DigiMedia Tech, LLC, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against yet another camera company, this time going after Nikon over its alleged infringement of three different US patents. This lawsuit follows similar infringement cases brought against Olympus, Fujifilm and JK Imaging, all of them also over the alleged infringement of digital camera technology patents.
DigiMedia Tech is a non-practicing entity (NPE) of IPInvestments Group, which received many US patents from Intellectual Ventures LLC in November 2019. Following the patent acquisition, DigiMedia Tech has filed lawsuits against several companies over their alleged infringement of these patents -- in the latest one involving Nikon, the company claims infringement of US patents No. 6,914,635, No. 7,715,476 and No. 6,545,706.
The `635 patent was first filed in 2001 by Nokia Mobile Phones; it involves a microminiature zoom system designed for digital cameras. The `476 patent was first filed in 1999 and then again in 2005; it covers a `system, method and article of manufacture` related to a digital camera`s ability to track a subject`s head. The third and final patent in the lawsuit, `706, was filed in 1999 and likewise covers head-tracking camera technology.
The infringement lawsuit specifically names Nikon`s Coolpix A1000 as a model that allegedly infringes the `635 patent and the Nikon P900RM `and similar products` as allegedly infringing the `706 and `476 patents. Among other things, the DigiMedia Tech lawsuit wants Nikon to pay `damages in an amount to be determined at trial for Defendants` infringement, which amount cannot be less than a reasonable royalty.`
It`s unclear how much this could amount to, financially speaking. Likewise, Nikon hasn`t yet commented on the infringement lawsuit.
DigiMedia Tech`s decision to sue Nikon isn`t surprising in light of its recent activity. On May 29, the NPE filed patent infringement lawsuits against Fujifilm and Olympus, alleging ...
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