Sentinel Imaging prevails over LaserMaster in patent dispute.GREENLAND, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 1996--Sentinel Imaging, a division of Sentinel Business Systems Inc., announced today that it has won a summary dismissal of 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. claims filed by LaserMaster Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :LMTS LMTS Limits (Canada Post road designation) LMTS Laser Marksmanship Training System (US Army) LMTS Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems LMTS Lockheed Martin Technology Services LMTS Lightweight Moving Target System ) in October of 1995. The order, handed down by the United States District Court United States District Court In the U.S., any of the 94 trial courts of general jurisdiction in the federal judicial system. Each state, as well as the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, has at least one federal district court. , District of Minnesota, affirmed and expanded an earlier magistrate judge's report that the Sentinel "Color Key (1) Also called "chroma key," it is a technique for superimposing one video image onto another. Widely used to place an interesting scene behind people such as a news reporter on TV, it is also used for creating special effects such as floating a car on the ocean. System" does not infringe on LaserMaster's U.S. Patent 5,369,429 which applies to the "Big Ink" component on the DisplayMaker System. This ruling, in conjunction with an earlier ruling disallowing LaserMaster injunctive attempt, puts the LaserMaster case in a collapsed state. That previous decision rejected essentially all of LaserMaster's arguments and denied the injunction motion "in its entirety" and stated that "a strong public interest exists in ensuring that two companies such as LaserMaster and Sentinel, are allowed to compete in the inkjet market." Commenting on this latest ruling, Tom Trayner, Sentinel's president stated, "this case is a classic example of a larger company attempting to run a smaller company out of the market via expensive 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. , without benefit of the facts. In this case Sentinel was able to go the distance, present the truth and prevail to the benefit of all DisplayMaker owners. Due to the competitive products brought to the market by Sentinel, LaserMaster was forced to abandon what I believe to be exorbitant margins on some of their products. Sentinel will continue to ensure that DisplayMaker owners and other large format inkjet users have the finest selection of consumable A material that is used up and needs continuous replenishment, such as paper and toner. "The low-tech end of the high-tech field!" products at reasonable prices with excellent service." Sentinel Imaging is a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of papers, films, specialty substrates and ink products for the graphic and CAD markets, including the ENCAD NovaJet, LaserMaster Displaymaker and Iris Graphic printers. CONTACT: Sentinel Imaging John Ludvigsen, 603-427-1911 |
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