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Thu, January 26, 2012
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Fujifilm Corporation, alleging infringement of certain patents related to Kodak digital imaging technology.
"Single Sensor Color Camera With User Selectable Image Record Size"
The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, alleges that certain Fujifilm digital cameras infringe patented Kodak digital imaging technology.
aKodak has long been in discussions with Fujifilm, asking the company to do what more than 30 other companies have done already and take a license for their use of our pioneering digital imaging technology,a said Timothy M. Lynch, Chief Intellectual Property Officer, Eastman Kodak Company. aKodak has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in developing this technology.a
aNot only have we failed to reach an agreement, but Fuji resorted to filing suit against us in October in what was a thinly veiled attempt to redirect attention from their continued use of Kodak patented technology. Thereas a basic issue of fairness that needs to be addressed. The failure to appropriately compensate Kodak for the unauthorized use of our patented technology impedes our ability to continue to innovate and introduce new products.a
Kodak has licensed its digital imaging patents to more than 30 leading technology companies, including LG, Motorola, Samsung and Nokia, with all of the licenses royalty-bearing to Kodak.
The complaint against Fuji alleges infringement of the following five patents:
- U.S. Patent No. 5,493,335 (aSingle Sensor Color Camera With User Selectable Image Record Sizea)
- U.S. Patent No. 6,292,218 (aElectronic Camera For Initiating Capture of Still Images While Previewing Motion Imagesa)
- U.S. Patent No. 6,573,927 (aElectronic Still Camera For Capturing Digital Image and Creating a Print Ordera)
- U.S. Patent No. 6,441,854 (aElectronic Camera With Quick Review of Last Captured Imagea)
- U.S. Patent No. 5,164,831 ( aElectronic Still Camera Providing Multi-Format Storage of Full and Reduced Resolution Imagesa)
