DPA .- Kodak, struggling to avoid bankruptcy, accused Apple of violating four patents and smartphone manufacturer HTC for not respecting five patents, according to court documents show released yesterday. These are patents on the process for transferring digital images. Kodak is trying to sell a package of about 1,100 patents to get fresh funds, which urgently needed to avoid bankruptcy. According to reports, the company may file for insolvency within weeks if you get no money. Kodak did not confirm this, but in autumn (northern hemisphere) warned that without new funds could go bankrupt within a year. Kodak scored decisively traditional photography. The company, founded over 130 years, was present at the beginning of digital photography, so it has fundamental patents can sue the manufacturer HTC and the iPhone. However, Kodak could not keep pace with the development of digital photography. In years past, income from licensing patents were an important source of money for the company, costly problems. Finally, managers advocated the sale of patents, because they felt exhausted the potential for new agreements in this regard.
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