeds received, of any costs and expenses related to asserting and resolving those claims. From and after the distribution date, DMRC LLC became responsible for maintaining its own insurance programs.
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Conditions to the Spin-Off
Pursuant to the separation agreement, the obligations of Old Digimarc to effect the spin-off were subject to the fulfillment (or waiver by Old Digimarc) at or prior to the distribution date of the following conditions:
Further Assurances and Additional Covenants
At or prior to the effective time of the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger (1) DMRC LLC will take such action necessary to change its corporate name to "Digimarc Corporation," (2) Old Digimarc will take such action necessary to change its corporate name, and (3) Old Digimarc will take such action necessary to remove the term "Digimarc" from the names of each of its subsidiaries.
Any material showing any affiliation or connection of each of Old Digimarc or DMRC LLC or any of its respective subsidiaries or affiliates with the other party or any of its respective subsidiaries or affiliates will not be used by such party or its subsidiaries or affiliates after the distribution date, except as required by applicable law or regulations of securities exchanges for filings, reports and other documents required to be filed. Neither Old Digimarc or DMRC LLC, as applicable, nor its subsidiaries, will represent to third parties that any of them is affiliated or connected with the other party or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. However, in the case of Old Digimarc and its subsidiaries and affiliates, such restriction is subject to the license agreement.
License Agreement
L-1 Identity Solutions Operating Company, which we refer to as L-1 Operating Company, and New Digimarc entered into a license agreement, which we refer to as the license agreement, pursuant to which L-1 Operating Company licenses certain intellectual property owned by it upon the completion of the spin-off to New Digimarc and its affiliates, and New Digimarc licenses certain
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intellectual property and software to be owned by it upon the completion of the spin-off to L-1 Operating Company and its affiliates, as generally described below.
Pursuant to the license agreement, L-1 Operating Company granted to New Digimarc and its affiliates a non-exclusive worldwide, fully paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license under certain patents for use and exploitation in the field of digital watermarking, media fingerprinting (pattern recognition but not including any biometric identifiers), digital rights management and other media management approaches. New Digimarc granted to L-1 Operating Company and its affiliates an exclusive worldwide, fully paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license under certain patents for use and exploitation in the field of domestic or international driver licenses, passports, national, federal, state or local government identity cards and any other national, federal, state or local government issued credentials, which we refer to as the secure ID field. Such license is exclusive (subject to certain pre-existing licenses) for five years and non-exclusive thereafter. New Digimarc also granted to L-1 Operating Company and its affiliates an exclusive license to use, modify and exploit certain software and derivative works thereof in the secure ID field and, for a transition period, a license to use certain trademarks in the secure ID field. New Digimarc will provide certain training and technical assistance to L-1 Operating Company with respect to the software licensed to L-1 Operating Company to enable L-1 Operating Company to use and market the licensed software.
Transition Services Agreement
Old Digimarc and New Digimarc entered into a transition services agreement, which we refer to as the transition services agreement, to provide one another with transition services and other assistance substantially consistent with the services provided before completion of the spin-off.
To enable Old Digimarc to continue its operation of the Secure ID Business and facilitate the effective transition of the Digital Watermarking Business to New Digimarc, under the transition services agreement, Old Digimarc will provide the following services or support to New Digimarc: information technology services and legal services. Similarly, New Digimarc will provide the following services or support to Old Digimarc: accounting and tax services, information technology services, legal services, human resources services and facilities.
The fees for the transition services generally are intended to cover each party's reasonable costs incurred in connection with providing the transition services. Hourly rates for personnel performing transition services were determined based on a fully loaded cost, taking into account base pay, a bonus based on obtaining target earnings, payroll taxes, benefit costs, a pro rata portion of overhead charges paid by New Digimarc and the current year stock compensation charge for the individual, divided by the total hours available for the employee for the year, taking into account the need for administrative time. The fees to be paid for the transition services will be paid within 30 days after receipt of an invoice from the other party for transition services performed in the immediately preceding calendar month.
The duration of services to be provided by each of New Digimarc and Old Digimarc range from 34 days for information technology services to six months for legal services. Additional transition services may be added upon mutual agreement of the parties, and any transition service may be terminated without affecting the provision of any other transition services. The parties will review the transition services on a monthly basis to determine whether each transition service will continue during the following month. Either party may choose to terminate a transition service upon providing 30 days' prior written notice to the other party. Unless sooner terminated in accordance with the terms of the transition services agreement, the transition services agreement will terminate upon completion of all transition services to be provided by the parties under the agreement.
Under the terms of the transition services agreement, except in the case of fraud, neither party will be liable to the other for incidental, punitive or consequential damages with respect to the transition
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services provided under the transition services agreement. However, each party will be liable and will indemnify the other party for liabilities resulting from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the party, its employees, contractors, agents or representatives in the provision of any transition service.
Non-Competition Agreements
In connection with the spin-off, each executive officer of New Digimarc entered into a non-competition agreement with Old Digimarc and L-1, which we refer to as the non-competition agreement, pursuant to which each executive officer has agreed not to compete with the Secure ID Business for a period of one year following the distribution date. In addition, pursuant to the non-competition agreement, each executive officer has agreed not to solicit customers of the Secure ID Business or employees of the Secure ID Business for a period of one year following the distribution date.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
All of the shares of our common stock are being held in trust for the benefit of the Old Digimarc record holders. The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of our common and Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred stock as of September 4, 2008 by (1) each of our directors, (2) each Named Executive Officer and (3) all of our executive officers and directors as a group. The beneficial ownership is calculated based on 7,143,442 shares of our common stock outstanding as of September 4, 2008. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting and/or investment power with respect to securities. Except as otherwise noted in the footnotes below, each person identified below has sole voting and investment power with respect to such securities. Unless otherwise stated, the business address of each person listed is c/o Digimarc Corporation, 9405 SW Gemini Drive, Beaverton, Oregon 97008.
