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`Special Notice to Members: Printing Industries of America
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`Takes on Issue of Patent Trolling
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`Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 19, ems—W
`Almfim’a President and CEO Mchael Makin issued the following
`notice to its membership today.
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`Dear hienibers:
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`In recent months, Printing Industries of America has seen an alarming
`increase in the nriinber of printers who have reported being targeted by law
`firmsmalleging they are infringing patents for technologies as ubiquitousin
`theinrliLstry as prepressworlrflow,conip‘uter—topla—te, and Weh——to—print.
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`This experience is consistent with a disturbing trend in the country—patent
`trolling. According to a recent report by The 1White House, suits brought by
`patent trolls hacie tripledin the last two years, rising from 29 percent of all
`infringement suits to 62 percent of all infringement cases.
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`The patents in question describe a method or process, allowing patent
`holders to go after the users of technology—printers in this case—rather
`than limiting their fools to technology manufacturers. The patent trolls do
`not lust target large companies. Small, medium, and large printers have been
`sent threatening letters demanding recompense for patent infringement.
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`Printing Industiies of America is working on a strategy to address this issue,
`which includes researching the alleged patents, retaining a patent attorney for strategic adcice, and
`initiating legislatice acticity. We are actively saskinga legislatice fix that would prevent frivolous patent
`trolling and are fighting for retroactice protection for those of our members that are currently cictims of
`this reprehensible practice.
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`Fighting this issue requires substantial resources, and we may be asking for members to assist us
`financially aswe delce further intotheissue. Intheintefimifymir companyhasreceiced aletterfroma
`law firm alleging patent inEringement, please share these details with Jim Workman at 1—800—910—4233
`(ext. 710) or iworlunanflfprnfliggmrg.
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`Stay timed for further developments.
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`Sincerely,
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