VALENCIA, Calif., Mar. 9, 2006 -
3D Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: TDSC), a leading provider of rapid 3-D printing, prototyping and manufacturing solutions, announced today that has brought suit in the Federal District Court in Eastern Michigan against Envisiontec Inc., Envisiontec GmbH of Gladbeck, Germany and Sibco, Inc. of Ferndale, Michigan. The company is seeking injunctive relief and damages for infringing several of its stereolithography patents.
3D Systems’ complaint asserts that the defendants are infringing these U.S. patents by importing, marketing or selling prototyping systems, including their PERFACTORY and VANQUISH modeling systems, used for creating physical three-dimensional models of objects.
"At 3D Systems it is one of our priorities to deliver innovative solutions to our customers which are the result of our company skills and privileged assets,” commented Abe Reichental, 3D Systems’ president and chief executive officer. “As we have said before, we believe that our patents are among our most privileged assets, and we intend to take action to protect them when we believe they are being infringed upon.”
About 3D Systems
3D Systems is a leading provider of rapid 3-D printing, 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 email at moreinfo@3dsystems.com.
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