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Bruce Davis(1) |
Common Stock
Series A Preferred |
85,992
5,000 |
1.20
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Michael McConnell |
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Common Stock Series A Preferred |
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45,632 2,500 |
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% |
Robert Chamness |
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Common Stock Series A Preferred |
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30,333 2,500 |
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% |
Directors: |
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Peter W. Smith | Common Stock | 7,228 | * | ||||
James T. Richardson |
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Common Stock |
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24,685 |
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* |
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Bernard Whitney |
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Common Stock |
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7,685 |
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William Miller |
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Common Stock |
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13,257 |
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All executive officers and directors as a group (7 persons) |
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Common Stock |
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214,812 |
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3.01 |
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DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK
Below is a summary description of our capital stock. This description is not complete. You should read the full text of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, which are included as exhibits to the registration statement of which this information statement is a part, as well as the applicable provisions of Delaware law.
General
Our authorized capital stock consists of 50,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 2,500,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. Following the spin-off and the New Digimarc merger, we had 7,143,442 shares of our common stock and 10,000 shares of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred stock outstanding.
Common Stock
The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, including the election of directors. Subject to preferences that may be granted to any then outstanding preferred stock, holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably those dividends as may be declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for such purpose, as well as any distributions to our stockholders. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all of our assets remaining after payment of liabilities and the liquidation preference of any then outstanding preferred stock. Holders of common stock have no preemptive or other subscription or conversion rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and non-assessable.
Preferred Stock
We are authorized to issue 2,500,000 shares of preferred stock. Our board of directors has the authority to issue the undesignated preferred stock in one or more series and to determine the powers, preferences and rights and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued series of undesignated preferred stock and to fix the number of shares constituting any series and the designation of such series, without any further vote or action by the stockholders. The issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of our company without further action by stockholders and may adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holders of common stock.
Ten thousand shares of the authorized preferred stock have been designated as Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred stock. In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of New Digimarc, before any payment or distribution is made to the holders of common stock, holders of the Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred stock will be entitled to receive a value of $5.00 per share of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred stock held by the stockholder. The Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred stock has no voting rights, except as required by law, and may be redeemed by the board of directors at any time on or after June 18, 2013. Following the spin-off and completion of the New Digimarc merger, we issued to the executive officers of New Digimarc an aggregate of 10,000 shares of Series A Redeemable Nonvoting Preferred stock.
Anti-Takeover Provisions
Our rights plan, which is summarized below, and certain provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, which are summarized below, are expected to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. The provisions summarized below are designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with our Board of Directors. We believe that
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the benefits of the potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging those proposals because negotiation with such proponent could result in an improvement of their terms.
Stockholder Rights Plan
On July 31, 2008, our Board of Directors adopted a rights agreement. Pursuant to the rights agreement, one one-hundredth ( 1 / 100 ) of a preferred stock purchase right will be issued for each outstanding share of our common stock. Each right issued will be subject to the terms of the rights agreement. Our Board of Directors believes that the rights agreement will protect our stockholders from coercive or otherwise unfair takeover tactics. In general terms, our rights agreement works by imposing a significant penalty upon any person or group that acquires 15% or more of our outstanding common stock, without the approval of our Board of Directors.
Delaware Takeover Statute
We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended from time to time. Section 203 provides, with certain exceptions, that a publicly-held corporation is prohibited from engaging in a "business combination" with an "interested stockholder" for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless:
A "business combination" includes the following:
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Subject to certain exceptions, an "interested stockholder" is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or within three years did own, 15% or more of the corporation's voting stock. The Delaware takeover statute may render the removal of directors and management more difficult.
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that could have the effect of discouraging potential acquisition proposals or making a tender offer or delaying or preventing a change in control of New Digimarc. In particular, our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as applicable, among other things:
These provisions are intended to enhance the likelihood of continuity and stability in the composition of our board of directors and in the policies formulated by them, and to discourage certain types of transactions that may involve an actual or threatened change in control of New Digimarc. These provisions are designed to reduce our vulnerability to an unsolicited acquisition proposal and to discourage certain tactics that may be used in proxy fights. However, these provisions could have the effect of discouraging others from making tender offers for our shares that could result from actual or rumored takeover attempts. These provisions also may have the effect of preventing changes in our management.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Nasdaq Listing
New Digimarc has applied to list its shares of common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "DMRCD."
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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
New Digimarc is incorporated in Delaware. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to indemnify its directors and officers against expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any action, suit or proceeding brought by third parties, if such directors or officers acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. In a derivative action, i.e. , one by or in the right of the corporation, indemnification may be made only for expenses actually and reasonably incurred by directors and officers in connection with the defense or settlement of an action or suit, and only with respect to a matter as to which they shall have acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made if such person shall have been adjudged liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her respective duties to the corporation, although the court in which the action or suit was brought may determine upon application that the defendant officers or directors are fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses despite such adjudication of liability.
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such provisions shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (1) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) under section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. No such provision shall eliminate or limit the liability of a director for any act or omission occurring before the date when such provision becomes effective. The limitations described above do not affect the ability of New Digimarc or its stockholders to seek non-monetary based remedies, such as an injunction or rescission, against a director for breach of his or her fiduciary duty nor would such limitations limit liability under the federal securities laws.
New Digimarc's bylaws require indemnification of directors and officers to the full extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. We have entered into an agreement with each of our directors and executive officers that requires us to indemnify these persons against any expense, liability or loss, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, any interest, assessments or other imposed charges, and any federal state, local or foreign taxes imposed as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payment under the agreement, paid or incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in, or participating in, or preparing for any of the foregoing in, any proceeding relating to any event or occurrence by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director or officer of New Digimarc, or is or was serving at our request in various capacities. The indemnification agreements also set forth procedures that apply in the event of a claim for indemnification. We also intend to renew a policy of directors' and officers' liability insurance obtained by Digimac that insures our directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in specified circumstances.
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CERTAIN MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following discussion summarizes certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the spin-off, the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger and the New Digimarc merger that may be relevant to Old Digimarc stockholders that held shares of Old Digimarc common stock as a capital asset (generally, assets held for investment) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which we refer to as Holders. This discussion is based on the Code, applicable Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, each as in effect as of the date hereof, all of which may change, possibly with retroactive effect. There can be no assurance that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, which we refer to as the IRS, will not challenge the U.S. federal income tax consequences described below and we have not obtained, nor do we intend to obtain, a ruling from the IRS or an opinion from counsel with respect to such U.S. federal income tax consequences.
