EOS, Trumpf announce patent license agreement with MTT Technologies

EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems (Munich, Germany) and Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG (Ditzingen, Germany) announced that they have signed an agreement with MTT Technologies Ltd. in Stone, UK, and MTT Technologies GmbH in Germany. Under the agreement, both MTT companies receive a nonexclusive license for certain EOS and Trumpf patent rights regarding the laser-sintering process. The new contract replaces the previous agreement between EOS, Trumpf, MCP Tooling Technology Ltd. (now MTT Technologies Ltd.), and MCP-HEK Tooling GmbH (now MTT Technologies GmbH), which now includes the license for the United States and Canada. Under the new agreement, EOS has also withdrawn the lawsuit against MTT, which was pending at the U.S. District Court of South Carolina. The parties have agreed not to disclose the level of license fees to be paid by MTT.

EOS is a global provider of laser sintering equipment used in e-manufacturing technology. Trumpf Group is a global manufacturer of machine tools/power tools, laser technology/electronics, and medical technology. Its core business is machine tools for flexible sheet metal processing for punching and forming, laser processing, and bending. MTT-Group of companies (formerly MCP-Group) supplies, installs, and trains in processes for the production of prototypes in many diversified materials. The Selective Laser Melting process has been successfully supplied by MCP into various market segments such as medical implants, dental applications, and industrial applications for the last six years. —[email protected]