VIM Printing Plates Banned from Germany

• Higher Court in Dusseldorf finds VIM product infringes patent held by Presstek
• Munich Court affirms validity of Presstek patent in separate proceeding
• VIM and German dealer Reinsch Handel ordered to cease and desist from selling infringing products

Hudson, NH - November 15, 2010 - Presstek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRST), a leading supplier of digital offset printing solutions to the printing and communications industries, today announced that the Higher Court Dusseldorf, Germany has upheld a Regional Court decision finding Israeli manufacturer VIM Technologies in violation of Presstek's German patent (No. DE 693 29 365 T2). The Court has ordered VIM and defendant Reinsch Handel to immediately cease and desist from selling any of the infringing VIM products in Germany. VIM has also been ordered to provide to Presstek detailed information on all sales of the infringing products in Germany for a six-year period. 

The plates at issue in the proceeding were the VIM DP-R28 and DP-R36 Lithographic Printing Plates. 

In a separate proceeding, the Patent Court in Munich Germany has found that the patent that Presstek has asserted against VIM in the infringement case to be valid and enforceable. 

The judgments of the Higher Court Dusseldorf and the Patent Court are final, as the time to file appeals has expired. 

The Company announced that as a result of these court findings, Presstek will be pursuing the enforcement of its patents against other distributors of VIM products throughout Europe where distributors are selling VIM products in violation of Presstek's patent rights.

About Presstek    

Presstek, Inc. is a leading supplier of digital offset printing solutions to the printing and communications industries. Presstek's DI® digital offset solutions bridge the gap between toner and conventional offset printing, enabling printers to cost effectively meet increasing customer demand for high quality, short run color printing with a fast turnaround time while providing improved profit margins. The Company's CTP portfolio ranges from two-page to eight-page systems, many of which are fully automated. These systems support Presstek's line of chemistry-free plates as well as Aeon, a no preheat thermal plate which offers run lengths up to one million impressions. Presstek also offers a range of workflow solutions, pressroom supplies, and reliable service. Presstek is well positioned to support print environments of any size on a worldwide basis