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Apple, Google, and Samsung Teaming Up in Effort to Acquire Kodak Patents
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Kodak really missed out on the digital age when they were in such a good position in the 80s and 90s.
Kodak Patents
Locally in the Rochester area of NY were Kodak's HQ is there is talk Kodak might keep the patents as it gets more $ from royalties then they would get from the sale. It looks anything under 1 billion = no deal. Kodak just signed a multiyear contract with Disney the other day for keeping alive in the motion picture business
I rather Kodak keep them then Google have any part of it
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It appears that Kodak will not take less than 1billion - there is talk locally they might keep the patents if they can not get the cash they need. Kodak just signed a new muli year contract with Disney thus lessing the need to sell the patents.
I really dough anyone will get the patents for less then a billion
Locally in the Rochester area of NY were Kodak's HQ is there is talk Kodak might keep the patents as it gets more $ from royalties then they would get from the sale. It looks anything under 1 billion = no deal. Kodak just signed a multiyear contract with Disney the other day for keeping alive in the motion picture business
I rather Kodak keep them then Google have any part of it
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It appears that Kodak will not take less than 1billion - there is talk locally they might keep the patents if they can not get the cash they need. Kodak just signed a new muli year contract with Disney thus lessing the need to sell the patents.
I really dough anyone will get the patents for less then a billion
Not entirely sure what you're asking here. Companies would negotiate with the patent's listed inventors. The only thing to work out in law would be whether *any* listed inventor can license it, or if *all* of them have to agree to the terms. (I'd be more inclined to go with the *any* option as it greatly simplifies things, but the *all* option makes sense as well.)
Joint ownership of the patent among the listed inventors. Nothing terribly difficult about that.
Exactly. Patents (and copyrights) should only be issuable to *people*, and corporations aren't people. (Or, if they are, we need to be prosecuting the numerous cases of slave-trade and murder involved.)
This would be a good thing for all except Kodak. Everyone gets to share all the patents at no cost and they pay a relative pittance for them as a team. Kodak wants to pay off it's creditors and is not happy with getting 500 million instead of 2 billion. Interesting to see how this unfolds.
We'll have to wait then until they go from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7.
C'mon, Apple! You don't need them in your team. You can just give Kodak the starting bid @ 2.5 billion so Google and others can't keep up.
And why would Apple want to hand over $2.5 bn to Kodak?
And what makes you think Google can't keep up with $2.5 bn?
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How does this not violate antitrust rules?
I have seen collaboration between companies before, and it requires tremendous dexterity to avoid antitrust concerns. I don't see how it's possible that this case passes muster.
After all, if the article is to be believed, they are colluding in order to drive the price down for Kodak's patents. You just can't do that. Say Google and Apple were colluding to keep down employee salaries? (Oh, actually, they did do that, and were sued by the Feds.)
I don't think this is going to fly, but it may be a case of it being easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. Unfortunately, Kodak will likely be dead by then.
I have seen collaboration between companies before, and it requires tremendous dexterity to avoid antitrust concerns. I don't see how it's possible that this case passes muster.
After all, if the article is to be believed, they are colluding in order to drive the price down for Kodak's patents. You just can't do that. Say Google and Apple were colluding to keep down employee salaries? (Oh, actually, they did do that, and were sued by the Feds.)
I don't think this is going to fly, but it may be a case of it being easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. Unfortunately, Kodak will likely be dead by then.