Photography pioneer Eastman Kodak Co. sued Apple Inc. to stop it from interfering with plans to sell a large patent portfolio, a significant part of its bankruptcy restructuring, Reuters reported yesterday. In a lawsuit filed on Monday in bankruptcy court, Kodak said that Apple wrongly claims to own 10 patents arising from work that the companies did together in the early 1990s. Privately held FlashPoint Technology Inc. also claims ownership through an assignment from Apple, which spun it off in 1996, and is also a defendant, Kodak said. The patents include technology that helps camera owners preview photographs on LCD screens.
