English 中文網 漫畫網 愛新聞iNews 翻譯論壇
    中國網站品牌欄目(頻道)
    當前位置: Language Tips > 每日播報

    Kodak's latest Apple, HTC lawsuits may increase value of patent portfolio

    [ 2012-01-12 17:52]     字號 [] [] []  
    免費訂閱30天China Daily雙語新聞手機報:移動用戶編輯短信CD至106580009009

    Get Flash Player

    進入英語學習論壇下載音頻

    Eastman Kodak Co, seeking to sell or license a portfolio of more than 1,100 patents, sued Apple Inc and HTC Corp in an expansion of a legal strategy that may help boost the value of its inventions to fund a turnaround.

    Two infringement lawsuits filed on Tuesday in federal court in Rochester, New York, accuse the smartphone makers of using Kodak technology for image transmission, including a way for users to share images directly from cameras, without permission.

    Kodak also claims HTC is infringing an additional patent for a preview feature, which is at the center of a US International Trade Commission case against Apple and Research In Motion (RIM).

    "They're trying to generate value for their patent portfolio," said Ron Epstein, chief executive of patent brokerage Epicenter IP Group in Redwood City, California.

    Kodak, which is predicted by analysts to report its fourth straight annual net loss, has put the Rochester-based company's digital-imaging patents up for sale to help fund changes to its business.

    CEO Antonio Perez, who is now betting on digital printers for publishers, packagers, advertisers and households to lift Kodak, has said that the Apple-RIM trade commission case could generate $1 billion in new revenue from settlements.

    Kodak, which didn't say how much the new Apple and HTC cases could be worth, also filed companion complaints at the trade commission on Tuesday in Washington, seeking to block imports of products including Apple's iPad and iPhone, and HTC's Flyer tablet and Wildfire Sphone.

    "This is an important part of ongoing operations to get them through the transition," said Erin-Michael Gill, chief intellectual property officer for MDB Capital Group, a California-based investment bank. "A bad sign would be them sitting on their hands and waiting for these to sell." Kodak said last year it hired Lazard Ltd to help it sell the patents and retained Jones Dayamong advisers helping on strategic options.

    The Apple-RIM trade commission case filed in 2010, involving the single image-preview patent, has met with delays including the retirement of the judge handling the case, and a final decision isn't scheduled until September.

    Moody's Investors Service on Jan 5 cut ratings on about $1 billion of Kodak debt with a negative outlook, citing "a heightened probability of a bankruptcy over the near-term" as liquidity deteriorates, making a patent sale more challenging.

    Adding four new patents into the mix "helps, even without litigating any of the issues, to counteract the impression that there's only one good patent" in the portfolio, said Ron Laurie, managing director of Inflexion Point Strategy in Palo Alto, California, which counsels companies on intellectual property purchases. Kodak "wanted to defuse that impression".

    The four patents asserted against Apple and HTC have as co-inventor Kodak researcher Kenneth Parulski, who has more than 190 patents and is "recognized as a pioneer in numerous digital camera technologies," according to the complaints.

    Kodak claims infringement by Apple's iPad 2, iPhone and iPod Touch, and by HTC's tablets and phones, including the Flyer, EVO View 4G, Jetstream, Vivid, Amaze 4g, Desire, Hero S, Rezound, Rhyme, Sensation 4G and Wildfire S.

    "We've had numerous discussions with both companies in an attempt to resolve this issue, and we have not been able to reach a satisfactory agreement," Laura Quatela, Kodak's chief operating officer, said in a statement.

    "Our primary interest is not to disrupt the availability of any product but to obtain fair compensation for the unauthorized use of our technology."

    (中國日報網英語點津 Rosy 編輯)

    Kodak's latest Apple, HTC lawsuits may increase value of patent portfolio

    About the broadcaster:

    Kodak's latest Apple, HTC lawsuits may increase value of patent portfolio

    Nelly Min is an editor at China Daily with more than 10 years of experience as a newspaper editor and photographer. She has worked at major newspapers in the US, including the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit Free Press. She is also fluent in Korean.

     
    中國日報網英語點津版權說明:凡注明來源為“中國日報網英語點津:XXX(署名)”的原創作品,除與中國日報網簽署英語點津內容授權協議的網站外,其他任何網站或單位未經允許不得非法盜鏈、轉載和使用,違者必究。如需使用,請與010-84883631聯系;凡本網注明“來源:XXX(非英語點津)”的作品,均轉載自其它媒體,目的在于傳播更多信息,其他媒體如需轉載,請與稿件來源方聯系,如產生任何問題與本網無關;本網所發布的歌曲、電影片段,版權歸原作者所有,僅供學習與研究,如果侵權,請提供版權證明,以便盡快刪除。
     

    關注和訂閱

    人氣排行

    翻譯服務

    中國日報網翻譯工作室

    我們提供:媒體、文化、財經法律等專業領域的中英互譯服務
    電話:010-84883468
    郵件:translate@chinadaily.com.cn
     
     
    国产色爽免费无码视频| 国产激情无码一区二区三区| 激情无码人妻又粗又大中国人| 中文成人无字幕乱码精品区| 无码国产精品一区二区免费模式| 久久精品中文騷妇女内射| 成在线人AV免费无码高潮喷水 | 日韩精品无码中文字幕一区二区| 中文字幕日本在线观看| 国产日产欧洲无码视频无遮挡| 亚洲国产精品无码久久久不卡| 最新中文字幕在线视频| 亚洲国产精品无码久久青草| 国产精品va无码一区二区| 亚洲乱码无码永久不卡在线| 我的小后妈中文翻译| 99在线精品国自产拍中文字幕| 国产在线无码一区二区三区视频| 性无码专区无码片| 中文字幕人妻无码一夲道 | 日本一区二区三区中文字幕| 婷婷色中文字幕综合在线 | 亚洲男人第一无码aⅴ网站| 免费精品无码AV片在线观看| 中文字幕日韩精品无码内射| 日韩人妻无码精品系列| 日本无码WWW在线视频观看| 中文字幕高清有码在线中字| 日韩乱码人妻无码中文字幕久久 | 在线欧美中文字幕农村电影| 性无码专区| 亚洲精品无码久久久久AV麻豆| 国模无码一区二区三区不卡| 免费AV一区二区三区无码| 国产亚洲AV无码AV男人的天堂 | 国产成人精品无码免费看| 日韩免费人妻AV无码专区蜜桃 | 东京热加勒比无码视频| 国产午夜无码精品免费看| 国产精品无码不卡一区二区三区 | 中文字幕精品无码久久久久久3D日动漫|