PIA Warns Members Against Patent Trolls

PITTSBURGH—Printing Industries of America’s President and CEO Michael Makin issued the following notice to its membership.

Dear Members:

In recent months, Printing Industries of America has seen an alarming increase in the number of printers who have reported being targeted by law firms alleging they are infringing patents for technologies as ubiquitous in the industry as prepress workflow, computer-to-plate, and Web-to-print.