The International Trade Commission on Monday upheld an earlier ruling that said Kodak devices do not infringe upon patents held by Apple.
The ITC has decided not to review Apple's appeal, ITC secretary James Holbein wrote in his decision.
"We are pleased that the Commission has confirmed the [administrative law judge's] finding that there is no violation by Kodak," Kodak said in a statement.
The case dates back to April 2010, when Apple asked the ITC to investigate whether Kodak had violated patents relating to digital still and video cameras with its Kodak Z, Kodak M, and Kodak C series of cameras, as well as its Kodak Slice and Playsport devices. The ITC agreed to hear the case the following month.
By May 2011, however, the ITC determined that Kodak did not violate Apple's patents. Apple appealed, asking the commission to review one of the two patents involved in the case ('964), but yesterday, the ITC ruled in Kodak's favor.
"Having examined the record of this investigation, including the ALJ's final ID, the petition for review, and the responses thereto, the Commission has determined not to review the subject ID," the ITC concluded.
Apple's ITC request came several months after Kodak sued Apple and Research in Motion for patent infringement. Specifically, the suit alleged that both companies violated patent 6,292,218, which covered image previewing. In January 2011, the ITC found that the "patent claim at issue is invalid and not infringed," Kodak said. In late June, the ITC modified certain aspects of that case; a final ruling is expected on August 30.