Staples Denied Motion for Summary Judgment in PaperPro Patent Infringement Case

NEWTOWN, Pa., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal Court Judge has ruled against Staples Inc. in the on-going patent infringement lawsuit filed by PaperPro against Staples One Touch staplers.

A Federal District Court has denied Staples' motion for Summary Judgment in the patent infringement portions of the lawsuit filed against it by PaperPro. In the suit PaperPro alleges that Staples' One Touch™ staplers infringe on three of PaperPro's US Patents: #7,080,768 #7,178,709 and #7,290,692.

A motion for summary judgment is essentially an attempt to have a judge decide a case without going to trial. In asking for summary judgment, Staples failed to convince the court that PaperPro's charges are unfounded - and thus unworthy of a jury trial. In her ruling, Federal District Judge Audrey Collins found that:

"a reasonable jury could conclude that Staples' accused staplers infringe the '709, '768, and '692 patents, and myriad factual disputes preclude granting summary judgment of non-infringement to Staples."

PaperPro revolutionized stapling in 2003 with the introduction of its innovative spring-energized stapling mechanism. At issue are three PaperPro patents - involving various aspects of PaperPro's technology – which PaperPro asserts are being infringed upon by Staples products.

As a result of this ruling, a jury trial on the matter is now tentatively scheduled for November in US District Court for the Central District of California.

For additional information about Accentra Inc. or PaperPro® products, please visit www.paperpro.com.

SOURCE PaperPro

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