NEWS RELEASE
Commencement of Ultra High Definition Digital Television (UHDTV) Satellite Broadcasting Standards
Patent Licensing Activities

July 3, 2017
ULDAGE Inc.

ULDAGE Inc. (“ULDAGE”), today, announced the commencement of patent licensing activities under
the system of a patent pool that collectively, and under fair and reasonable conditions, bundles andlicenses the patents that are essential to the realization of the UHDTV satellite broadcasting standards,
to business operators that are involved in transmission and reception of UHDTV satellite broadcasting(also known as 4K, 8K broadcasting). As for this patent licensing, the following 16 entities holding thepatents that have been determined by the Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center, a neutralorganization, to be essential to the standards, have started the licensing through ULDAGE.

(Listed alphabetically)
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, Fujitsu Limited, Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., JVC KENWOOD
Corporation, LG Electronics Inc., MASPROH DENKOH CORP., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, NECCorporation, Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK), Orange SA (formerly known as France Telecom), Panasonic
Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Sony Corporation, The Trustees of Columbia University in
the City of New York (Columbia University), Thomson Licensing S.A.S, and Toshiba Corporation.

In this digital age, it has become more and more necessary to resolve patent issues under fair andreasonable conditions by simplifying the complicated rights issues and the related complex procedures.
ULDAGE currently operates licenses under the patent pool system that licenses those patents thathave been gathered and bundled, and determined to be essential to the standards of high definition
terrestrial digital broadcasting, high definition satellite digital broadcasting, and high definition digital
cable broadcasting (also known as 2K broadcasting) respectively.
contributed to the smooth development of the industry.

ULDAGE is proud to have

The establishment of a pool of this kind

relating to the UHDTV satellite standards is also thought to be another contribution to the well-being ofbusiness operators that use these standards and to the development of stable business.

With this patent licensing, it is possible for broadcasters and receiver manufacturers to receive alicense of bundled patents from a number of patent holders under very reasonable conditions. For
example, with respect to receivers, the rates are set at 100 yen per unit in respect of advanced
narrowband CS UHDTV receivers and 200 yen per unit in respect of advanced wideband UHDTV
receivers, taking into consideration the development of the market going forward.

Furthermore, ULDAGE continues to make a call for patents and sequentially adds patents that havebeen recognized to be essential to the UHDTV satellite broadcasting standards, aiming for further
reinforcement of the patent licensing.

Moreover, with respect to those patents relating to UHDTV standards pertaining to CATV and IPTV (forwhich calls for patents were commenced in April of this year), ULDAGE plans to hold discussions about
the licensing terms and conditions once the holders of those patents have been determined, andULDAGE plans to commence licensing activities through patent pools that are similar to this satellite
broadcasting pool.

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About ULDAGE Inc.

ULDAGE was established in July 2006, with the aim of management and promotion of patent poollicensing.

Name:

ULDAGE Inc.

Headquarters:

Imperial Tower, 1-1-1 Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Establishment:

July 13, 2006

President & CEO:Yoshihide Nakamura

Business Details:(1) Management of patent royalties, such as collecting patent royalties from patent licensees, anddistributing to patent holders, etc.
(2) Operation and management of patent license agreements, such as negotiating, executing,and preparing patent license agreements.
(3) Investigation and examination of patents essential to the patent license subject technology.

Shareholders
JVC KENWOOD Corporation(14.29%)Sharp Corporation(14.29%)

Sony Corporation(14.29%)Toshiba Corporation(14.29%)Panasonic Corporation(14.29%)Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.

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ULDAGE Inc.
TEL: +81-(0)3-3500-1572

FAX:+81-(0)3-3500-1573

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