Denny sues Swedish converter over folding label patent

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Denny Bros Limited is suing Swedish label manufacturer AB W.H.Nordvall & Co. for infringing a patent in their portfolio of Fix-a-Form folding labels patents. The case has been brought to the District Court of Stockholm by Denny Bros, who are demanding an immediate stop to the infringement, as well as substantial damages.


According to Denny Bros, AB W.H.Nordvall & Co. has copied the Fix-a-Form folding label design and used the product in sales to pharmaceutical manufacturers in Sweden. They claim that this has meant substantial losses, both for the Fix-a-Form organisation in Sweden and for CCL Label A/S in Denmark, the licensee. Denny Bros has demanded SEK 6m in damages for claimed losses. It is also demanding that Nordvall cease production of the infringing product and destroy existing stocks of it. It is demanding a penalty of SEK 500,000 if this is not complied with.


Andrew Denny, managing director of the Denny Bros Group's licensing company, Fix-a-Form International Limited, says: 'We will not tolerate infringement of Fix-a-Form patents. That's why we've taken legal action. We want to protect our patents, because we and our partners have invested considerable resources in developing the folding label concept.'


CCL Label A/S in Denmark holds the Fix-a-Form licence for Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic states.