Beaverton, Ore.—Dec 22, 2005
Digimarc and Thomson Sign Digital Watermarking Patent Licensing Agreement
License of Digimarc intellectual property supports Thomson’s efforts to deliver digital cinema, forensic tracking, and other audiovisual watermarking solutions to the media and entertainment market
Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) today
announced the execution of a patent license agreement with Thomson (Euronext
Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) in support of Thomson's efforts to offer digital
watermarking solutions that help improve the management, distribution and
protection of digital media content, including digital cinema.
The non-exclusive agreement licenses Digimarc's digital watermarking patents to
Thomson, a leading service, equipment and technology provider to movie studios,
broadcasters and other content owners and distributors, for use in a wide array
of applications such as digital cinema, forensic tracking of pre-release movies,
and authentication of video content. The agreement supports Thomson's provision
of digital watermarking solutions and services through all of its businesses.
"We are delighted to be working with Thomson, a leading partner to the media and
entertainment industry and one of the major players in bringing digital cinema
to market," said Reed Stager, executive vice president, Digimarc. "Thomson
offers a comprehensive approach to helping its media and entertainment customers
use digital watermarking to improve the management and tracking of entertainment
content, and we look forward to working with them to address the needs of their
customers."
"We are pleased to have established this new relationship with Digimarc, one of
the pioneers in digital watermarking intellectual property, and appreciate their
support as we move forward with delivering a comprehensive set of digital
watermarking solutions and services to serve the media and entertainment
industry," said Jean-Luc Moullet, Vice President, Software and Technology
Solutions, Thomson.
