More on Ampex and Sanyo

A parallel district court infringement action styled Ampex Corp. v. Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. was also filed on May, 25, 2004 as Delaware Docket No. 04cv335 involving U.S. Patent No. 4,821,121 for "Electronic Still Store with High Speed Sorting."  According to the Ampex press release, "The Company has been in active negotiations with Sanyo and other major manufacturers of digital still cameras in an attempt to negotiate commercially acceptable running royalties on future shipments as well as payment of royalties on shipments for prior periods" and "Sanyo is the world's largest manufacturer of digital still cameras, with sales accounting for approximately 30% of the global market."