Juji Photo Film Co. v. Jazz Photo Corp.

Patent infringement claim by Fuji Photo Film Corporation against Jazz Photo Corporation relating to the recycling single use cameras manufactured and sold by Fuji and Kodak. The disposable cameras were sent to China by Jazz where they were reloaded with film, glued back togther and sold to the public at a price below Fuji. Plaintiff's goal is to force defendant out of the business of recycling disposable cameras.

Fuji and the Eastman Kodak Film Co., which licenses the single-use technology from Fuji, both recycle the cameras by melting down and remolding the plastic cases. The cases are collected from film labs by middlemen, who sell them to Fuji, Kodak or Jazz, which does not melt them, but merely reloads and relabels them, and sells them for less than the two big film companies.

Plaintiff's verdict for $25 million.

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