Shares in ailing 131-year-old camera maker Eastman Kodak spiked on Monday after the U.S. International Trade Commission announced it would review a patent-infringement claim against Apple and Research In Motion over the use of image preview technologies, patented by Kodak in 2001.

FORBES: Kodak Thrown A Lifeline: Federal Agency To Review Case Against Apple, RIM

In dispute is an image-preview patent, obtained by Kodak in 2001 and which, according to Bloomberg, would allow Apple and RIM to use less processing power and storage space in their iPhone and Blackberry smartphones.

FORBES: Kodak Thrown A Lifeline: Federal Agency To Review Case Against Apple, RIM

However, some potential buyers may be wary after the US International Trade Commission issued a ruling in May saying that one of the company's "preview image" patents was invalid because of its "obviousness".

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