Kodak, Sun Settle Java Patent Dispute
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Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) has agreed to pay Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) US&#36;92 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Kodak concerning patent infringement in connection with Java technologies.
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A federal jury in New York has dealt a legal blow to Sun Microsystems Inc., ruling that Sun violated several patents held by Eastman Kodak Co.
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By BEN DOBBIN    ROCHESTER, N.Y.  -- Eastman Kodak Co...
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Sun Microsystems, maker of the wildly popular Java programming language, got handed a stunning and potentially expensive defeat in court when a federal jury declared that Sun&#39;s Java infringed upon Kodak&#39;s intellectual property.
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Sun Microsystems Inc. will pay Eastman Kodak Co. $92 million to license patents originally filed by Wang Laboratories, a former minicomputer maker in Lowell.
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Eastman Kodak Co. EK.N on Wednesday  said it will take full control of Kodak Polychrome Graphics, a  maker of photographic films and plates, by buying Sun Chemical  Corp.'s 50 percent stake in the joint venture for about $817  million over several years.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Though a Friday patent lawsuit verdict against Sun Microsystems Inc. could potentially have a wide-ranging impact on the computer industry, the ruling appears unlikely to affect three of the world's largest IT companies, who have licensed the technology in question. Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp. and Microsoft Corp. are licensees of the software patents in question, the patents' owner, Eastman Kodak Co., confirmed Monday.
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This morning, Kodak confirmed the readiness of a technology with multiple patents apparently attached, that will add a panchromatic element to the single image sensors mass-produced for digital cameras.  Such an element could conceivably increase cameras' sensitivity to light by two to four times.  But BetaNews also discovered evidence of Kodak's plans to cash in on this and other technologies.
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Three days after a jury found Sun Microsystems (Quote, Chart) had infringed on Eastman Kodak patents, the two parties settled their lawsuit out of court.
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ROCHESTER, NY -- Eastman Kodak Co. and International Business Machines Corp. Thursday said they have agreed to develop and make image sensors for digital still cameras and camera phones.
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Eastman Kodak Co. says it&#39;s agreed to buy the Imaging business of National Semiconductor Corp., which develops and manufactures complimentary metal oxide semiconductor image sensor devices.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Eastman Kodak and IBM agreed to collaborate on the development and manufacture of image sensors. The companies did not disclose the financial terms of the multi-year agreement.
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Eastman Kodak Co. EK.N on Wednesday  said it will take full control of Kodak Polychrome Graphics, a  maker of commercial graphics films and plates, by buying Sun  Chemical Corp.'s 50 percent stake in the joint venture for  about $817 million over several years.
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Sun Microsystems Inc. said it agreed to pay $92 million to Eastman Kodak Co. to settle a patent-infringement lawsuit over Sun&#39;s Java programming language.
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Sun Microsystems Inc has found itself in the unusual position of losing a Java law suit, brought by photography giant Eastman Kodak.
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SAN FRANCISCO - With $190 million in charges on its balance sheet related to restructuring and its recent patent lawsuit settlement with Eastman Kodak Co., Sun Microsystems Inc. on Thursday posted a net loss of $174 million for its the first quarter of its fiscal 2005 year, which ended September 26.
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Sun Microsystems (nasdaq: SUNW - news - people ) saw its first-quarter loss reduced on Friday, as it cemented the accounting for its $92 million patent settlement with Eastman Kodak (nyse: EK - news - people ).