ITC Rules in Favor of Finnegan Client RIM: Kodak Patent Is Invalid

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July 20, 2012

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ITC Rules in Favor of Finnegan Client RIM: Kodak Patent Is Invalid

WASHINGTON, DC – On July 20, 2013, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a final determination in favor of Finnegan client Research in Motion (RIM) that the only asserted claim of Kodak's U.S. Patent No. 6,292,218 for electronic cameras (Kodak's '218 patent) is invalid.

"RIM is pleased that both former ITC Chief Judge Luckern and ITC Judge Pender, and now the full Commission, have confirmed that the Kodak '218 patent is invalid," said Barbara Parvis, RIM Vice President of Litigation. "RIM respects the valid intellectual property rights of other companies, but will vigorously defend itself against improper claims."

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