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Nikon Loses Chinese Lens Mount Patent After Viltrox Challenge

Jul 29, 2026 Alysa Gavilan

China has invalidated Nikon’s lens mount patent after a challenge from Viltrox. Here’s why the patent was struck down and what the ruling could mean for camera makers.



Canon patents haptic shutter button that vibrates when you lock focus

Jan 24, 2023 John Aldred

I’m quite surprised that it’s taken this long for something like this to appear. Even just in patent form, it’s taken quite a while. To…



RED has been granted a new patent covering Compressed RAW in all video-capable devices including smartphones

Dec 2, 2022 John Aldred

The words “RED” and “patent” are pretty familiar bedfellows. They’ve used their raw video patents to strongarm every other camera manufacturer from being able to…



Nikon is trying to invalidate RED’s raw video patent, arguing it shouldn’t have been granted in the first place

Sep 29, 2022 John Aldred

It’s no secret that RED is very protective of its patents, particularly the one covering the internal recording of compressed raw video. They’ve pursued it…



Canon has patented an internal liquid cooling system for mirrorless cameras

Aug 22, 2022 John Aldred

Well, this is a not unexpected patent filing, really. With all of the overheating issues surrounding the EOS R5 and EOS R6 bodies on release,…



Canon patents a bunch of cinema lenses including 40-100mm f/1.5, 18-45mm f/1.5 and 70-210mm f/2.5

Aug 16, 2022 John Aldred

Well, this is interesting. Canon patents new lens designed all the time, but these days, it’s typically in relation to RF mount lenses targeted specifically…



Canon publishes patents for a very compact 28-70mm f/2.8 zoom lens

Jun 23, 2022 John Aldred

Canon has published a patent for two new zoom lens in the 28-70mm f/2.8 and 28-60mm f/2.8 focal length ranges. What makes them particularly interesting,…



Patent suggests GoPro wants to take on DJI with a modular “Pocket” camera

Mar 14, 2022 John Aldred

While GoPro is still sort of the leader when it comes to action cameras, it’s been a while since they’ve really done anything different. Sure, there’s…



New Sigma patent shows design for a 28-70mm f/2 full-frame mirrorless lens

Mar 4, 2022 John Aldred

A new patent suggests that Sigma might have a few new exciting lenses on the way soon for mirrorless cameras. The patent describes six lenses, including…



Canon patent shows a shutter-like mechanical barrier to protect your mirrorless sensor

Jul 29, 2021 John Aldred

One of the great things about DSLRs was that the shutter was closed and the mirror was down when you weren’t actively shooting a photo….