Pendrell Corporation is engaged in the business of licensing and selling intellectual property (IP) rights to others. The Company invests in, acquires and monetizes IP rights. The Company's subsidiaries hold patents that support over four IP licensing programs that it owns and manages, such as memory and storage technologies, digital media, and digital cinema. The Company's subsidiaries focus on licensing the IP rights they hold to third parties and pursuing relevant product opportunities. The digital media program is supported by patents and patent applications designed to protect against unauthorized duplication and use of digital content that is transferred from a source to one or more electronic devices. The digital cinema program is supported by patents and patent applications designed to protect against unauthorized creation, duplication and use of digital cinema content that is authored and distributed to movie theaters globally.