Kodak has lost its patent case against Apple and RIM over technology for previewing digital images.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) said it agreed with a judge’s ruling that stated neither Apple nor RIM violated Kodak’s patent for digital image previews.
This loss could hurt the company — which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January — as it is hoping to sell its patents as a way to revive the company.
Kodak originally filed its lawsuit against RIM and Apple back in January 2010. At the time, Kodak was attempting to get RIM and Apple to pay licensing fees for using technology it said it patented over the way digital images are previewed on a screen. Kodak was seeking over $1 billion from Apple alone.
Apple countersued Kodak in April 2010, claiming that it actually invented the image preview technology Kodak claims to own. That case is still pending litigation in a separate lawsuit.
As The New York Times notes, this case has dragged on for more than 30 months. The original judge on the case, who retired in the midst of the proceedings, went against Kodak in a preliminary ruling in January 2011.
Kodak says it will appeal the most recent decision. Stay tuned to Patent Lawsuit Theater for all of your patent news needs.
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