Kodak Tackles LG and Samsung for Patent Violations

Eastman Kodak has filed patent infringement lawsuits against cell phone makers LG and Samsung claiming the two are violating some of Kodak's digital imaging patents. The patents in question concern image compression, image capture, data storage, and previewing video content. Both LG and Samsung said they will fight the lawsuits. Kodak licenses its imaging patents to many other handset makers.