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Tyco Obtains Injunction to Stop Acousto-Magnetic EAS Labels from Entering Germany

More than five billion products are protected by Sensormatic AM labels each year.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Tyco announced that Tyco Fire & Security GmbH (TFSG) has obtained two injunctions rendered by the Court in Dusseldorf, Germany to prevent the importation to and distribution in Germany of certain acousto-magnetic (AM) electronic article surveillance (EAS) labels from Century Retail Europe B.V. (Century Europe) and ReTec Wandlitz GmbH (ReTec) in relation to European Patent No. 0,922,274.   For 50 years, retailers have used Tyco’s genuine Sensormatic acousto-magnetic labels, designed for opt...

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