25.10.2007
Euro Printing Protection Patent: French Invalidation Decision Delayed
There is an ongoing patent dispute between the European Central Bank and Document Security Systems, Inc., around the question whether the Euro bills currently in circulation are infringing on a DSS patent on a method for producing nonreplicable documents (patent EP0455750). The ECB is trying to have the patent invalidated in numerous jurisdictions throughout Europe, as a reaction to an infringment action brought before the European Court of First Instance by DSS. The ECB’s invalidation action was successful in the UK and failed in Germany, the next decision was to be handed down by the Tribunal de Grande Instance of Paris on September 12.
According to a press release by Document Security Systems, the decision has been delayed for the second time and is now planned for November 14, 2007.
Document Security Systems, DSS, France, Frankreich, kopiergeschützte Dokumente, nonreplicable documents, Patente, patents, Tribunal de Grande Instance
