March 10, 2004
Kodak Accuses Sony of Patent Violations on Digital Imaging
In a suit filed Monday in Federal District Court in Rochester, Kodak has charged Sony with infringing on 10 patents that were issued to Kodak from 1987 to 2003, reports The New York Times.
"The patents covered various aspects of capturing, storing and displaying bothstill and moving digital images".
In a statement, Sony say it has "not violated any Kodak patent related to digital imaging and will fully defend any allegations made in this regard'.
According to News.com though, there may be more to this lawsuit than meets the eye as the suit against Sony was filed after three years of negotiations failed to produce an accord.
"Kodak spokesman Gerard Meuchner said that Kodas "Kodak is interested in licensing its technology to companies that may be using its intellectual property" and IDC senior analyst Chris Chute thinks "Kodak is probably looking to get license revenue from other camera makers as well".
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