The discussion does not address all of the U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to particular Holders in light of their particular circumstances, or to Holders that are subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws, including banks, insurance companies, mutual funds or other financial institutions, broker-dealers, traders, expatriates, certain former citizens or long-term residents of the United States, tax-exempt organizations, persons who are subject to the U.S. alternative minimum tax, persons who held their shares of common stock as part of an integrated investment (including as part of a "straddle" or as part of a "hedging," "conversion" or other risk reduction transaction), controlled foreign corporations, passive foreign investment companies, corporations subject to anti-inversion rules, persons that are partnerships, S corporations or other pass-through entities, persons that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar or persons who acquired their shares of Old Digimarc common stock through stock option or stock purchase plan programs or in other compensatory arrangements.
In addition, this discussion does not address the U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to holders of options or warrants, if any, to purchase Old Digimarc common stock or to Holders who exercise dissenters' rights. Furthermore, except as provided below, this discussion does not address any U.S. federal estate and gift tax consequences or any state, local or foreign tax consequences applicable to Holders.
For purposes of this discussion, a "U.S. Holder" means a Holder that is:
A "Non-U.S. Holder" is a Holder (other than an entity treated as a partnership or other pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is not a U.S. Holder.
If a partnership (or other entity classified as a partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes) is a beneficial owner of shares of Old Digimarc common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in that partnership generally will depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Holders that are partnerships and partners in these partnerships are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the spin-off, the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger and the New Digimarc merger to them.
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Tax Consequences of the Spin-Off, the Offer, the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger and the New Digimarc merger
We believe that for U.S. federal income tax purposes the spin-off, the offer and the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger will constitute a single integrated transaction with respect to the Holders in which the spin-off will be treated as a taxable redemption of shares of Old Digimarc common stock in connection with the complete termination of the Holders' interests in Old Digimarc. Old Digimarc and L-1 will treat and report the spin-off, the offer and the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger in a manner consistent with such characterization. We believe that the trust transfer will be treated as a transfer of the DMRC LLC interests to Old Digimarc's stockholders followed by a transfer of such interests by such stockholders to the trust, and such Old Digimarc stockholders will be treated as the grantors and owners of such interests held in the trust pursuant to Sections 671 and 677 of the Code and the trust will be treated as a liquidating trust within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-4(d).
Although we believe the foregoing treatment, in each case, correctly characterizes the transactions for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and the following discussion assumes this characterization will be respected, the IRS could conceivably assert a different characterization, and were the IRS to prevail, a Holder could experience U.S. federal income tax consequences that are different from those described below. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences of the spin-off, the offer, the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger and the New Digimarc merger to them.
U.S. Holders
U.S. Holders generally will recognize capital gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to the difference between (1) the sum of the fair market value of the DMRC LLC interests received in the spin-off, the amount of cash received in the offer and the amount of cash received in the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger, and (2) such U.S. Holder's adjusted tax basis in his or her shares of Old Digimarc common stock surrendered or deemed surrendered in the transactions. The deduction of any recognized loss may be delayed or otherwise adversely affected by certain loss limitation rules.
DMRC LLC or U.S. Holders will not recognize any gain or loss in the New Digimarc merger. A U.S. Holder will, immediately following the New Digimarc merger, have an aggregate adjusted basis in his or her shares of New Digimarc common stock received in the New Digimarc merger equal to the fair market value of the DMRC LLC interests received in the spin-off, and his or her holding period in such shares will begin on the day following the spin-off and the New Digimarc merger. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences of the New Digimarc merger.
U.S. federal income tax law does not specifically identify how you should determine the fair market value of the DMRC LLC interests. The trustees will value, or cause to be valued, the DMRC LLC interests and notify Digimarc stockholders in writing of such valuation. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the manner in which the fair market value of the New Digimarc shares, and gain or loss should be calculated in connection with the spin-off, the offer, the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger and the New Digimarc merger.
Non-U.S. Holders
A Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain realized on the receipt of the DMRC LLC interests and cash in the spin-off, the offer or the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger, or the New Digimarc common stock received in the New Digimarc merger, unless:
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Gain described in the first bullet point above generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a flat 30% (or lower applicable treaty) rate, but may be offset by U.S. source capital losses. Unless a tax treaty provides otherwise, gain described in the second bullet point above will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis in the same manner as if the Non-U.S. Holder were a resident of the United States. Non-U.S. Holders that are foreign corporations also may be subject to a 30% branch profits tax (or lower applicable treaty rate). Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult any applicable tax treaties that may provide for different rules.
Prior to the New Digimarc merger and immediately following the spin-off, DMRC LLC will not be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors concerning the consequences to them (including potential tax filing obligations) of owning DMRC LLC interests during the period when it may not be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
Under U.S. federal income tax laws, the depositary generally will be required to report to a U.S. Holder and to the IRS any reportable payments made to such U.S. Holder in the spin-off, the offer, the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger and the New Digimarc merger. Additionally, a U.S. Holder may be subject to a backup withholding tax, unless the U.S. Holder provides the depositary with the holder's correct taxpayer identification number, which in the case of an individual is his or her social security number, or, in the alternative, establishes a basis for exemption from backup withholding. If the correct taxpayer identification number or an adequate basis for exemption is not provided, a U.S. Holder will be subject to backup withholding (currently at a rate of 28%) on any reportable payment. To prevent backup withholding, each U.S. Holder must complete the IRS Form W-9 or a substitute Form W-9 which will be provided by Computershare Inc., the depositary for the offer, with the letter of transmittal.
Payments made to Non-U.S. Holders in the spin-off, the offer, the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger and the New Digimarc merger may be subject to information reporting and backup withholding. Non-U.S. Holders generally may avoid backup withholding by furnishing a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN (or other applicable IRS Form W-8) certifying the Holder's non-U.S. status or by otherwise establishing an exemption.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, Holders may use amounts withheld as a credit against their U.S. federal income tax liability or may claim a refund of any excess amounts withheld by timely and duly filing a claim for refund with the IRS.
