Apple and Google, bitter rivals in smartphone technology, have joined up to make a combined bid for a bundle of patents offered by photography pioneer Kodak, according to a published report.
Business
Dec 10, 2012
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(AP)—Kodak is postponing indefinitely an auction of its imaging patent portfolios.
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Sep 14, 2012
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(Phys.org)—A jury in San Jose, Calif., recently found that Samsung Electronics infringed on Apple's patents, awarding the iPod manufacturer more than $1 billion in damages. We asked Susan Barbieri Montgomery, ...
Business
Sep 7, 2012
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(AP)—Kodak says it will sell its document imaging and personalized imaging businesses to better focus on printing and business services as it works to emerge from bankruptcy protection.
Business
Aug 23, 2012
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A US judge on Monday said a Kodak patent allegedly infringed upon by Apple and Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) was not valid, dealing another blow to the struggling photography pioneer.
Business
May 22, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Firms that make a previously patented innovation accessible to competitors increase overall likelihood of improving upon that breakthrough while also raising profits for the original innovator and market ...
Economics & Business
Mar 16, 2012
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New survey results indicate that trademarks and trade secrets are the most important forms of intellectual property (IP) protection according to most businesses, followed by copyrights and patents.
Economics & Business
Feb 23, 2012
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(AP) -- Eastman Kodak Co. has obtained a bankruptcy judge's approval to borrow an initial $650 million from Citigroup Inc. to keep operations running while it peddles a trove of digital-imaging patents.
Business
Jan 20, 2012
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(AP) -- The $4.5 billion sale of Nortel's patent portfolio to a consortium including Research In Motion Ltd. cleared another hurdle Tuesday as the Canadian government said the deal does not need to be reviewed under the ...
Business
Jul 19, 2011
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(AP) -- U.S. and Canadian judges have approved a $4.5 billion cash bid from a consortium that includes smartphone makers Apple and Research In Motion for patents held by bankrupt telecom-equipment maker Nortel.
Business
Jul 11, 2011
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