TiVo Wins Patent Infringement Dispute Against Pause Technology LLC

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08-17-2005

ALVISO, CA — August 17, 2005 — TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO ), the pioneer in digital video recording (DVR) services, today announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed in full a favorable summary judgment ruling in the lawsuit filed against the Company in 2001 by Pause Technology LLC.

"We are pleased with the Federal Circuit's decision and the resolution that it brings to this matter," said Matthew Zinn, Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. "TiVo will continue to vigorously defend itself against unfounded patent infringement claims that are brought against it."

The Federal Circuit affirmed the judgment in favor of TiVo based on the February 6, 2004 ruling by United States District Judge Patti Saris of the District of Massachusetts finding that TiVo does not infringe Pause's patent directed to rewinding, fast-forwarding, and pausing television programs. TiVo plans to seek an Order from the district court declaring this an "exceptional case," and requiring Pause to pay all of TiVo's attorneys' fees and costs related to this litigation.

TiVo has filed patent applications covering many critical aspects of the design, functionality, and operation of the TiVo DVR and TiVo service. Among its over 70 foreign and domestic patents, TiVo has been awarded a number of patents relating to controlling streaming media in a digital device, including the functions that enable DVRs to pause live TV as well as rewind, fast-forward, play, play faster, play slower, and play in reverse television signals cached by the DVR.