Fujifilm has Friday Kodak sued for infringement of four patents for digital cameras, after negotiations between the two companies had failed. Fujifilm wants a jury verdict and compensation.
According to the indictment, Kodak has several products in the United States produced and sold infringing on the patents. It would go to the compact cameras EasyShare C340 and EasyShare M530. It is not known to which of the four patents exactly. The lawsuit is, according to BusinessWeek Friday, filed by Fujifilm in Manhattan, after previous conversations about licenses on the patents on nothing count a lot.
The lawsuit comes at an unfortunate time for Kodak. Despite the fact that in 1975 the first digital camera released, has the 131-year-old company the boot missed the transition from analog to digital photography and is now in financial heavy weather. The company has recently, among over 160 million euro will be borrowed and as a result fell the share price of Kodak shares strong.
Kodak has a portfolio of digital camera patents in the shop window. In 2009 they sold Kodak oled patents to LG. According to analysts, would be the liquidation of the company shareholders the largest return on investment.