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Other Information
TiVo was incorporated in August 1997 as a Delaware corporation and is located in Alviso, California. In August of 2000, we formed a wholly owned
subsidiary, TiVo (UK) Ltd., in the United Kingdom. In October of 2001, we formed a subsidiary, TiVo International, Inc., a Delaware corporation. On
January 12, 2004, we acquired Strangeberry, Inc., a small Palo Alto based technology company specializing in using home network and broadband
technologies to create new entertainment experiences on television.
We maintain an Internet website at the following address: www.tivo.com. The information on our website is not incorporated by reference in this
annual report on Form 10-K.
We make available on or through our website certain reports and amendments to those reports that we file with or furnish to the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Securities Exchange Act"). These include our annual
reports on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and our current reports on Form 8-K. We make this information available on or through our
website free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file the information with, or furnish it to, the SEC.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Properties
Our corporate headquarters, which houses our administrative, sales and marketing, customer service and product development activities, is located in
Alviso, California, under a lease that expires in March 2007. We believe that our corporate facilities will be adequate to meet our office space needs for the
next several years as we currently utilize approximately 85% of the total office space. Our facilities lease obligations are subject to periodic increases and we
believe that our existing facilities are well maintained and in good operating condition.
Additionally, we currently lease international office space in Berkshire, United Kingdom under a lease that expires in March 2006. We have vacated
this facility and no longer maintain an office in the United Kingdom.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
EchoStar Communications Litigation. On January 5, 2004, we filed a complaint against EchoStar Communications Corporation in the U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging willful and deliberate infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,233,389, entitled "Multimedia Time Warping
System." On January 15, 2004, we amended our complaint to add EchoStar DBS Corporation, EchoStar Technologies Corporation, and Echosphere Limited
Liability Corporation as additional defendants. We allege that we are the owner of this patent, and further allege that the defendants have willfully and
deliberately infringed this patent by making, selling, offering to sell and/or selling digital video recording devices, digital video recording device software,
and/or personal television services in the United States. On March 2, 2004, EchoStar filed its answer to TiVo's complaint, moved to dismiss for lack of
personal jurisdiction, and moved to transfer the case from the Eastern District of Texas to the Northern District of California. TiVo intends to oppose these
motions. We seek unspecified monetary damages as well as an injunction against the defendants' further infringement of the patent. We could incur material
expenses in this litigation.
Indemnification of Sony Corporation Against Command Audio Corporation Lawsuit. On February 5, 2002, Sony Corporation notified us that
Command Audio Corporation had filed a complaint against Sony Electronics, Inc. on February 2, 2002 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
California. The complaint alleges that, in connection with its sale of digital video recorders and other products, Sony infringes upon two patents owned by
Command Audio (U.S. Patent Nos. 5,590,195 ("Information Dissemination Using Various Transmission Modes") and 6,330,334 ("Method and System for
Information Dissemination Using Television Signals"). The complaint seeks injunctive relief, compensatory and treble damages and Command Audio's costs
and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees. Under the terms of our agreement with Sony governing the
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