The company filed a complaint with the ITC in January 2010 relating to a method of previewing images Kodak licensed accusing Apple and RIM of infringing patents related to digital camera technology.
In January this year, Kodak was told its patent claim against Apple and Research In Motion (RIM) was "invalid and not infringed", an opinion the ITC said it would now review.
According to New York Daily News, the developments could result in Kodak generating up to $1bn (£625m) in licensing money from any possible ruling.
Kodak has been seeking a limited exclusion order preventing importation of devices including iPhones and camera-enabled BlackBerrys.
Commenting on the initial ruling in January 2011, Laura Quatela, general counsel, chief intellectual property officer and senior vice president at Eastman Kodak, said: "The [judge's] recommendation represents a preliminary step in a process that we are extremely confident will conclude in Kodak's favour.
"This very same Kodak patent was upheld by a different judge at the ITC in our case against LG and Samsung, whose products use the very same Kodak technology to function in the very same manner as similar products from Apple and RIM."
Kodak's share price rose 20% on the ruling.
Kodak progresses in patent dispute with Apple and RIM
Kodak has won an important ruling in the latest twist of its patent dispute with Apple and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion after the US International Trade Commission (ITC) said it would review a previously damaging decision.
