PRG Sues Martin Over Patent Infringements

Production Resource Group (PRG) has filed a lawsuit against Martin Professional A/S and Martin Professional Inc. alleging 20 counts of patent infringement.

The suit, filed on July 15 in the US District Court, Southern District of New York, names several PRG-owned patents that the company claims are violated by Martin specifically regarding Maxxyz control products, MAC luminaires, and Maxedia product lines. Among these patents are "Stage Lighting Control Console Including Assignable Macro Functions," "Stage Lighting Lamp Unit and Stage Lighting System including Such Unit, "and "Pixel Based Gobo Record Control Format."

Both companies declined to comment on the pending litigation.