Kodak's latest Apple, HTC lawsuits may increase value of patent portfolio
<p><span word="Eastman">Eastman</span> <span word="Kodak">Kodak</span> <span word="Co">Co</span>, <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="portfolio">portfolio</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,100 <span word="patents">patents</span>, <span word="sued">sued</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="Inc">Inc</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="HTC">HTC</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="inventions">inventions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turnaround">turnaround</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="infringement">infringement</span> <span word="lawsuits">lawsuits</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rochester">Rochester</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="accuse">accuse</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span> <span word="makers">makers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="Kodak">Kodak</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="permission">permission</span>.</p><p><span word="Kodak">Kodak</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="HTC">HTC</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="infringing">infringing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="patent">patent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="preview">preview</span> <span word="feature">feature</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Motion">Motion</span> (<span word="RIM">RIM</span>).</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="patent">patent</span> <span word="portfolio">portfolio</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ron">Ron</span> <span word="Epstein">Epstein</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="patent">patent</span> <span word="brokerage">brokerage</span> <span word="Epicenter">Epicenter</span> <span word="IP">IP</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Redwood">Redwood</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="California">California</span>.</p><p><span word="Kodak">Kodak</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="loss">loss</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rochester">Rochester</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="digital">digital</span>-<span word="imaging">imaging</span> <span word="patents">patents</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p><span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span> <span word="Perez">Perez</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="betting">betting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="printers">printers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="publishers">publishers</span>, <span word="packagers">packagers</span>, <span word="advertisers">advertisers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="Kodak">Kodak</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>-<span word="RIM">RIM</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> $1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="settlements">settlements</span>.</p><p><span word="Kodak">Kodak</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="HTC">HTC</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worth">worth</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="companion">companion</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="HTC">HTC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Flyer">Flyer</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wildfire">Wildfire</span> <span word="Sphone">Sphone</span>.</p>
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