Presstek Announces ITC Victory in Patent Infringement Case

The ruling by the ITC Administrative Law Judge represents the second courtroom victory by Presstek in its patent infringement battle with VIM. In April 2009, the Regional Court in Dusseldorf, Germany found Presstek’s European patents to be infringed by VIM’s illegal plates. The Court ordered VIM, the German distributor Reinsch Handel and the owner of the distributor, Andreas Reinsch, to cease all sales of infringing VIM printing plates. The German court ruled that VIM is liable to Presstek for damages, including damages relating to all VIM plate sales in Germany dating back to 2003. VIM has appealed this decision, but Presstek is confident it will prevail on appeal.