PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2021

8 NEWS PETplanet Insider Vol. 22 No. 04/21 www.petpla.net product development caps & closures design high cavitation moulds multi-component moulds closure production systems after sales service competent – professional – inspiring +43 5572 7272-0 | sales@z-moulds.com | www.z-moulds.com Nissei ASB concludes US patent litigation against R&D Tooling Nissei ASB Machine Co., Ltd. filed a lawsuit against R&D Tool & Engineering Co., Ltd. alleging the infringe- ment of ASB’s patents in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on February 1, 2018. The lawsuit was transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on January 18, 2019. Nissei ASB Machine Co., Ltd. has now reached a settlement with R&D. ASB alleged that R&D’s mold of the ASB-150DPW, ASB’s one-step injection stretch blow moulding machine, infringed upon ASB’s US Patent Nos. 8,608,466, 8,998,602, and 8,613,614. Under this settlement, ASB will receive an undisclosed amount from R&D for the past sales of R&D’s mould of the 150 DPW. ASB will grant R&D a limited, non- exclusive, royalty-bearing license to sell its molds for the 150DPW. The patents-in-suit remain fully valid and enforceable. The details of the settlement terms are subject to confi- dentiality. ASB states that it will continue to take appropriate meas- ures against any entities anywhere in the world to provide suitable protection of ASB’s patents and other intellectual property rights. www.nisseiasb.co.jp Consolidation at PackSys Global AG The companies Combitool AG, Texa AG and Madag Print- ing Systems AG have merged or will merge together into PackSys Global AG. The goal is to create a stronger force and focus on the continuity of their strengths. The complete merger process of all companies will be completed by August 1, 2021. The organisational prerequisites have already been created to operate in the markets with the new structure. The individual companies have been on the market since 1969 and the drive for their entrepreneurial development was and is the passion for mechanical engineering. In order to best take advantage of the benefits of the merged companies, the management structure was reorgan- ised fromApril 1, 2021 with flat and agile hierarchies under the leadership of Beat Rupp as CEO and Angela Strigl as CFO for quick and goal-oriented decisions. The company is newly organised in four divisions: Premium Cosmetics, Health and Pharma, Beverage and Specialties and Customer Service. www.packsysglobal.com