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Digimarc Dismisses Patent Infringement Suit Against Shazam Entertainment While Companies Discuss Opportunities for Cooperation

Press Contact: Lara Burhenn

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Parties to Explore Synergistic Opportunities

Beaverton, Ore. — June 17, 2010 — Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ:DMRC) has dismissed its complaint for patent infringement against Shazam Entertainment it filed in November 2009 while the parties discuss ways to work together. The parties recognize they have a number of mutual commercial interests and have agreed it is best not to have the distraction and expense of a lawsuit as they explore possible synergistic opportunities.

About Digimarc

Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ:DMRC), based in Beaverton, Oregon, is a leading innovator and provider of enabling technologies that create digital identities for all forms of media and many everyday objects. The embedded digital IDs are imperceptible to humans, but not to computers, networks and devices like mobile phones, which can now use cameras and microphones as sensory inputs to "see, hear and understand" the world around them within the context of their environment. Digimarc has built an extensive intellectual property portfolio with patents in digital watermarking, content identification and management, media and object discovery to enable ubiquitous computing, and related technologies. Digimarc develops solutions, licenses its intellectual property, and provides development services to business partners across a range of industries. For more information, please visit www.digimarc.com.

Digimarc Forward-Looking Statements

With the exception of historical information contained in this release, the matters described in this release contain various "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements include statements identified by terminology such as "will", "should" and "explore," or other derivations of these or other comparable terms. These forward-looking statements are statements of management's opinion and are subject to various assumptions, risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied from the statements in this release as a result of inability of Digimarc and Shazam to reach agreement on commercial terms, or changes in economic, business and/or regulatory factors. More detailed information about risk factors that may affect actual results is set forth in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and in subsequent periodic reports filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's opinions only as of the date of this release. Except as required by law, Digimarc undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.

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