Fargo Electronics Files Patent Lawsuit Against Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. and Trans Digital Technologies Corporation.MINNEAPOLIS -- Fargo Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:FRGO) announced today that it has filed a patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. lawsuit against Toppan Printing Co. Ltd., and Trans Digital Technologies Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Viisage (NASDAQ: VISG VISG Visually Impaired Support Group ). Fargo alleges that a reverse image printer manufactured by Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. (Toppan) and distributed by Trans Digital Technologies Corporation (TDT), infringes four US patents owned by Fargo. Two of these patents, US Patent Nos. 5,807,461 and 6,022,429, both entitled "Lamination lamination a laminar structure or arrangement. Technique," disclose and claim novel lamination technology invented by Fargo and used to adhere overlaminate material to a card to improve card durability. The third patent, US Patent No. 5,941,522, entitled "Printer with Auxiliary Operation," discloses and claims a novel card handling system which streamlines multi-sided card printing and processing. The fourth patent in the complaint, US Patent No. 6,261,012, entitled "Printer Having an Intermediate Transfer Film" discloses and claims novel reverse image printing technology contained in Fargo's High Definition Printing(TM) (HDP HDP High Density Polyethylene HDP High Density Plasma HDP Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme HDP Hazardous Duty Pay HDP Hurricane Destruction Potential HDP Hydrocarbon Dew Point HDP Hard Drive Password (R)) product line. Fargo is seeking a permanent injunction permanent injunction n. a final order of a court that a person or entity refrain from certain activities permanently or take certain actions (usually to correct a nuisance) until completed. against the sale of the Toppan printer, damages for any past sales and attorney's fees. Further, Fargo is alleging willful infringement of these patents by Toppan and TDT and asking for all damages to be trebled in accordance with the patent statute. The lawsuit has been filed in US Federal Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Representing Fargo is Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. (the 2003 patent litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. department of the year as named by The American Lawyer). "We have consistently stated that we will aggressively defend our patents," said Gary R. Holland, Fargo's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We will not simply stand by as competitors copy our patented technology and market that technology to our customers. The defendants are infringing multiple patents in this case, and we have chosen a proven litigation team to help us enforce our valuable patent rights." About Fargo Fargo is the world's leader in innovative technologies for desktop plastic card identity systems. Based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. , Fargo is the only manufacturer to offer three distinct technologies in printing systems - High Definition Printing(TM) (reverse image), traditional Direct-to-Card printing (dye-sublimation), and CardJet Printing Technology(TM) (inkjet) - to personalize plastic identification cards, complete with digital images and text, lamination, and electronically encoded information. Personalized identification cards provide physical, information, and transaction security for a wide variety of applications including Corporations, National IDs, Drivers' Licenses, Universities, Schools, Government Installations, Transportation, Casinos, Healthcare Facilities, E-commerce, Retail Stores, Correctional Institutions, Associations, Sports Events and Recreation Sites. More than 80,000 Fargo systems have been sold in the U.S. and in over 80 other countries. For more information, visit Fargo's Web site at http://www.fargo.com. |
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