Patent trolls are targeting printers with lawsuits alleging patent infringement for using common technologies.

By Bob Neubauer

Last month, Printing Industries of California (PIC) alerted members about three law firms that have been sending letters to printers claiming they infringe their clients' patents simply by using standard graphic arts equipment. The Baker, Donelson law firm, representing CTP Innovations, is suing printers on the East Coast and in Texas for providing a plate-ready file to a networked printer, PIC said. Printers like Magna IV Color Imaging, American Printing Co., Best Press and others have been sued.

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Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.

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