Title: Matsushita Electric's Statement on IPR claimed in Received: October 1, 2003 From: HIDEKI SANEKATA Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.(Matsushita) has filed patent applications that might possibly have technical relation to this contribution. If part(s) of the contribution by Matsushita employee(s) is (are) included in a standard and Matsushita has patents and/or patent application(s) that are essential to implementation of such included part(s) in said standard, Matsushita is prepared to grant - on the basis of reciprocity (grant back) - a license on such included part(s) on reasonable, nondiscriminatory terms and conditions (in accordance with paragraph 10.3.3 of the RFC 2026). Osamu Yamazaki President of IPR Operations Company Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Japan email: yamazaki.osamu @jp.panasonic.com fax: +816-6949-4548