Kodak vs. Apple and RIM. New lawsuit
Kodak entered the war lane. The trial of Kodak with Samsung has just ended, as company representatives found new lawbreakers. Now came the turn of companies such as Apple and Research In Motion. Kodak accuses manufacturers of iPhone and BlackBerry of stealing technologies used in the cameras of popular mobile devices. Kodak is demanding to stop violating the law, that is, in essence, stopping the sale of iPhone and BlackBerry, as well as compensating them for the damage with a sum of as yet unnamed value. Kodak owns more than 1,000 patents on digital imaging technology, and almost all cameras today are based on them. Who will win this dispute?
Kodak is a company founded as far back as the 19th century and whose contribution to the digital world no one can challenge, in the 21st century is rolling downhill. Kodak's business really doesn't matter. Digital cameras are now produced in Singapore, the film is in the past, LG has sold its assets for OLED development - all that remains is to scandalize to remind oneself from time to time.
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Quite recently, a dispute was resolved with the South Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung, and in favor of Kodak. They managed to come to a bilateral agreement on the basis of which both manufacturers can use each other’s patents. The US International Trade Commission found Samsung to be guilty of violating the agreements during the proceedings. Now it is the turn to look for the truth and those guilty of using the method of extracting the image during the preview on the LCD display. This method was patented by Kodak back in 2001. Apple and RIM are accused of violating a patent for the use of this technology.
The situation is quite complicated, and knowing the American commissions it can be assumed that the proceedings will be delayed for 10-12 months. On the other hand, analyzing the situation, one can come to the conclusion that each of the companies considers itself right, since they could not agree peacefully. Speaking of peaceful ways. More than 30 companies decided not to tempt fate and licensed the development of Kodak. These companies include Nokia, LG, Motorola. Thanks to the technologies developed earlier, Kodak plans to earn $ 250-300 million in 2011 from payments and fees for the right to use technologies.
Kodak is a company founded as far back as the 19th century and whose contribution to the digital world no one can challenge, in the 21st century is rolling downhill. Kodak's business really doesn't matter. Digital cameras are now produced in Singapore, the film is in the past, LG has sold its assets for OLED development - all that remains is to scandalize to remind oneself from time to time.
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Quite recently, a dispute was resolved with the South Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung, and in favor of Kodak. They managed to come to a bilateral agreement on the basis of which both manufacturers can use each other’s patents. The US International Trade Commission found Samsung to be guilty of violating the agreements during the proceedings. Now it is the turn to look for the truth and those guilty of using the method of extracting the image during the preview on the LCD display. This method was patented by Kodak back in 2001. Apple and RIM are accused of violating a patent for the use of this technology.
The situation is quite complicated, and knowing the American commissions it can be assumed that the proceedings will be delayed for 10-12 months. On the other hand, analyzing the situation, one can come to the conclusion that each of the companies considers itself right, since they could not agree peacefully. Speaking of peaceful ways. More than 30 companies decided not to tempt fate and licensed the development of Kodak. These companies include Nokia, LG, Motorola. Thanks to the technologies developed earlier, Kodak plans to earn $ 250-300 million in 2011 from payments and fees for the right to use technologies.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/80919/
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