Rock Hill, South Carolina, Dec. 4, 2007 -
3D Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: TDSC), a leading provider of 3-D Modeling, Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing solutions, responded today to a press release dated November 28, 2007, issued by EnvisionTEC GmbH and distributed on the Internet in which EnvisionTEC claims that 3D Systems’ V-Flash™ Desktop Modeler “is potentially infringing on its German issued patents.”
“As a company, we are keenly aware of the importance of intellectual property, and we make every effort not only to protect our own intellectual property but also to respect the valid intellectual property rights of others,” said Abe Reichental, president and chief executive officer of 3D Systems. “In this regard, we are currently involved in litigation with EnvisionTEC in the United States charging that its Perfactory and Vanquish prototyping systems infringe a number of our United States Patents. With respect to EnvisionTEC’s recent press release, we believe that EnvisionTEC does not have sufficient technical information or a factual basis for the statements it makes in that release.”
“As far as EnvisionTEC’s published German patents are concerned, we have evaluated them, and we believe that our V-Flash™ Desktop Modeler does not and will not infringe any of EnvisionTEC’s German patents,” continued Reichental. “Furthermore, our distributors and customers may rest assured that 3D Systems stands 100 percent behind its products, and we intend to proceed with the commercialization of our V-Flash™ Desktop Modeler, including the V-Flash™ HA Manufacturing System that we exhibited at the 2007 International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians in Nuremberg, Germany, from October 17 to 19, 2007.”
“It is regrettable that EnvisionTEC has chosen to issue a press release concerning its views with respect to its patents and our V-Flash™ Desktop Modeler. We prefer that legal issues be confined to the appropriate legal forum and that companies compete fairly in the marketplace,” concluded Reichental. “Unfortunately, EnvisionTEC’s public statements have left us with no alternative but to respond in order to make our distributors and customers aware of the facts and our position.”
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About 3D Systems
3D Systems is a leading provider of 3-D Modeling, Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing solutions. Its systems and materials reduce the time and cost of designing products and facilitate direct and indirect manufacturing by creating actual parts directly from digital input. These solutions are used for design communication and prototyping as well as for production of functional end-use parts: Transform your products.
More information on the company is available at www.3dsystems.com, or via e-mail at moreinfo@3dsystems.com.
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