ITC to review Kodak's claim against Apple

The U.S. International Trade Commission has decided that it will review Eastman Kodak's patent infringement complaint against Apple and Technology in Motion.

The move, which was reported by Reuters this afternoon, marks the latest step in Kodak's mission to get Apple and RIM to pay royalties for allegedly illegally using its intellectual property. The patent in question deals with an image-previewing system for cameras.

Back in January, an ITC administrative law judge had said that Kodak's research was not being used illegally in Apple'siPhone, or RIM's BlackBerry devices, which prompted the ruling to be put to a review by a six-member commission.

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