Aug 7 2008
DuPont has reached an agreement with Cortron Corporation to settle a patent infringement case involving DuPont’s award-winning Cyrel® FAST thermal flexographic printing plate technology.
The DuPont Cyrel FAST flexographic platemaking process provides printing plates with consistent, repeatable quality and durability.
“At DuPont, we take the matter of intellectual property and the value of our patents very seriously. If we believe our patents are being infringed, we will protect them vigorously,” said Linda West, vice president and general manager -- DuPont Imaging Technologies. “We must protect our investment in Cyrel® FAST technology if we are to continue to invest in sustainable innovations for the packaging industry. We are pleased that Cortron promptly agreed to stop manufacturing the current LAVA thermal processing equipment for MacDermid after DuPont notified Cortron that the equipment infringes one of DuPont’s patents.”
Under the terms of the agreement, Cortron, based in Minnesota, agrees to immediately cease manufacturing LAVA thermal flexographic printing plate processors, as well as to immediately discontinue providing all service, spare parts, and technical support for any LAVA equipment used to thermally develop flexographic printing plates. Thermal processing equipment manufactured by Cortron has been marketed and sold by MacDermid Printing Solutions, LLC under the LAVA trade name.