U.S. to Reexamine Forgent Patent Claim
From Associated Press
Technology company Forgent Networks Inc. was served notice that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office would reexamine the validity of its patent on a widely used compression method for storing digital photos and images.
The patent deals with compressing digital video, and the company insists its techniques are the same ones used as part of the common compression standard known as JPEG, issued by Joint Photographic Experts Group.
In 2004, Forgent sued 31 firms claiming patent infringement.
