Andre Yoskowitz
25 Jan 2011 1:29
In January of last year, Kodak sued smartphone giants Apple and RIM over patent violations relating to the cameras used in BlackBerrys and the iPhone.
The suit alleged that the smartphones infringed on Kodak patents "covering technology for previewing photos."
Today, the ITC (International Trade Commission) has thrown out the case, claiming that the patent was simply a small variant of an earlier patent and therefore could not be used.
Current generation smartphones like the iPhone cannot violate the patent in question, as a result, explains Electronista.
The ruling is not absolute, and will face an ITC panel in the coming months. Kodak filed a similar suit against LG and Samsung, and the judge in that case upheld the same exact patent.