Kodak has stated that it may not sell some or all of its digital imaging patents in the patent auction if it fails to get its desired price for the patent portfolio.

Apple and Microsoft have teamed up against Google and Samsung to bid for Kodak’s digital imaging patents in the latest turn of events in the patent wars.

Kodak lost a patent case against Apple and Research in Motion, as the presiding judge ruled that the patent in question, related to previewing images with a digital camera, was invalid.

Kodak’s patent auction has been approved by a US bankruptcy court. They should provide enough ammunition for the next round of the patent wars.

Kodak has sued Apple over a patent ownership dispute

Kodak has now filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, and is suing Samsung for patent infringement, along with Apple and HTC.

Kodak has filed patent infringement lawsuits against Apple and HTC, and is apparently trying to sell off its patent portfolio. Its stock is up almost 120%.

Now that Google has bought Motorola, many believe that Apple needs to bulk up its patent portfolio too. Here are two potential targets which Apple could acquire to gain some extra patent power.