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Patent-holder threatens to sue over JPEG
Published by: The Age       01-30-2006        Read Complete Article
Article Summary

FORGENT, which used to be an enterprise software company, has a new and quite profitable business strategy: Sue, sue, sue, and when all else fails, sue again.

Forgent holds patents, the most significant of which, Patent No. 4,698,672 - fondly known as just '672 - is allegedly being violated by virtually every company that has ever used JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) image compression, from camera manufacturers to software designers to mobile phone makers.....Read Complete Article




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