BDMO - BDMOs DOUBLE PUSH TRAY WINS A DOUBLE IN THE ENGLISH COURTS

BDMOs Double Push TrayStore this angel in big sizeBDMO and MIP DEFEAT POZZOLI IN THE COURT OF APPEAL IN LONDON

On 22 June 2007, the Court of Appeal in London upheld the accommodation of the Patents Court, a specialist analysis of the High Court in London, accustomed in London about absolutely one year ago, and delivered acumen in favour of BDMO S.A. (BDMO) and Moulage Industriel de Perseigne S.A. (MIP) and ordered costs adjoin POZZOLI S.p.A.

BDMO and MIP had banned to access the abundant publicised claims of POZZOLI in the exchange that the Double Push Tray artefact of BDMO abandoned POZZOLI’s European apparent EP (UK) 0 676 763 for packaging for assorted discs.

The Court of Appeal, in its judgment, agreed with BDMO and MIP and begin that BDMO’s Double Push Tray did not borrow the POZZOLI patent. The Court aswell captivated that the POZZOLI apparent was invalid. This accommodation follows two years of action and 5 canicule of audition in cloister in London during which assemblage and experts for both abandon were thoroughly cross-examined.

Also, in France, in affairs brought by POZZOLI alleging contravention of the POZZOLI patent, the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Rennes has begin in favour of BDMO and MIP and has disqualified that the apparent is invalid. This accommodation has been appealed from by POZZOLI.

In Germany, the 4a Patent Division of the District Court [Landgericht] of Düsseldorf begin the POZZOLI apparent to be abandoned in a aboriginal annular of action brought adjoin NICKERT GmbH, one of MIP’s German customers. This case is currently beneath analysis afore the Appeals Court of Düsseldorf, which will apprehend the amount on August 16, 2007. In addition amount brought by POZZOLI adjoin BDMO and MIP, the 4b Patent Division of the District Court [Landgericht] of Düsseldorf will cede a accommodation on September 21, 2007, at which time the assessment of the Appeals Court of Düsseldorf in the NICKERT case will aswell be known.

Geert CASSELMAN, Managing Director of BDMO, comments:

“We are captivated at the acceptable aftereffect of the English affairs which follows a absolute assay of the affirmation and cantankerous assay of the corresponding experts for the parties. This acumen makes us optimistic about the final aftereffect of the alongside apparent procedures in France and Germany. This acumen aswell vindicates the accommodation of BDMO to avert this claim, which it consistently believed to be ill-founded, and not to accord in to the huge bartering pressures in the exchange to compromise.”

BDMO S.A. is a specialised architect of adult packaging for the Home Entertainment industry and has as able-bodied a actual able continuing in the business of accomplishment adamant boxes as the supplier of a acceptable amount of added industries, like, e.g., the acclaimed Belgian amber manufactories and the acknowledgment industry a allotment of others. Many Blue Chip companies and added barter in Europe are acceptance to the chump portfolio of the BDMO S.A., which counts accordingly a allotment of the arch European companies of its kind.

BDMO S.A. produces anon at two premises, one in Meulebeke, Belgium, the added in Le Mans, France. The top force of addition for upgraded packaging solutions signifies BDMO S.A. abacus amount to products, which is absolute for acquirement decisions.

The BDMO S.A. has started a able action of amplification to highlight its arch position even stronger in the next future.

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