“Kodak does patentportfolio in the sale’

Kodak has a part of its patentportfolio reported to be in the shop window. A large, strategic buyer in the wireless market ” would already have shown interest. This party would be the patents can be used as extra ammunition in patentzaken.

After earlier rumors hinted that Kodak is a part of his patents would like to sell, it seems the ball is now by the church. According to Reuters, the tech company has a portion of its patentportfolio now in the sale made. It would go for about 1100 patents, approximately ten percent of Kodak’s entire patentportfolio. The patents would relate to technology for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

There has, according to The Wall Street Journal already an interested party reported at investment bank Lazard, who was commissioned by Kodak for the sale of the package of patents would lead. It would involve a large, strategic buyer in the mobile telephony market’. How much money with the sale of the patents involved would be, is not known.

Although the potential buyer is not known, according to the newspaper a number of options are possible. The most logical candidate would be Google. That company made on 15 August well-known Motorola Mobility for a sum of $ 12.5 billion. This acquisition would mainly be dictated by the large amount of patents in the field of mobile telephony, Motorola Mobility. With the patents of Kodak would Google his position in the field of patents can further strengthen.

Any other party who might be interested in the Kodak patents is Apple. The company from Cupertino is currently in a lawsuit involved with Kodak technology for previewing photos on mobile devices, and a purchase of the Kodak patents would be the end of them could mean. In addition, Apple is also RIM an accused party in this patentzaak. The boss of Kodak has said that a positive verdict in the trial of a billion dollars in licensing fees from the two companies could yield. Apple used the last time his patents, however, particularly offensive.

Also, Samsung would stand to benefit from the Kodak patents. The Korean company is currently engaged in a battle wrapped with Apple to Galaxy smartphones and tablets. Apple claims that Samsung with these devices and patents in the field of design, packaging and appearance of the interface violates. A court in Germany banned recently the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Europe, excluding the Netherlands, but a week later, on August 16, this ban was again lifted.

Samsung might also be interested in Kodak’s patents in the field of digital imaging. Samsung makes more and more compact cameras and puts herself in the market for compact system cameras, the NX-series. Kodak develops and produces ccd image sensors for middenformaatcamera.

After the publication of the proposed patentverkoop closed the price of Kodak 26 percent higher at 2,69 $ per share. Kodak did the past few years, patents of the hand. So the company sold under his patents in the field of oled at LG. In total, Kodak, according to Reuters, between 2008 and 2010, 1.9 billion dollars with the sale of patents have brought in.