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The trustees will furnish Holders with the information required by Holders to file their tax returns with respect to their beneficial ownership of the shares of New Digimarc stock held in the trust.
THE FOREGOING DISCUSSION IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE LEGAL OR TAX ADVICE TO ANY PARTICULAR HOLDER. TAX MATTERS REGARDING THE SPIN-OFF, THE OFFER, THE OLD DIGIMARC/L-1 MERGER AND THE NEW DIGIMARC MERGER ARE COMPLICATED, AND THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE SPIN-OFF, THE OFFER, THE OLD DIGIMARC/L-1 MERGER AND THE NEW DIGIMARC MERGER TO ANY PARTICULAR HOLDER WILL DEPEND ON THAT STOCKHOLDER'S INDIVIDUAL SITUATION. HOLDERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN TAX ADVISOR TO DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE SPIN-OFF, THE OFFER, THE OLD DIGIMARC/L-1 MERGER AND THE NEW DIGIMARC MERGER, INCLUDING TAX RETURN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, THE APPLICABILITY OF U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX LAWS, AND THE EFFECT OF ANY PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE TAX LAWS TO THEM.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed a registration statement on Form 10 with the SEC with respect to the shares of our common stock being distributed as contemplated by this information statement. This information statement is a part of, and does not contain all of the information set forth in, the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. For further information with respect to our company and our common stock, please refer to the registration statement, including its exhibits and schedules. Statements made in this information statement relating to any contract or other document are not necessarily complete, and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement for copies of the actual contract or document. You may review a copy of the registration statement, including its exhibits and schedules, at the SEC's public reference room, located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, as well as on the Internet web site maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov . Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Information contained on any web site referenced in this information statement is not incorporated by reference into this information statement or the registration statement of which this information statement is a part.
After the spin-off, we will become subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance with the Exchange Act, we will file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC.
Our SEC filings will be available to the public at no charge from the SEC's website, as described above, and, following the New Digimarc merger, on our Web site under the "Investors" tab at www.digimarc.com . Information on our website is not incorporated into this information statement or other securities filings and is not a part of these filings. You may also request a copy of our future SEC filings at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at:
Digimarc Corporation
Attn: Robert P. Chamness
9405 SW Gemini Drive
Beaverton, OR 97008
Phone: (503) 469-4800
Fax: (503) 469-4771
You should rely only on the information contained in this information statement or to which we have referred you. We have not authorized any person to provide you with different information or to make any representation not contained in this information statement.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
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F-1
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Old Digimarc Corporation
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of New Digimarc Corporation (a carved-out business unit of Old Digimarc Corporation) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the related statements of operations, changes in parent's investment, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of New Digimarc Corporation as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of their operations and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
As more fully described in Note 1 to the financial statements, certain expenses of New Digimarc Corporation represent allocations from Old Digimarc Corporation. The accompanying financial statements include such allocations and may not necessarily be representative of the financial position or results of operations had New Digimarc Corporation operated as an unaffiliated company during the periods presented.
/S/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Portland,
Oregon
June 20, 2008, (except for Note 1, as to
which the date is August 12, 2008)
F-2
NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
BALANCE SHEETS
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 33,065 | $ | 29,145 | $ | 33,073 | |||||
Short-term investments | 3,849 | 3,568 | | ||||||||
Trade accounts receivable, net | 4,204 | 3,752 | 2,441 | ||||||||
Other current assets | 399 | 387 | 309 | ||||||||
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Property and equipment, net | 1,340 | 1,227 | 1,472 | ||||||||
Other assets, net | 382 | 372 | 363 | ||||||||
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Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities | $ | 488 | $ | 464 | $ | 382 | |||||
Accrued payroll and related costs | 592 | 199 | 773 | ||||||||
Deferred revenue | 2,831 | 2,734 | 1,616 | ||||||||
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Long-term liabilities | 242 | 215 | 294 | ||||||||
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Total liabilities and net Parent's investment | $ | 43,239 | $ | 38,451 | $ | 37,658 | |||||
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F-3
NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Service | $ | 2,987 | $ | 1,751 | $ | 5,535 | $ | 3,638 | $ | 7,806 | $ | 6,812 | $ | 7,051 | ||||||||||
License and subscription | 2,128 | 1,095 | 4,665 | 2,703 | 5,219 | 4,259 | 4,068 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total cost of revenue | 1,704 | 936 | 3,112 | 1,886 | 4,032 | 3,769 | 3,481 | |||||||||||||||||
Gross profit | 3,411 | 1,910 | 7,088 | 4,445 | 8,993 | 7,302 | 7,638 | |||||||||||||||||
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Sales and marketing | 683 | 667 | 1,339 | 1,306 | 2,453 | 3,740 | 4,692 | |||||||||||||||||
Research, development and engineering | 910 | 829 | 1,832 | 1,558 | 2,912 | 2,448 | 3,208 | |||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | 927 | 844 | 1,907 | 1,701 | 3,345 | 3,433 | 3,645 | |||||||||||||||||
Intellectual property | 448 | 413 | 926 | 844 | 1,593 | 1,589 | 1,863 | |||||||||||||||||
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Income (loss) before provision for income taxes | 664 | (513 | ) | 1,599 | (259 | ) | 77 | (2,666 | ) | (4,842 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Net income (loss) per sharebasic and diluted | $ | 0.09 | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | 0.22 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.38 | ) | $ | (0.68 | ) | ||||||
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F-4
NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARENT'S INVESTMENT
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BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2004 | $ | 53,249 | ||
Cash from Parent stock activity | 333 | |||
Stock compensation allocated from Parent | 203 | |||
Net activity with Parent | (15,847 | ) | ||
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Cash from Parent stock activity | 242 | |||
Stock compensation allocated from Parent | 790 | |||
Net activity with Parent | 3,152 | |||
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BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2006 | 34,593 | |||
Cash from Parent stock activity | 2,187 | |||
Stock compensation allocated from Parent | 1,209 | |||
Net activity with Parent | (3,205 | ) | ||
Net income | 55 | |||
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Cash from Parent stock activity | 2,335 | (1) | ||
Stock compensation allocated from Parent | 777 | (1) | ||
Net activity with Parent | (453 | )(1) | ||
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F-5
NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Net income (loss) | $ | 1,588 | $ | (268 | ) | $ | 55 | $ | (2,687 | ) | $ | (4,842 | ) | |||||||
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Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment | 446 | 300 | 612 | 616 | 659 | |||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 777 | 591 | 1,209 | 790 | 203 | |||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts | | | | (13 | ) | (93 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Trade and unbilled accounts receivable, net | (452 | ) | (463 | ) | (1,311 | ) | 199 | (403 | ) | |||||||||||
Other current assets | (12 | ) | (73 | ) | (78 | ) | 63 | (215 | ) | |||||||||||
Other assets, net | (10 | ) | (8 | ) | (9 | ) | | 18 | ||||||||||||
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities | 16 | (45 | ) | 23 | (147 | ) | 83 | |||||||||||||
Accrued payroll and related costs | 393 | (524 | ) | (574 | ) | (206 | ) | 236 | ||||||||||||
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F-6
NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)
1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Description of Business
Acquisition of Old Digimarc and Separation of New Digimarc
On June 29, 2008, Old Digimarc entered into an amended and restated merger agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of July 17, 2008, which we refer to as the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger agreement, with L-1 and Dolomite, a wholly owned subsidiary of L-1, pursuant to which Dolomite purchased more than 90% of the outstanding shares of Old Digimarc common stock, together with the associated preferred stock purchase rights for $12.25 per share. On August 13, 2008, following the completion of the offer, Dolomite merged with and into Old Digimarc with Old Digimarc continuing as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of L-1.
