5231529, which traces back to Red’s compressed RAW video technology and describes a high-resolution video camera capable of recording compressed RAW image data internally. Before acquiring Red, Nikon had itself been accused of infringing Red’s compressed RAW technology with its N-RAW video implementation and argued against the validity of Red’s patent claims during the dispute. The importance of Red’s compressed RAW patents goes far beyond Nikon. Similar intellectual property has played a major role in disputes involving companies including Sony and Apple, with the latter previously challenging Red patents relating to compressed RAW recording without success. Red’s technology helped establish a powerful position around recording high-resolution compressed RAW video internally, something that became increasingly important as mirrorless and cinema cameras began offering ever more sophisticated video capabilities.