Sirius XM Radio (SIRI)

FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Our business may be impaired by third-party intellectual property rights.

Development of the XM and
SIRIUS systems has depended largely upon the intellectual property that the two companies have developed, as well as intellectual property licensed from third parties. If the intellectual property that we have developed or use is not adequately
protected, others will be permitted to and may duplicate portions of our satellite radio systems or services without liability. In addition, others may challenge, invalidate, render unenforceable or circumvent the companies’ intellectual
property rights, patents or existing sublicenses or we may face significant legal costs in connection with defending and enforcing those intellectual property rights. Some of the know-how and technology we have developed, and plan to develop, is not
now, nor will be, covered by U.S. patents or trade secret protections. Trade secret protection and contractual agreements may not provide adequate protection if there is any unauthorized use or disclosure. The loss of necessary technologies
could require us to obtain substitute technology of lower quality performance standards, at greater cost or on a delayed basis, which could harm the businesses.

FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Other parties may have patents or pending patent applications, which will later mature into patents or inventions that may block our ability to operate the SIRIUS or XM system or license technologies. We may have to
resort to litigation to

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enforce our rights under license agreements or to determine the scope and validity of other parties’ proprietary rights in the subject matter of those
licenses. This may be expensive. Also, we may not succeed in any such litigation.

Third parties may assert claims or bring suit against us
for patent, trademark, or copyright infringement, or for other infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property rights. Any such litigation could result in substantial cost, and diversion of effort and adverse findings in any proceeding
could subject us to significant liabilities to third parties; require us to seek licenses from third parties; block our ability to operate our systems or license our technology; or otherwise adversely affect our ability to successfully develop and
market our satellite radio systems.