Yahoo! and Google Resolve Disputes
SUNNYVALE, CA & MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - August
9, 2004 - Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) and Google Inc. today
announced that the companies have resolved two disputes that have
been pending between the companies.
Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Google will take a license
to U.S. Patent No. 6,269,361 and several related patents, held by Yahoo!'s
wholly-owned subsidiary, Overture, and Yahoo! dismissed its patent
lawsuit against Google. The two parties have also resolved a dispute
regarding shares issuable to Yahoo! pursuant to a warrant to purchase
Google shares in connection with a 2000 services agreement.
In connection with the settlement of the warrant dispute, the patent
lawsuit, and in payment for the license, Google issued shares of its
Class A common stock to Yahoo!.
About Yahoo! Inc.
Yahoo! Inc. is a leading provider of comprehensive online products
and services to consumers and businesses worldwide. Yahoo! is the No.
1 Internet brand globally and the most trafficked Internet destination
worldwide. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Yahoo!'s global network
includes 25 world properties and is available in 13 languages.
About Google Inc.
Google is a global technology leader focused on improving the way people
connect with information. Google's innovations in web search and advertising
have made its website a top Internet destination and its brand one
of the most recognized in the world. Google maintains the world's largest
online index of websites and other content, and Google makes this information
freely available to anyone with an Internet connection. Google's automated
search technology helps people obtain nearly instant access to relevant
information from its vast online index.