On August 1, 2008, prior to the initial expiration of the offer, Old Digimarc contributed all of the assets and liabilities related to its Digital Watermarking Business, together with all of Old Digimarc's cash, to DMRC LLC, which subsequently merged with and into New Digimarc, and the shares of New Digimarc common stock were transferred to a newly created trust for the benefit of Old Digimarc record holders. The shares of New Digimarc common stock will be held by the trust until the Registration Statement on Form 10 has been declared effective by the SEC, at which time the shares will be distributed to Old Digimarc record holders, as beneficiaries of the trust, pro rata in accordance with their ownership of shares of Old Digimarc common stock on the record date and time. Each Old Digimarc record holder is entitled to receive one share of New Digimarc common stock for every three and one half shares of Old Digimarc common stock held by the stockholder as of the record date and time.
Old Digimarc, L-1, DMRC LLC and New Digimarc entered into various agreements in order to accomplish the spin-off transaction. After completion of the Old Digimarc/L-1 merger, New Digimarc will change its name to Old Digimarc Corporation.
New Digimarc is a supplier of advanced technologies for use in media identification and management. our solutions enable governments and businesses around the world to deter counterfeiting and piracy, combat identity theft and fraud, improve the management of media content, and support new digital media distribution models that provide consumers with more choice and access to media content.
Unaudited Interim Results
The accompanying balance sheet as of June30, 2008, the statements of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2008, and the statement of changes in parent's investment for the six-months ended June 30, 2008 and the statements of cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2008 are unaudited. The unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly our financial position at June 30, 2008 and its results of operations and cash flows for the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2007 and 2008. The financial data and other information disclosed in these notes to the financial statements related to the three- and six-month periods are unaudited. The results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 are not necessarily
F-7
NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands)
1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2008 or for any other interim period or for any other future period.
Basis of Accounting
The financial statements include the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the components of Old Digimarc that constitute the business of New Digimarc to be separated, or "carved-out". New Digimarc's business primarily consists of Old Digimarc's Digital Watermarking Business and certain accounts of Old Digimarc. All intercompany balances have been eliminated in the carve-out.
Management believes that the assumptions underlying the financial statements are reasonable. The financial information in these financial statements does not include all of the expenses that would have been incurred had New Digimarc been a separate, stand-alone public entity. As such, the financial information herein does not reflect the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of New Digimarc in the future or what they would have been, had New Digimarc been a separate, stand-alone public entity during the periods presented. Additionally, these historical financial statements include proportional allocations of various shared-services common costs of Old Digimarc because specific identification of these expenses was not practicable. The common costs include expenses from Old Digimarc related to various operating shared-services cost centers, including: executive, finance and accounting, human resources, legal, marketing, intellectual property, facilities and information technology. It is expected that the initial operating costs of New Digimarc on a stand-alone basis will be higher than those allocated to the New Digimarc operations under the shared services methodology applied in the audited financial statements of New Digimarc. Consequently, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of New Digimarc reflected in the financial statements of New Digimarc may not be indicative of those that would have been achieved or that might be achieved in the future had New Digimarc been operated as a separate, stand-alone entity for the periods reflected in its financial statements.
The cost allocation methods applied to certain shared-services common cost centers include the following:
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NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands)
1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
approach consisted of a blended rate based on what we have determined to be the primary drivers for shared-services:
Other key assumptions differing from the historical accounting of the Parent:
F-9
NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands)
1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
cash from these activities is retained by New Digimarc and stock based compensation expense associated with stock activity is allocated to New Digimarc in accordance with the basis of accounting methodology outlined above.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires New Digimarc to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Some of our accounting policies require higher degrees of judgment than others in their application. These include revenue recognition on long-term service contracts, revenue recognition on license and subscription arrangements, reserves for uncollectible accounts receivable, contingencies and litigation and stock-based compensation. New Digimarc bases its estimates on historical experience as a business unit of Old Digimarc and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Cash Equivalents
We consider all highly liquid investments with original maturities of 90 days or less at the date of acquisition to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents include money market funds, certificates of deposit, commercial paper, and investments in government bonds. Cash equivalents are carried at cost or amortized cost, which approximates market.
F-10
NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands)
1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Investments
New Digimarc considers all investments with original maturities over 90 days that mature in less than one year to be short-term investments. Short-term investments include federal agency notes, company notes, and commercial paper. Our marketable securities are generally classified as held-to-maturity as of the balance sheet date and are reported at amortized cost, which approximates market. The book value of these investments approximates fair market value and, accordingly, no amounts have been recorded to other comprehensive income.
