Kodak sues LG and Samsung over alleged patent violations

Kodak has announced that it is taking LG and Samsung to court over both companies' production of cell phones with integrated digital cameras. ars technica reports.

In its complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Kodak alleges that the digital cameras in cell phones like the LG Shine or Samsung FlipShot violate two of its patents related to digital imaging.

The suit, as well a complaint filed with the International Trade Organization, seeks an injunction against the two mobile device makers to bar them from selling devices that infringe on the patents. Kodak also seeks unspecified compensatory damages and "other relief as the Court deems just and proper."

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