MENTOR, Ohio -- (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.
Contacts:
For more information contact:
Avery Dennison
Judy
Abelman, 440-534- 4943
judy.abelman@averydennison.com
or
Abernathy
MacGregor
Ian D. Campbell/Beth Hoang, 213-630-6550
IDC@abmac.com,
boh@abmac.com
Source: Avery Dennison
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