Received: December 3, 2002
From: Hiroshi Tamura <tamura@toda.ricoh.co.jp>

December 2, 2002

Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems, Inc., with its principal
place of business at 2-3-8 Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8687
Japan, is licensed under the necessary JBIG patents to make, use, offer
for sale, lease, or otherwise dispose of its products having
JBIG-related capabilities.

Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems, Inc. has participated in the
TIFF-FX interoperability test process as an independent developer of
TIFF-FX, including JBIG (ITU-T Recommendation T.82) in a manner that is
consistent with the JBIG profile of TIFF-FX (i.e. Profile J).


Takasih OKIYAMA
Assistant Coordinator
Legal Department
Intellectual Property Section
Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems, Inc.

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According to  Hiroshi, this statement pertains to:

  http://www.ietf.org/IESG/Implementations/TIFF-FAX-implementation.txt