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Patent suit loss could hurt Kodak’s auction

, Jul 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

With Kodak's bankruptcy, the company is attempting to sell off two large patent bundles. The company has had difficulty raising the interest in its patent auction that had originally hoped. Kodak's chances of making a big payday on its patent auctions are now even less likely after the photography giant lost a key patent suit in court. Read The Full Story

Kodak patent auction gets the go ahead despite Apple objections

, Jul 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Photography giant Kodak has been circling the drain as its fortunes have taken a turn for the worse. The company entered bankruptcy protection from creditors a while back and has been eyeing a patent auction to help generate money to reorganizing and come back from bankruptcy. The problem for Kodak so far has been in that the patent auction has generated very little interest. Read The Full Story

Kodak patent hopes fade as auction attracts little interest

, Jun 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Things aren't looking good photography giant Kodak. The company was hoping to sell off some of the patents it holds in an effort to pay creditors and emerge from bankruptcy. However, Kodak is failing to generate interest in its patent portfolio in the wake of one of its major patents being ruled invalid back in May. Read The Full Story

Kodak patent used against Apple and RIM invalid

, May 22nd 2012 Discuss [3]

Back in January, Kodak filed suit against Apple and RIM saying that the companies infringed on its patents. The digital imaging company filed the claim with the International Trade Commission, saying that Apple and RIM both infringe on a patent relating to the preview of images. A judge has failed to see the argument, however, saying that the patent is invalid, and that neither company violated trade laws as a result. Read The Full Story

Kodak housed nuclear reactor with enriched uranium

, May 14th 2012 Discuss [2]

Here’s a strange tale for you: back in 2006, it was discovered that Kodak was housing a nuclear reactor filled with 3.5lbs of enriched uranium in Rochester, NY. Even stranger, Kodak say that they never made an official announcement regarding the materials, and state officials knew nothing about it until the info was leaked by an ex-employee. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Weekly Wrap-Up: April 28, 2012

, Apr 28th 2012 Discuss [1]

Happy Saturday, everyone. Let's hope you're having a great weekend, but if you want to catch up on the tech news you missed this week, you've come to the right place.  One of the biggest stories this week isn't that happy, and it's about Nintendo. It just posted its first annual loss. Apple also made its quarterly earnings call - Apple Q1 earnings top entire history. And we also have some sobering news for American ingenuity – Kodak continues downward spiral, posts $366 million loss. Read The Full Story

Kodak continues downward spiral, posts $366 million loss

, Apr 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

Kodak has posted yet another disappointing quarter despite its efforts to cut costs, sell patents, and jettison its unprofitable businesses. For the first quarter of 2012, ending March 31, Kodak reported a $366 million loss with total revenue at $965 million, which is down 27 percent from the same quarter last year. Read The Full Story

Shutterfly plunks down $23.8M for Kodak Gallery photo sharing platform

, Mar 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Kodak was once a photography giant in the days of film and photo processing. Today, the majority of the world has moved beyond film to digital photographs rendering much of Kodak's offerings obsolete. Kodak has filed bankruptcy and is selling off assets to pay creditors. Shutterfly has stepped up and is plunking down $23.8 million to buy Kodak's online photo sharing platform called Kodak Gallery. Read The Full Story

Kodak axes digital camera business

, Feb 9th 2012 Discuss [5]

Bankrupt Kodak has decided to ditch its digital imaging business in an attempt to stay afloat, ceasing production and sales of digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in the first half of 2012. Described as a way to "drive sustainable profitability" the decision will see Kodak instead focus on pushing its existing brand licensing program, as well as online and retail-based photo printing and desktop inkjet printers. Read The Full Story

Bankrupt Kodak to remove name from iconic LA theater

, Feb 3rd 2012 Discuss [8]

For years, if you tuned in to watch the Academy Awards at some point you would hear the phrase "from the Kodak Theatre." Now, the once dominant film behemoth says it's no longer worth paying $75 million a year to put its name on the door. That's probably a smart move considering the company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Read The Full Story

Kodak files for bankruptcy

, Jan 19th 2012 Discuss [6]

Kodak has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, with the struggling camera company expecting it to be 2013 before it gets back on its feet again. The latest step as Kodak attempts to shift away from traditional film-based photography and get up to speed in the digital world, the company's announcement suggests 75-percent of revenues in 2011 actually came from digital divisions. Read The Full Story

Kodak sues Samsung over digital imaging patents

, Jan 18th 2012 Discuss [8]

Kodak has announced that it is suing Samsung over five digital imaging patents. The complaint was filed against Samsung in the US District Court for the Western District of New York and follows similar allegations filed against Apple and HTC earlier this month. Read The Full Story
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