Boston, MA 06/16/2014 (wallstreetpr) – A fully owned subsidiary of Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON), Sonoco-Alcore on June 13, 2014 announced that the German Federal Court of Justice on June 12, 2014 rejected the appeal against German part of Sonoco’s European Patent EP 1 071 556, which led to a complete reversal of the Federal Patent Court’s decision dated March 1, 2011. The patent is associated with the utilisation of wide-ply board technology which is used in production of cores meant for the paper industry as it is used in M-Core® Series of Sonoco.
Final And Irrevocable Decision Given By The German Federal Court Of Justice
The decision given by the German Federal Court of Justice is final and irrevocable. It cannot be appealed further. The decision made it clear that the patent has remained in force ever since the year 2002, when it was first granted. It is also important to note that the validity of the European patent has, so far, never been challenged in other nations. There was an earlier rejection of the patent in the European Patent Office in the year 2009.
The Proprietary Manufacturing Technique Of Sonoco- Alcore
The combination of this proprietary manufacturing technique of Sonoco- Alcore with the in-house produced wide-ply core board offers an increased performance to the M-Series Cores in order to meet the increasing demand of the paper industry at present. The M-Series Cores of Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) can be found everywhere across Europe and can offer benefits to various other industries apart from just the paper industry.
Statement From The Sonoco Alcore’s Technology Director, Europe
The Sonoco Alcore’s technology director, Europe, Matti Mykkanen said that the wide-ply board as the Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON)’s patented M-Line technology offers it an ability to manufacture the core which offers superior dynamic strength capabilities. At the same time, Matti Mykkanen said that this offers a higher critical speed than any available core in the entire market. This meant that M-Core was not merely a high performer but also offers a high safety margin for machine operators.