A decline in the market value of any security below cost that is deemed to be other-than-temporary results in a reduction in carrying amount to fair value. The impairment is charged to earnings and a new cost basis for the security is established. To determine whether an impairment is other-than-temporary, we consider whether it has the ability and intent to hold the investment until a market price recovery and considers whether evidence indicating the cost of the investment is recoverable outweighs evidence to the contrary. There have been no other-than-temporary impairments identified or recorded by New Digimarc.
Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted over the life of the related security as an adjustment to yield using a method that approximates the effective-interest method. Dividend and interest income are recognized when earned.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued payroll approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information about the financial instrument when available. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.
Concentrations of Business and Credit Risk
A significant portion of our business depends on a limited number of large contracts. The loss of any large contract may result in loss of revenue and margin on a prospective basis.
Financial instruments that potentially subject New Digimarc to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, investments, and trade and unbilled accounts receivable. New Digimarc places its cash and cash equivalents with major banks and financial institutions and at times deposits may exceed insured limits. Other than cash used for operating needs, which may include short-term investments with our principal banks, our investment policy limits its credit exposure to any one financial institution or type of financial instrument by limiting the maximum of 5% or $1,000, whichever is greater, to be invested in any one issuer except for the U.S. Government and U. S. federal agencies, which have no limits, at the time of purchase. As a result, the credit risk associated with cash and investments is believed to be minimal.
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NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands)
1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Software Development Costs
Under SFAS No. 86, Accounting for the Cost of Computer Software to Be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed, software development costs are to be capitalized beginning when a product's technological feasibility has been established and ending when a product is made available for general release to customers. To date, the establishment of technological feasibility of our products has occurred shortly before general release and, therefore, software development costs qualifying for capitalization have been immaterial. Accordingly, New Digimarc has not capitalized any software development costs and has charged all such costs to research and development expense.
Internal use software development costs are accounted for in accordance with AICPA SOP No. 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use . Costs incurred in the preliminary project stage are expensed as incurred and costs incurred in the application development stage, which meet the capitalization criteria, are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset, generally three to five years. Costs incurred in the post-implementation stage are expensed as incurred.
Research and Development
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred as defined in SFAS No. 2, Accounting for Research and Development Costs . New Digimarc accounts for amounts received under its funded research and development arrangements in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 68, Research and Development Arrangements . Under the terms of the arrangements, New Digimarc is not obligated to repay any of the amounts provided by the funding parties. As a result, New Digimarc recognizes revenue as the services are performed.
Revenue Recognition
our revenue is comprised of subscription revenue which includes hardware and software sales, royalties and revenues from the licensing of digital watermarking products and related authentication services. Our revenue recognition policy follows SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 104 Revenue Recognition, SOP No. 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, as amended by SOP No. 98-9, Modification of SOP No. 97-2, Software Recognition, With Respect to Certain Transactions, SOP 81-1 Accounting for the Performance of Construction Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts, and Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") Issue No. 00-21, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables.
Other income (expense), net
Our other income (expense), net consists primarily of interest income earned our on cash and short term investments. Some minor amounts are included in this category that relate to interest expense for capital lease allocations from Old Digimarc and for other non-operating items.
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NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands)
2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value. This statement does not require any new fair value measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by providing a fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information. SFAS No. 157 is effective the first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. New Digimarc has applied the provisions of this standard regarding the framework of measuring fair value and noted no material effect on the current financial statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for the Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which permits entities to choose to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value. SFAS No. 159 is effective the first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. New Digimarc has elected not to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value as permitted by SFAS No. 159.
In April 2008, FASB issued Staff Position No. FAS 142-3 Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets (FSP 142-3). FSP 142-3 amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets . The intent of this Staff Position is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations , and other U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. FSP 142-3 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is prohibited. The Company has concluded that this standard does not currently apply.
In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS NO. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles , which identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. This statement shall be effective 60 days following the SEC's approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's amendments to AU section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS 162, but does not expect the adoption of this pronouncement will have a material effect on the Company's financial statements.
3. Revenue Recognition
Some customer arrangements encompass multiple deliverables, such as software, maintenance fees, and software development fees. The Company accounts for these arrangements in accordance with EITF Issue No. 00-21. If the deliverables meet the criteria in EITF Issue No. 00-21, the deliverables are divided into separate units of accounting and revenue is allocated to the deliverables based on their relative fair values. The criteria specified in EITF Issue No. 00-21 are as follows: (i) the delivered item has value to the customer on a stand-alone basis, (ii) there is objective and reliable evidence of the fair value of the undelivered item, and (iii) if the arrangement includes a general right of return relative to
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NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands)
3. Revenue Recognition (Continued)
the delivered item, delivery or performance of the undelivered item is considered probable and substantially in the control of the vendor. For our purposes, fair value is generally defined as the price at which a customer could purchase each of the elements independently from other vendors or as the price that the Company has sold the element separately to another customer. Management applies judgment to ensure appropriate application of EITF Issue No. 00-21, including value allocation among multiple deliverables, determination of whether undelivered elements are essential to the functionality of delivered elements and timing of revenue recognition, among others. Revenue is recognized in accordance with SAB 104 when the following four criteria are met (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred, (iii) the fee is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collection is probable.
AICPA SOP No. 98-9 requires that revenue be recognized using the "residual method" in circumstances when vendor specific objective evidence ("VSOE") exists only for undelivered elements. Under the residual method, revenue is recognized as follows: (1) the total fair value of undelivered elements, as indicated by vendor specific objective evidence, is deferred and subsequently recognized in accordance with the relevant sections of AICPA SOP No. 97-2, and (2) the difference between the total arrangement fee and the amount deferred for the undelivered elements is recognized as revenue related to the delivered elements.
Applicable revenue recognition criteria are considered separately for each separate unit of accounting as follows:
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NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands)
3. Revenue Recognition (Continued)
paid in advance and revenue is recognized ratably on a straight-line basis over the term of the service period.
