Hanover Park, Ailing. – FUJIFILM North America Company, Graphic Communication Division immediately introduced that FUJIFILM Company filed a patent infringement lawsuit towards Eastman Kodak Firm (NYSE: KODK) in the US District Courtroom for the District of New Jersey.
Fujifilm has asserted 4 patents (U.S. Patent Nos. 10,427,443, 10,525,696, 10,875,346, and 11,294,279) pertaining to numerous elements of processless lithographic printing plate applied sciences, together with methodology and equipment claims.
Fujifilm is looking for cures together with damages and injunctive aid associated to Eastman Kodak’s unauthorized industrial manufacture, use, provide to promote, or sale inside the US, and/or importation of its processless lithographic printing plate merchandise that infringe the 4 asserted patents, together with these bought beneath the product identify “SONORA X” and the model umbrella identify “SONORA XTRA”.
“Fujifilm is dedicated to defending its vital analysis and growth investments, and in bringing modern printing plate applied sciences to clients around the globe,” commented Toyoyuki “Tommy” Katagiri, division president, FUJIFILM North America Company, Graphic Communication Division. “We’ll implement and defend our innovation and mental property rights in the US and around the globe after we imagine others infringe unfairly.”
Individually in October 2023 and December 2023 respectively, Eastman Kodak’s European subsidiaries, Kodak GmbH, Kodak Graphic Communications GmbH, and Kodak Holding GmbH, have been sued by FUJIFILM Company for infringement of the associated European counterparts of the US patents-in-suit within the Unified Patent Courtroom and in Germany.
“We’ll proceed to guard our mental property in processless lithographic printing plates, to the advantage of our clients, together with small, family-owned printing companies, in addition to medium- and large-sized printing companies,” added Katagiri.
About Fujifilm
FUJIFILM North America Company, a advertising subsidiary of FUJIFILM Holdings America Company, consists of 5 working divisions. The Imaging Division gives client and industrial photographic services, together with: photographic paper; digital printing tools, together with service and help; customized picture merchandise; movie; one-time-use cameras; and the favored INSTAX® line of prompt and digital cameras, prompt movie, prompt printing gadgets and equipment. The Digital Imaging Division markets client digital cameras, lenses, and content material creation options, and the Graphic Communication Division provides services to the graphic printing trade. The Optical Gadgets Division gives optical lenses for the printed, cinematography, closed circuit tv, videography, and industrial markets, and in addition markets binoculars and different optical imaging options. The Industrial and Company New Enterprise Improvement Divisions ship new merchandise derived from Fujifilm’s applied sciences.
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