For
Immediate Release
Memjet
Reaches Key Agreement
SAN DIEGO,
May 4, 2012 -- Memjet today announced a key agreement that
clears the
way for the continued commercialization of Memjet's revolutionary color
printing technology.
Under the
agreement, Memjet will assume direct ownership and control of the intellectual
property portfolio related to the Memjet technology, which includes some 4,000
issued and pending global patents. Additionally, Memjet will assume direct
control of all research, development and commercialization activities for
Memjet technology, including services previously provided to Memjet by
Sliverbrook Research Pty. Ltd. from its North Ryde, facilities in Sydney, Australia.
Kia Silverbrook, a co-founder of Memjet and President of Silverbrook Research, will
continue to support Memjet as a special advisor to the Memjet Board of
Directors and as an ongoing consultant.
"We're
pleased that this agreement has been reached," said Len Lauer,
President
and CEO of Memjet. "With all litigation now resolved between the parties,
Memjet is positioned to move forward and focus on bringing its disruptive technology
to commercial, industrial and office printing markets worldwide."
Memjet has
forged partnerships with some of the world's leading manufacturers and brands,
including Lenovo, LG, and others. Memjet's Original Equipment Manufacturers
(OEM) partner expansion is continuing at drupa, the world's largest printing
industry trade show in Düsseldorf, Germany, where Memjet has jointly announced
OEM news with industry leaders including OCE, a Canon Company, and Toshiba-Tec. Memjet will make more announcements
during the show.
"At
drupa, Memjet and our OEMs are showcasing where digital printing is headed,
which is fast, affordable color printing with lower cost of ownership, reduced hardware
costs, print on-demand capabilities, and environmentally friendliness--an
entirely new category of color digital printing," Lauer continued.
"drupa is an exciting opportunity for everyone to see Memjet's technology
in action across a variety of printing solutions and learn about our latest
partnership news."
Memjet's
revolutionary technology has been honored with several prestigious industry
awards, including Popular Science Best of What's New for 2011, the Printing
Industries of America InterTech(TM) Technology Award, the 2011 CONNECT Most
Innovative New Product Award, the Angel Award for Wide-Format Innovation from
Image Reports in the UK, and most recently, the Gold Medal in the 2012 Edison
Awards.
To learn
more about Memjet's news announced at drupa, please visit
www.memjet.com/buzz
. To visit Memjet at drupa, please see us at Stand
E28 in Hall
5.
About Memjet
Memjet is
the global leader in color printing technologies that provide
remarkable
speeds and affordability. The company supplies technologies
and
components to OEM partners across the printing industry. Memjet
maintains
its corporate office in San Diego, and has offices in
Dublin,
Sydney, Taipei, Singapore and Boise, Idaho. The company is
privately
held. For more information, please visit www.memjet.com or
follow us on
Twitter @memjet.
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