4. Segment Information
Geographic Information
The Company derives its revenue from a single reporting segment: media management solutions. Revenue is generated in this segment through licensing of intellectual property, subscriptions to various products and services, and the delivery of services pursuant to contracts with various customers. The Company markets its products in the United States and in non-U.S. countries through its sales personnel.
Information regarding geographic areas for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30 and the years ended December 31 follow:
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Domestic | $ | 2,656 | $ | 556 | $ | 5,314 | $ | 1,674 | $ | 3,696 | $ | 2,414 | $ | 2,882 | ||||||||
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Customers who accounted for more than 10% of the Company's revenues for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 respectively and for each of the three years ended December 31, 2007 are summarized as follows:
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Customer B | 41 | % | * | 38 | % | * | * | * | * | ||||||
Customer C | * | * | * | 13 | % | 10 | % | * | * |
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NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands)
5. Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation includes expense charges for all stock-based awards to employees and directors. Such awards include option grants, restricted stock awards, and shares expected to be purchased under an employee stock purchase plan. Stock compensation expense is allocated to New Digimarc based on a combination of specific and shared services resource allocations from Old Digimarc. All cash flow related to stock compensation generated by Old Digimarc is retained by New Digimarc.
Stock-based compensation recognized in Old Digimarc's financial statements is based on the value of the portion of the stock-based award that vested during the period, adjusted for expected forfeitures for stock-based awards granted prior to, but not fully vested as of, December 31, 2005 and stock-based awards granted subsequent to December 31, 2005. The compensation cost for awards granted prior to January 1, 2006 is based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the pro forma provisions of FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation , while awards granted on or after January 1, 2006 follow the provisions of SFAS 123(R) to determine the grant date fair value and compensation cost. Compensation cost for all stock-based awards is recognized using the straight-line method.
Determining Fair Value Under SFAS 123(R)
Stock Options
Valuation and Amortization Method. Old Digimarc estimates the fair value of stock-based awards granted using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Old Digimarc amortizes the fair value of all awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods, which are generally the vesting periods. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant.
Expected Life. The expected life of awards granted represents the period of time that they are expected to be outstanding. Old Digimarc determines the expected life based on historical experience with similar awards, giving consideration to the contractual terms, vesting schedules and pre-vesting and post-vesting forfeitures. Stock options granted generally vest over four years and have contractual terms of ten years.
Expected Volatility. Old Digimarc estimates the volatility of its common stock at the date of grant based on the historical volatility of its common stock using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on historical stock prices over the most recent period commensurate with the estimated expected life of the award. This historical period excludes portions of time when unusual transactions occurred, such as a significant acquisition.
Risk-Free Interest Rate. Old Digimarc bases the risk-free interest rate used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with an equivalent remaining term approximately equal to the expected life of the award.
Expected Dividend Yield. Neither the Company nor Old Digimarc has ever paid any cash dividends on its common stock and the Company does not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, Old Digimarc uses an expected dividend yield of zero in the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
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NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands)
5. Stock-Based Compensation (Continued)
Expected Forfeitures. Old Digimarc uses relevant historical data to estimate pre-vesting option forfeitures. The Company records stock-based compensation only for those awards that are expected to vest.
A summary of Old Digimarc's weighted average assumptions and results for options granted during the periods presented is as follows:
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Expected life (in years) | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 4.0 | |||||||||||||||
Expected volatility | 44 | % | 44 | % | 44 | % | 44 | % | 44 | % | 53 | % | 50 | % | ||||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 2.5 | % | 4.7 | % | 2.5 | % | 4.7 | % | 4.7 | % | 4.7 | % | 4.5 | % | ||||||||
Expected dividend yield | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||||||
Expected forfeiture rate | 15 | % | 16 | % | 15 | % | 16 | % | 16 | % | 14 | % | 20 | % | ||||||||
Fair value | $ | 4.97 | $ | 4.76 | $ | 3.88 | $ | 4.36 | $ | 4.38 | $ | 3.62 | $ | 2.85 |
Employee Stock Purchase Plans
Old Digimarc also recognizes stock-based compensation in connection with its 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The plan, as amended on November 2, 2006, allows employees to purchase shares of Old Digimarc common stock through payroll deductions of up to 15% of their base compensation during each three-month plan period, up to a maximum deduction of $5.3 for each plan period, not to exceed $21 per year. The three-month plan periods begin December 1, March 1, June 1 and September 1. The price an employee pays for the shares is 85% of the lower of (i) the fair market value of Old Digimarc common stock at the beginning of the plan period or (ii) the fair market value at the end of the plan period.
The current offer period under the plan was terminated as of July 25, 2008 in connection with the anticipated close of the tender offer from L-1 and all payroll deductions have been refunded.
Restricted Stock and Market or Performance Based Vesting Shares
The Compensation Committee of Old Digimarc's Board of Directors awarded restricted stock shares under Old Digimarc's 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, to certain officers, employees and directors. The shares subject to the restricted stock awards vest over a certain period, usually one to four years, following the date of the grant.
The fair value of restricted stock awards granted is based on the fair market value of Old Digimarc's common stock on the date of the grant (measurement date), and is recognized over the vesting period of the related restricted stock using the straight-line method.
In addition to restricted stock shares that vest over time, Old Digimarc's Compensation Committee awarded restricted stock that vests upon satisfaction of either market based or employee performance based conditions under the 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.
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NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands)
5. Stock-Based Compensation (Continued)
The fair value of restricted stock awards that vest upon the satisfaction of market based conditions is calculated using a Monte Carlo valuation model that results in a discount factor applied to the fair market value of Old Digimarc's common stock on the date of the grant (measurement date). Compensation cost is recognized over the derived service period, which is shorter than the performance period, using the straight-line method. If the market condition is met prior to completion of the derived service period, all remaining expense is immediately recognized in the period the awards vest. Expense for market based awards is recognized if the employee completes the derived service period, regardless of whether the market condition is met. If the market condition is not met, the shares will be forfeited.
