We heard a little while back that Apple had joined forces with Google and a few other companies to form an effort to purchase Kodak’s portfolio of patents following the company’s bankruptcy filing. The only thing standing in the way of the group’s effort was red tape. Thankfully, the bankruptcy court judge has now given the go-ahead to the consortium to…
Kodak has announced today (Wednesday) that it has sold its array of digital imaging patents to groups led by Google and Apple for a cool $525 million. All in all, 12 licencees bought the portfolio of patents, and will receive rights with respect to Kodak’s intellectual property. While Apple and Google are the main licencees to back the deal, ten other…
If you’ve been keeping an eye on tech news over the past year, the news that Kodak (one of the granddaddies of the industry) was filing for bankruptcy was devastating. However, with the company’s main source of income (film) being used less all the time for photography and film making, it was hardly a surprise. What is a surprise is that with the news…
Don’t worry, take a deep breath, and reread that title. Did you read it right? Well, if you saw that Apple is joining some other companies to buy Kodak patents, yes, you read it correctly. That’s right, Apple alongside other companies including Google, Samsung (this is just awkward…), LG, and more will be bidding together for some of Kodak’s…
Let the games begin! The patent games that is… Kodak is bankrupt, which means their intellectual property is now for sale. The camera has been an integral part of smartphone design for many years now, and so its no surprise that the worlds biggest smartphone manufacturers are gearing up to grab some handy patents that could see some big improvements to…
Breaking news folks! Apple managed to go a whole day without a lawsuit yesterday, however normal service has promptly been resumed. Eastman Kodak Company (who from now on shall be referred to as Kodak) is tipped by analysts to report a fourth straight annual net loss on January 26th. They haven’t had the best of years to be quite honest. The company…
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