N E W S O F T H E P R I N T I N G I N D U S T R Y AT A G L A N C E
"If you do a good job and put the piece
on a real cool substrate, you're going
to get noticed."
ÑBob Nissen, page 18
NEWS
Association Fights
Patent Trolls
Printing Industries of America has filed
petitions with the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) in an effort to
nullify two digital workflow patents that have
been the basis for lawsuits against printing
companies. The patents broadly address
methods for receiving customer files, using
a computer network to perform various prepress functions, and creating a plate-ready PDF file.
"The patents should never have been granted, since the claims were
obviously based on prior patents and published documents. I hope this
action will give our members the upper hand in fighting these frivolous
lawsuits and causes the patent owner to discontinue its licensing campaign," said Michael Makin, president and CEO.
The association has also mobilized its lobbying efforts in Congress in
support of legislation to combat patent troll activity.
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Indianapolis Welcomes FSI
Franchise Services Inc. (FSI) hosted its annual convention in
Indianapolis, IN, July 24-28. Franchisees from the Sir Speedy
Print & Marketing Services, PIP Printing & Marketing Services,
and Signal Graphics systems gathered to learn, network, and
receive recognition for their achievements. Among the awards
presented, Lloyd
Newton,
of
North Raleigh,
NC, was named
Franchisee
of
the Year for the
Sir Speedy franchise, and Bruce
and Linda Pansky of Downey,
CA, were named
Franchisees of
the Year for the
PIP franchise.
Dan Beck, FSI executive vice president, Franchise
Quick
PrintSupport and Training, Gail and Tom Preisser of
Columbus, OH, and QP editor Karen Hall during the Top
ing Top Volume
100 awards presentation.
Awards
were
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presented to the Fulner
Family of Indianapolis,
IN, and Nashville, TN,
for the PIP franchise;
to George Coriaty of
Whittier, CA, for the Sir
Speedy franchise; and to
Riley and Kay Gunnels
of Egg Harbor Township,
NJ, for the Signal Graph- FSi president Richard Lowe with PIP
ics franchise. QP editor Printing & Marketing Services Franchisees
of the Year Linda and Bruce Pansky.
Karen Hall also presented
plaques to each of the
FSI franchisees who made
QP's 2013 Top 100 list.
During the convention
it was announced that
Dan Beck, executive vice
president, Franchise Support and Training, would
retire on August 1 and
would be succeeded by FSI president Richard Lowe (left) presDavid Rice. Next year's ents the Sir Speedy Printing & Marketing
convention will be in Services Franchisee of the Year Award to
Lloyd Newton.
San Diego.
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Minuteman Takes on Chicago
Chicago played host to the Minuteman Press International
convention in early August. Franchisees came to learn at the educational sessions, catch up on the latest technology and services
at the vendor show, and to network with one another. Along
with all the planned activities, attendees had plenty of free time
to enjoy the
cultural offerings of the
Windy City.
During the
awards dinner,
many franchisees were honored for their
stellar performances in areas
Minuteman Winners: Quick Printing awards presentasuch as sales
tion: (l to r) Minuteman CEO Bob Titus; Keith Miller,
and marketing.
Cockeysville, MD; Joseph Mulligan and Joseph Genua,
There was also
Clifton, NJ; Robert Heimbuch, regional vice president,
accepting for Nelson Anderson, Glen Burnie, MD; and
a slate of raffles
Karen Hall.
held throughout the evening, culminating in drawings for a Konica Minolta
and a Xerox digital color press. QP editor Karen Hall presented
awards to the franchisees who were in 2013 Top 100 as well as
a Quick Printing Business Excellence Award to business partners
Joseph Genua and Joseph Mulligan of Clifton, NJ.
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Canon Opens New HQ
Canon USA held a grand opening ceremony of its Canon
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