Apple, RIM, Motorola, sued for patent infringement on camera Tech-PC Magazine

A company based in the Cayman Island has filed a copyright infringement suit against many of the world's top mobile phone, including Apple, Research in Motion and Motorola.

Imperium Holdings claims that the company violated five patents dealing with image sensor of the camera.

The suit also names Kyocera, LG, Nokia and Sony Ericsson.

The depot will not enter complete details, except to say that devices like the iPhone 3gs, RIM BlackBerry Storm 2 and LG Voyager violating patents related to camera dealing with things like image flicker reduction, correction of bad pixels and pixel reduced light shadowing.

As patently Apple, the complaint referred to the patent image flicker reduction essentially claims that Apple "full line-up of Mac computers that incorporates the iSight camera system would be considered an infringement on their IP address." Imperium was awarded the patent in 2011; Apple iSight debuted in 2003.

Imperium seeks damages and an injunction against infringement.

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