Hamden’s TransAct Technologies Inc. is due in an Ohio civil courtroom Aug. 2 to rebuff a claim that it allegedly pilfered a multi-billion-dollar company’s technology for TranAct’s line of food-safety terminals.
Avery Dennison Corp., of Pasadena, Calif., filed civil suit in late June in Lake County, Ohio., claiming TransAct misappropriated unspecified Avery Dennison trade secrets related to the design of the terminals.
Avery seeks a permanent ban against TransAct manufacturing and selling its Ithaca 9700 and 9800 touch-screen terminals that restaurant kitchens use to process menu orders and control meal portions.
The Aug. 2 hearing is on the plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction.
TransAct CEO Bart Shuldman insisted in a statement that his company developed its machine from its own proprietary technology and vowed to “vigorously defend against this lawsuit, which we believe is baseless.”
TransAct does about $70 million in a year selling food-safety terminals, as well as coupon dispensers attached to casino gaming and fast-food point-of-sale machines, and hardened printers for the oilpatch.
Avery Dennison generates $6 billion a year selling everything from beverage labels and business cards to retail tags and vehicle graphics.
