Presstek Sues to Protect Patent Rights

“This action in Germany is focused on protecting our rights in Europe and seeking damages for VIM’s improper conduct,” said James Van Horn, general counsel for Presstek, in a release. “This is simply our next step in the process of protecting our rights from VIM’s infringement.”

In a statement on the company’s Website following the ITC filing, VIM Founder and CEO Avigdor Bieber noted, “We are confident that the digital printing industry will see clearly that VIM has not infringed any of Presstek’s patents; that the patents at issue are invalid and unenforceable, and will see through Presstek’s regrettable act of bringing the ITC action for what it is: a bald attempt to intimidate printers in an effort to deprive them of their fundamental right to have multiple supplies of plates.”