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I reported earlier this year that RIM and Kodak were fighting in court over a patent which allows the previewing of digital images using ‘less processing power and storage space.’ According to Kodak, RIM and Apple must fork over $1 billion in licensing fees or else. Apple, who was also in the forefront of this suit along with RIM denied infringing any patents and argued their claim was invalid. Well the verdict is in. Read more to see what happened.
Months after Kodak blamed RIM and Apple of patent infringement, Apple filed a case against Kodak in April 2010. The U.S. International Trade Commission gave their verdict in favor of Eastman Kodak Co. (EK) in its patent dispute with Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) and Apple Inc. The staff found that RIM and Apple have infringed a Kodak patent on a way to preview digital images using less processing power and storage space.
Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat who serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the request in a letter to the companies that was released yesterday by his office in Washington. The letter also was sent to BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd., handset manufacturer Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) and Skyhook, a provider of wireless phone location services.
“Attempting to document the locations of personal wireless networks in individuals’ homes without their knowledge or consent raises issues what constitutes a reasonable expectation of privacy for an ordinary citizen,” Blumenthal said in the letter
Full story via Bloomberg