BDMO Double Push Tray: The Innovative and Self-contained Solution for Optical Discs

The BDMO Double Push Tray offers optimal opportunities of space-saving storage and individual removal of two ore more optical discs in a packaging, which can be designed and adapted to the individual needs of customers.

The Double Push Tray is an own and independent development of Montreuil Offset and protected in Germany by a Registered Utility Model (No. 21 2005 000 035.2) licensed to BDMO.

The German as well as the English and French courts dismissed patent infringement actions brought by Pozzoli and directed against this technology. In court proceedings filed inter alia against BDMO and Nickert GmbH, Pozzoli claimed that the Double Push Tray infringes the European patent EP 0 676 763 owned by Pozzoli. By judgment of September 6, 2007 (Case No.: I-2 U 25/06), the Higher District Court of Düsseldorf, however, disagreed with this opinion in the proceedings brought by Pozzoli against Nickert and dismissed the infringement action. By judgment of September 21, 2007, (Case No.: 4b 120/06) delivered in the proceedings brought by Pozzoli inter alia against BDMO, the District Court of Düsseldorf concurred in this opinion and dismissed this infringement action, too.

The courts in England and France got the same conclusion. By judgment of June 22, 2007 (Case No.: A3/2006/1609), the English Court of Appeal has confirmed the judgment which had been pronounced by the UK Patents Court the year before and according to which the Pozzoli patent is invalid, and even if it were valid, it would not be infringed by the Double Push Tray of BDMO. These decisions issued by the English courts are final and binding. By judgment of February 12, 2007 (Case No.: 05/02508), the French Tribunal de Grande Instance de Rennes also revoked the Pozzoli patent in full and found that, consequently, an infringement of the Pozzoli patent has to be ruled out as well. A parallel nullity action against the German part of the Pozzoli patent is currently pending at the German Federal Patents Court (Case No.: 2 Ni 1/06) and will be heard in February 2008.

Geert Casselman, BDMO’s CEO, states: “BDMO has always taken the view that the Double Push technology does not infringe the Pozzoli patent. The courts in Germany, England and France have confirmed this position convincingly, in part by final and binding decisions. The judgments delivered by the German and French courts are not yet final, but considering the clear and convincing decisions issued by the court of appeal, however, we have no reason to doubt that Pozzoli will ultimately fail with their claims here as well.”

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Contact Person: Geert Casselman, Geschäftsführer, BDMO S.A.
Telefon: +32 51 48 08 11
Fax: +32 51 48 65 40
Email: g.casselman@bdmo.com

BDMO Belgium
Bruggeman & Desouter nv
Nijverheidstraat 11
B-8760 Meulebeke
Tel.: +32 51 48 08 11
Fax: +32 51 48 65 40

BDMO France
Montreuil Offset
11 rue de Pied Sec
F-72019 Le Mans Cedex
Tel: +33 2 43 78 20 40
Fax: +33 2 43 78 20 49

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BDMO S.A. is a specialised manufacturer of sophisticated packaging for the Home Entertainment industry and has as well a very strong standing in the business of manufacturing rigid boxes as the supplier of a good number of further industries, like, e.g., the famous Belgian chocolate manufactories and the beverage industry among others. Many Blue Chip companies and other customers in Europe are belonging to the customer portfolio of the BDMO S.A., which counts therefore among the leading European companies of its kind.

BDMO S.A. produces presently at two premises, one in Meulebeke, Belgium, the other in Le Mans, France. The high force of innovation for upgraded packaging solutions signifies BDMO S.A. adding value to products, which is decisive for purchase decisions.

The BDMO S.A. has started a strong policy of expansion to highlight its leading position even stronger in the next future.

This release was published on openPR.