NEWS US video conferencing company Forgent Networks claims it owns the patent for jpeg software. The company said it acquired the patent by buying a company called Compression Labs in 1997, which originally patented the technology as early as 1986. The company is now going to demand royalties from several companies such as Sony for the use of the jpeg technology in PDAs, digital cameras and mobile phones.
US firm lays claim to jpeg patent
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