Forgent Networks announced today that its subsidiary, Compression Labs, has initiated litigation against 31 companies for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 4,698,672 — the so-called ‘672 compression patent — in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. Forgent has engaged in aggressive pursuit of royalties related to JPEG image compression since first publicizing its claim to the patents in July 2002. In February 2003, the software maker won a $16 million licensing agreement from Sony based on the ‘672 patent.
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Forgent Sues 31 Companies for JPEG Royalties
Posted by: Kirk L. Kroeker April 23, 2004 11:39 AMForgent Networks announced today that its subsidiary, Compression Labs, has initiated litigation against 31 companies for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 4,698,672 — the so-called ‘672 compression patent — in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. Forgent has engaged in aggressive pursuit of royalties related to JPEG image compression since first publicizing its claim to the patents in July 2002. In February 2003, the software maker won a $16 million licensing agreement from Sony based on the ‘672 patent.