On Monday, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) declared that Kodak’s U.S. Patent No. 6,292,218 was invalid. The ‘218 patent has claims that apparently cover previewing low-resolution versions of a moving image while capturing static images at higher resolutions. Kodak has claimed that most modern smartphones incorporating cameras use this technology.
On Friday, Reuters reported that Research in Motion, Ltd. (RIM) has retained the law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP to “work out a restructuring plan that could include selling assets, seeking joint ventures or licensing patents.”
Envision IP has been looking into the patent portfolio of a Japan-based company called ImaHima (http://www.imahima.com/en). In Japanese, ImaHima means “Are you free now?” The company owns patented technology that allows sharing your current status (i.e., location, activity, mood, etc.) among friends using mobile phones, and technology to display such updates in a news feed-type […]
AOL Inc. has reportedly retained Evercore Partners Inc. to shop its patent portfolio and explore strategic options that would allow it to monetize and leverage its patents.
According to a debtor’s motion (DIP Motion) filed by Eastmak Kodak Company before a United States Bankruptcy court on January 19, 2012, Kodak estimates its Digital Capture (DC) and Kodak Imaging Systems & Services (KISS) patent portfolio to be valued between $2.21 to $2.57 billion. The valuation range was determined by 284 Partners LLC at […]
With the recent news yesterday first reported by New York Times that Yahoo! has threatened Facebook with “10 to 20” of its patents, purportedly related to “Facebook’s ads, privacy controls, news feeds and messaging service”, we scoured Yahoo’s patent portfolio to find patents that could possibly be asserted against Facebook.
With lackluster reviews for its PlayBook tablet, and an inability to take market share away from Apple’s iPad and Android-based devices, Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) announced today the PlayBook OS 2.0 operating system. The upgrade includes features such as built-in email and calendar applications, as well as robust integration with social networking platforms. However, […]
With recent news of Google planning to release a home entertainment system, the question is whether Google will be able to deliver a functional device spanning multiple generations with unique features not found in today’s popular home entertainment systems.
With Facebook’s IPO looming, many investors are asking whether Facebook has protected the technology that has allowed it become the world’s most popular social networking platform.
The rise of cloud computing in the recent decade has fueled many traditional technology powerhouses to develop cutting-edge products for shared and distributed data storage and access.