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  Eastman Kodak has filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics alleging infringement of digital imaging patents. Kodak filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court and alleges that some Samsung Galaxy Tabs infringe on Kodak-owned patents. The five Kodak patents in question are as follows: U.S. Patent No. 6,292,218 – “Electronic Camera For Initiating Capture of [...]

  Samsung had already settled the issue with Kodak by paying an undisclosed amount towards royalty but now both companies have announced to enter into a cross-licensing agreement, basically allowing each other to access one’s patent portfolio. The key details are obviously kept under wraps but both the companies are upbeat about the outcome. Kodak [...]

  Kodak has issued a statement saying Samsung has decided to settle the infringing patent dispute and also enter into a cross-license agreement. Samsung will pay Kodak an undisclosed non-refundable payment as part of its future royalty obligations. Samsung and Kodak are also in talks with U.S. ITC to dismiss the Kodak claims once both [...]

  Kodak, who had filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission against Samsung last year has won the initial round. The ITC judge ruled that Samsung did infringe on Kodak’s said patents and will be further scrutinized by the commission. The infringing patent is related to how a camera in a phone captures, [...]

  In a response to the alleged patent infringement from Eastman Kodak, Samsung has appealed to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to ban import of Kodak cameras as few cameras from them infringed on Samsung’s patents. This is not the first time Samsung has been dragged in a patent row. Last month, they accused [...]