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Hi SAY CHEESE David vs. Goliath Suit David Washington, DC DC -- US US patent patent Washington, holder American American Photo Photo Booth Booth holder Incorporated,located located ininAlexandria, Alexandria, Incorporated, VA, has has filed filed suit suit against against SNK SNK of of VA, America, SNK SNK of of Japan Japan and and State State America, of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD MD (an (an SNK SNK Sales of Sales distributor) for for infringement infringement of of its its distributor) US patent patent #5,623,581 #5,623,581 in in Maryland Maryland US courts. courts. APB!contends contendsthat thatSNK's SNK's"Neo "Neo APBI Print"machine machinewhich which vends vends peel-off peel-off Print" photo stickers stickers infringes infringes on on APBI's APBl's photo patent covering covering this this hot hot product product patent category.APBI's APBI's suit suit seeks seeks damages damages category. andinjunctive injunctiverelief. relief. and SNK has has more more than than 12000 12000 SNK Japanese locations locations and and reportedly reportedly Japanese 250 inin Honolulu Honolulu and and the the mainland mainland expects expects to to have hav e nearly nearly 2,000 2,000 250 machinesininoperation operationinin1997 1997and andup up US. US. machines APB! isis an an innovative, innovative, quality quality toto8,000 8,000inin1998. 1998. APBI focused company company owning owning and and Potential costumers costumers have have stated stated focused Potential that none none of operating highly highly themed themed Photo Photo that ofthe the available available imports imports operating offer a product comparable in quality lllusions®interactive interactive booths booths from from offer Illusions® a product comparable in quality APBI'sSticker StickerStation. Station.APBI APB!has has San Diego Diego to to New New England. England. Its Its totoAPBI's San licensed PhotoVend VendInternational Internationaltoto patented Sticker Station™ includes patented Sticker Station™ includes licensed Photo makeaaphoto photosticker stickermachine machineunder under numerous proprietary proprietaryelements elementsand and make numerous '58 1Patent. Patent.PVI PVlserves servesthe thecoincointhe'581 is the only self-serve photo machine the is the only self-serve photo machine op trade trade while while APBI APB! focuses focuses on on designed specifically specifically toto offer offer true true op designed higher end end user user locations. locations. PVI PVI isis handicapped usability. usability. The The Sticker Sticker higher handicapped currentlyon onnotice noticefor forbreach breachofoftheir their Station offers offers aa tiltable tiltable high high currently Station licensedue duetotosales salesthrough throughNamco Namco resolution direct directview viewcolor colorcamera camera license resolution di stributors which which are are not not and distributors with computerized computerized zoom zoom controls, controls, aa and with permissible under under their their license. license. 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This This site site Geographic hasmore morethan than33million millionvisitors. visitors. has APBI Sues Sues Foto Foto Fantasy Fantasyfor forPatent PatentInfringement Infringement APBI APB! filed filed suit suit inin the the Delaware Delaware APBI district court court against against Foto Foto Fantasy, Fantasy, district Inc. of ofWindham, Windham, New New Hampshire, Hampshire, Inc. alleging that that Foto Foto Fantasy's Fantasy's photo photo alleging sticker machine machine constitutes constitutes willful willful sticker and wanton wanton infringement infringement of ofAPBI's APBI's and ' 581 patent. patent. Foto FotoFantasy Fantasyconverted converted '581 their photo photo booths booths toto PSMs PSMs and and their Honolululocations. locations. installedthem themininHonolulu installed APBl's patent patent covers covers its its own own APBI's photo sticker sticker kiosk kiosk known known as as the the photo and all all interactive interactive Sticker Station™ Station TM and Sticker multiple images images photo photo sticker sticker multiple machines. The The US US Patent Patent and and machines. TrademarkOffice Officeawarded awardedAPBI APB! its its Trademark patent on April 22, 1997. Notices patent on April 22, 1997. Notices weresent sentout outtoto potential potential infringers infringers were APBI mandated mandated that that itit would would asas APBI aggressively pursue pursue those those who who aggressively infringedon onitsitspatent. patent. infringed APBl 's Sticker Sticker Station™ Station TMmakes makes APBI's use of of aa unique unique image image formation formation use system that that achieves achieves aa product product of of system much higher higher quality quality than than any any other other much PSM manufacturer's. manufacturer's. The The Sticker Sticker PSM Station's superiority s uperiority over over its its Station's competition has has made made itit the the most most competition sought after after PSM PSM inin the the country. country. sought APBl's president president Sam Sam Attenberg Attenberg APBI's recentlystated, stated,"APBI "APB !presently presentlyhas has recently of orders orders six week week backlog backlog of aa six locationsasas Sea Sea scheduledfor forsuch suchlocations scheduled World, Bloomingdale's, Bloomingdale's,Toys Toys R' R'Us, Us, World, Limited Too, Too, Nordstrom, Nordstrom, Macy's, Macy's, Limited Universal Studios." Studios."Many Many other other and Universal and locationsare arebeing beingadded addeddaily. daily. locations