Kodak Sues Sony Over Digital Patents

Eastman Kodak said on Tuesday it has filed suit against Sony alleging that the consumer electronics company infringed 10 of Kodak's patents related to digital photography.

In a suit filed in a New York Federal Court, Rochester, New York-based Kodak alleged that Sony’s products use technology invented by Kodak, including an “electronic camera utilizing image compression and digital storage.”

Kodak, which is undergoing a tough transition toward digital products amid the decline of its film business, and Sony are among the leaders in sales of digital cameras, which do not use film and record images on computer chips and built-in memory cards.

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