The fair value of restricted stock awards that vest upon the satisfaction of employee performance conditions is based on the fair market value of Old Digimarc's common stock on the date of grant (measurement date). Management has determined it is probable that all performance conditions can be achieved; therefore, compensation cost is recognized on a straight line basis over the explicit service period. If the performance condition is satisfied early, all remaining compensation cost will be recognized in the period the condition is satisfied. If the performance vesting condition is not met by the end of the explicit service condition, all previously recognized compensation cost will be reversed and the shares will be forfeited.
Specific terms of the restricted stock awards (including market or performance based vesting share awards) are governed by restricted stock agreements between Old Digimarc and the award recipients.
Stock-based Compensation Allocated from Old Digimarc
The following table summarizes stock-based compensation allocated from Old Digimarc for the three-and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005.
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Cost of service | $ | 42 | $ | 24 | $ | 85 | $ | 40 | $ | 102 | $ | 42 | $ | | |||||||
Sales and marketing | 93 | 72 | 176 | 144 | 287 | 172 | 56 | ||||||||||||||
Research, development and engineering | 14 | 12 | 30 | 20 | 47 | 51 | | ||||||||||||||
General and administrative | 236 | 181 | 456 | 365 | 728 | 495 | 147 | ||||||||||||||
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NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands)
6. Trade Accounts Receivable
Trade Accounts Receivable
Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. Revenue earned which has not been invoiced as of the balance sheet date, and generally billed the following month, is classified as unbilled trade receivables in the balance sheets.
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Unbilled trade receivables | 980 | 559 | 483 | ||||||||
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Allowance for doubtful accounts | (43 | ) | (43 | ) | (43 | ) | |||||
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Allowance for doubtful accounts
The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company's best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the Company's existing accounts receivable. The Company determines the allowance based on historical write-off experience and current information. The Company reviews its allowance for doubtful accounts monthly. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote.
Unpaid deferred revenues
The unpaid deferred revenues that are included in accounts receivable are billed in accordance with the provisions of the contracts with the Company's customers.
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NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands)
6. Trade Accounts Receivable (Continued)
Major Customers
Customers who accounted for more than 10% of net accounts receivable, at June 30, 2008, December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively were:
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Customer C | * | * | 24 | % |
7. Property and Equipment
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Repairs and maintenance are charged to expense when incurred. Depreciation on property and equipment is calculated by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally two to seven years.
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Office furniture fixture | $ | 1,092 | $ | 1,086 | $ | 1,086 | ||||
Equipment | 3,947 | 3,411 | 3,059 | |||||||
Leasehold improvements | 696 | 679 | 664 | |||||||
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NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands)
7. Property and Equipment (Continued)
Leases
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases related to rent and office equipment are as follows:
Year ending December 31:
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Rent expense on the operating leases for the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 totaled $191, $383, $189, $378, $756, $756 and $756, respectively.
8. Income Taxes
Provision for Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes reflects withholding tax expense in various foreign jurisdictions. For all historic periods reported in the financial statements, Old Digimarc maintained valuation allowances against its net deferred tax assets, including net operating loss carryforwards, because it was more likely than not that the deferred taxes would not be realized. The provision for income taxes included foreign taxes withheld by our customers and paid to foreign jurisdictions on our behalf. The New Digimarc "carve-out" financial statements indicate cumulative losses through the first six months of 2008. Furthermore, the amounts of cumulative expenses in the financial statements that were not allowed for federal and state income tax purposes were not sufficient enough to result in positive taxable income which would have required the company to record income tax expense. As a result of the above, no Federal and state income tax benefit was recognized for the book losses that were incurred in those periods prior to 2007 and no income tax expense was recognized during the 2007 and 2008 periods as any expense was offset by the benefit of net operating loss carry-forwards. New Digimarc as a separate legal entity will not benefit from any of the carrryforward tax attributes of Old Digimarc, including net operating loss carryforwards.
9. Commitments and Contingencies
Certain of the Company's product license and services agreements include an indemnification provision for claims from third parties relating to the Company's intellectual property. Such indemnification provisions are accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies . To date, there have been no claims made under such indemnification provisions.
The Company is subject from time to time to other legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Although the ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be determined, management believes that, as of June 30, 2008, the final disposition of these proceedings will not have
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NEW DIGIMARC CORPORATION
(a carved-out business of Old Digimarc Corporation)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(in thousands)
9. Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)
a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations, or liquidity of the Company. No accrual has been recorded because the amounts are not probable or reasonably estimatable in accordance with SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies .
10. Quarterly Financial Information (unaudited)
Quarter ended:
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Service revenue | $ | 2,548 | $ | 2,987 | |||||||||
License and subscription revenue | 2,537 | 2,128 | |||||||||||
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Total cost of revenue | 1,408 | 1,704 | |||||||||||
Gross profit | 3,677 | 3,411 | |||||||||||
Gross profit percent, service revenue | 47 | % | 45 | % | |||||||||
Gross profit percent, license and subscription revenue | 98 | % | 97 | % | |||||||||
Gross profit percent, total | 72 | % | 67 | % | |||||||||
Sales and marketing | 656 | 683 | |||||||||||
Research, development and engineering | 922 | 910 | |||||||||||
General and administrative | 980 | 927 | |||||||||||
Intellectual property | 478 | 448 | |||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | 641 | 443 | |||||||||||
Net income (loss) | 924 | 664 | |||||||||||
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Total cost of revenue | 950 | 936 | 993 | 1,153 | |||||||||
Gross profit | 2,535 | 1,910 | 2,314 | 2,234 | |||||||||
Gross profit percent, service revenue | 51 | % | 50 | % | 55 | % | 47 | % | |||||
Gross profit percent, license and subscription revenue | 98 | % | 95 | % | 95 | % | 95 | % | |||||
Gross profit percent | 73 | % | 67 | % | 70 | % | 66 | % | |||||
Sales and marketing | 639 | 667 | 634 | 513 | |||||||||
Research, development and engineering | 729 | 829 | 656 | 698 | |||||||||
General and administrative | 857 | 844 | 797 | 847 | |||||||||
Intellectual property | 431 | 413 | 373 | 376 | |||||||||
Operating income (loss) | (121 | ) | (843 | ) | (146 | ) | (200 | ) | |||||
Net income (loss) | 250 | (518 | ) | 175 | 148 |
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