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Acacia Technologies Files Cable and Satellite TV Patent Infringement Lawsuit
Tuesday June 15, 9:30 am ET

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2004--Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG - News; Nasdaq:CBMX - News) announced today that its Acacia Media Technologies Corporation subsidiary has filed a Complaint in the District Court for the Northern District of California alleging infringement of Acacia's DMT patents against 9 cable and satellite companies. Companies named as defendants in the lawsuit include Comcast Corporation, Charter Communications, Inc., The DirectTV Group, Inc., Echostar Communications Corporation, Boulder Ridge Cable TV, Central Valley Cable TV, LLC, Seren Innovations, Inc., Cox Communications, Inc., and Hospitality Network, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox that supplies hotel in-room entertainment).

Last week, Acacia announced the settlement of a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Acacia and licensed On Command Corporation, which, together with LodgeNet Corporation, another Acacia licensee, are the dominant providers of in-room digital content to the lodging industry via systems similar to those utilized by cable and satellite companies.

Acacia's DMT patents cover the transmission and receipt of digital content via the Internet, cable, satellite, and other means, and as the Complaint alleges, apply to a variety of programming and activities engaged in by cable and satellite companies including certain basic programming, pay per view, video on demand, and digital ad insertion. Acacia intends to continue its licensing discussions with cable and satellite companies and has the option of adding additional companies to the lawsuit in the future.

The lawsuit is separate from the patent infringement actions currently pending in the District Court for the Central District of California against certain Adult Entertainment Companies that transmit digital content via the Internet.

Acacia has entered into 123 license agreements for its DMT technology with companies engaged in hotel in-room entertainment, e-learning, online music, movie, sports, news, information, adult entertainment, and corporate advertising and promotion activities. Acacia's DMT licensees include Capella Education, CinemaNow, General Dynamics Interactive, Grupo Pegaso, LodgeNet, New England College of Finance, NXTV, On Command, Oral Roberts University, 24/7 University, T. Rowe Price, Virgin Radio and the Walt Disney Company.

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