e.Digital Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Canon, Kyocera, Nokia, Pentax, Panasonic and 14 Other Companies
Market Wire, November, 2009
e.Digital Corporation (OTCBB: EDIG), a
leading technology innovator of dedicated portable entertainment systems
and patented flash memory-related technology, announced today that it has
filed a patent infringement lawsuit against nineteen companies in United
States District Court for the District of Colorado. In its complaint
e.Digital asserts that products made by the listed companies infringe the
Company’s U.S. patent #5491774 (’774). The ‘774 patent headlines
e.Digital’s Flash-R patent portfolio that comprises important techniques
in the utilization of flash memory technology in recording products. The
accused products range from digital cameras and camcorders to voice
recorders and mobile phones.
e.Digital filed the infringement action against Canon, Kyocera, Nokia,
Pentax, Panasonic, Ikegami, HTC, Coby Electronics, DXG, Roland, Lecia
Camera, Marantz, Imation, Summit Global (DBA Polaroid), Sakar, TEAC (DBA
Tascam), Vtech, Wolverine Data, and Samson Technologies (DBA Zoom).
“e.Digital’s ground-breaking inventions opened the door to the widespread
use of flash memory in many of today’s popular electronic products,” said
Fred Falk, president and CEO of e.Digital Corporation. “The strength of
our fundamental intellectual property has been validated through a
successful first round of licensing and settlement agreements. Our strategy
is to leverage the knowledge and experience gained from the initial
enforcement actions to streamline, accelerate and maximize our patent
licensing efforts. Our patents are essential to many consumer electronic
products and their use is growing in importance due to the proliferation of
flash memory.”
“e.Digital has nikon d3000 review innovated and productized several new technologies since its
inception in 1988 including the genesis of today’s Jabra telephony
products, the first portable recording device to utilize flash memory, the
first portable music device to incorporate voice recognition and
multi-codec/DRM support, and the first dedicated portable in flight
entertainment system,” concluded Falk
Nov 4, 2009
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