Avery Dennison Announces Patent Infringement Suit against UPM Raflatac
April 09 2015 - 10:41AM
Business Wire
Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) announced today that it has filed a
lawsuit in Germany against UPM Raflatac, asserting that Raflex MDO
infringes European Patent Number 2 049 333 B1, Avery Dennison’s
patent on its Global MDOTM pressure-sensitive film product. In the
suit, Avery Dennison asks the German court to prevent UPM Raflatac
from manufacturing, marketing, or selling Raflex MDO without a
license. Global MDO is protected under patents granted in both
Europe and China, and has patent applications pending in the US and
Brazil.
“Avery Dennison respects the intellectual property rights of
other companies and individuals and expects others to do the same,”
said Jeroen Diderich, vice president, global marketing, Avery
Dennison Materials Group. “We attempted to negotiate a license
agreement with UPM Raflatac, in the hope of avoiding litigation
while allowing their continued supply of this product.
Unfortunately, that effort was unsuccessful.”
Avery Dennison’s Global MDO (machine direction oriented)
technology provides high conformability with a wide range of
packaging shapes, while maintaining superior printing and
decoration capabilities for converters and brand owners. The
Company has invested many years and significant resources in the
research, development, and production of its MDO (machine direction
oriented) film portfolio. Global MDO film, launched in September
2011, is the latest development of the company’s highly successful
MDO product family which has been marketed globally since 1995.
About Avery Dennison
Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) is a global leader in labeling and
packaging materials and solutions. The company’s applications and
technologies are an integral part of products used in every major
market and industry. With operations in more than 50 countries and
more than 25,000 employees worldwide, Avery Dennison serves
customers with insights and innovations that help make brands more
inspiring and the world more intelligent. Headquartered in
Glendale, California, the company reported sales of $6.3 billion in
2014. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.
For more information contact:Avery DennisonJudy
Abelman, 440-534-
4943judy.abelman@averydennison.comorAbernathy
MacGregorIan D. Campbell/Beth Hoang,
213-630-6550IDC@abmac.com,
boh@abmac.com
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