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BASF Steps Up Measures Against Patent Infringements in the Photoinitiator Business

BASF has contacted distributors offering counterfeit Irgacure 819 products for sale

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

BASF is taking firm steps to stop the distribution of counterfeit versions of its Irgacure 819 photoinitiator product. After repeatedly issuing notifications, BASF has contacted distributors identified as offering counterfeit Irgacure 819 products for sale and legally insisted that they cease marketing and selling these products. One distributor has already committed to withdrawing this product from the market with immediate effect. Irgacure 819 is a well-known and widely-used photoinitiator ...

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