Kodak has issued a complaint to the International Trade Commission (ITC) claiming that Apple’s smartphones and tablets are infringing patents related to technology for transmitting images. Taiwan’s HTC is also targeted by the suit.
Eastman Kodak Company has filed separate lawsuits against Apple Inc. and HTC Corporation, alleging the infringement of certain patents relating to digital imaging technology.
The photographic equipment manufacturer filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), claiming that some (not all) of Apple’s iDevices infringe Kodak patents that relate to technology for transmitting images.
The same filing claims that some of HTC’s smartphones infringe a patent that covers technology related to a method for previewing images, which is already the subject of pending actions against the Cupertino, California-based maker of iPhones and iPads.
Separate suits were filed by Kodak in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York alleging the same infringement.
In the filing forwarded to the ITC, Kodak is seeking an exclusion order preventing the importation of infringing devices.
In the suits filed with the U.S. District Court, Kodak alleges infringement of the same patents and is seeking to recover the damages, as well as to permanently enjoin Apple and HTC from further infringement.
Timothy M. Lynch, chief intellectual property officer, said “We remain open to negotiating a fair and amicable agreement with these companies, which has always been our preference and our practice with other licensees.
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