Forgent sues 31 companies over JPEG patent

[Jonas Maebe <jmaebe@elis.ugent.be>]

Hello,

The press release is at:
<http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20040422006084&newsLang=en>

There is at least one European company among the defendants: Axis 
Communications Incorporated (Swedish, http://www.axis.com). More 
information about Forgent can be found in this article: 
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2004/04/22.14.shtml>

Of particular interest:

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Forgent Networks acquired the original developers of JPEG, San Jose-based 
Compression Labs Inc., in 1997. Before that, Forgent was primarily known 
as a maker of video conferencing hardware under the name Video Telecom, or 
VTel. After continuing declining revenues, the company changed its name 
and management in August 2001. It was then that the company became a video 
technology firm focusing on software and patents. Its portfolio includes 
nearly 50 patents.
***

Surprise...


Jonas