Blu-Ray technology patent fight might soon be the next issue

April 22, 2003

According to an article on the
Inquirer, an US company is already owning patents that cover the technical
aspects of the Blu Ray and Violet Laser technology that is currently marketed by
Sony as the follow up of the current Red Laser DVD. Besides the technology
itself the company also claims to have patents on many appllications that are
used in storage at a molecular level.

The US
firm registered a number of patents back in 1998 for a non contact semi
integrated read/write head with a high k-dielectric ferro-electric
removable fedisk. In fact Colossal goes further than Sony or
Sumitomi have done already and list a few of what it claims are hundreds
of applications that implement storage at a molecular level.

Those include 3D holographic interactive
multimedia storage tablets, multiple different boot OSes using a common
CPU, 2D/3D rewritable holographic disks, cards, drums, and paper storage,
3D holographic murals and windows for skyscrapers and movie theaters,
programmable holographic stealth techniques and many
more.

If this company goes to court and wins the case
this might be a big blow for Sony, as the company will likely charge license
fees making the devices more expensive. Or the companies backing the Blu-Ray
format will have to go back to the drawing tables and find a solution that will
circumvent the patents. Read the entire story here.

Source: TheInquirer