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8 July 2019PatentsSaman Javed

Panasonic in patent dispute over camera features

Panasonic is being sued for patent infringement over features in three of its camera models.

In a complaint filed on July 5 at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Cedar Lane Technologies alleged Panasonic’s products infringe three of its patents.

The patents in dispute (US numbers 6,516,147; 7,733,368; and 8,073,250) cover a range of technologies.

The ‘147 patent covers a “screen recognition method and system using brightness and ranging mapping”. The ‘368 patent covers technology related to virtual reality cameras.

The ‘250 patent covers a method and system from removing red eyes.

In its complaint, Cedar Lane said the sale and manufacture of Panasonic’s “ Lumix GX880” and “Lumix DMC-GH2” camera models infringes the ‘147 patent.

Additionally, Cedar Lane said Panasonic's DMC-FZ100 model infringes both the ‘368 and ‘250 patent.

It said that Panasonic was aware of the infringement, but continues to market and import the models into the US.

Cedar Lane said Panasonic was also responsible for contributory infringement, alleging that it “knowingly and intentionally contribute to their won customer’s infringement” through the sale of its cameras.

In its complaint, Cedar Lane asked the court for a declaratory judgment that its patents are valid and enforceable.

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