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Shurtape Technologies Files FrogTape Brand Painter’s Tape Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against 3M

Wednesday 23. February 2011 - Shurtape Technologies, LLC, and ShurTech Brands, LLC, today have filed a lawsuit in federal district court for the Western District of North Carolina against 3M Company, St. Paul, Minn.

The lawsuit alleges that 3M’s painter’s tape with Edge-Lock infringes Shurtape’s U.S. Patent No. 6,828,008, which covers Shurtape’s FrogTape brand painter’s tape with PaintBlock Technology (Shurtape’s “FrogTape patent”). Specifically, Shurtape alleges that 3M’s Edge-Lock tape improperly incorporates an absorbent edge coating to minimize the movement of paint past a masking edge, a problem commonly referred to by painters as “bleed-through.”
The lawsuit further alleges that 3M is infringing Shurtape’s federally registered trademarks “PaintBlock” and “Keeps Paint Out. Keeps Lines Sharp.” The lawsuit seeks damages and an injunction to stop 3M’s alleged infringement of Shurtape’s intellectual property.
Through its substantial investment to educate consumers about its unique, recognized PaintBlock Technology, FrogTape is one of the fastest growing painting tape brands, and has won numerous industry awards, including the Retailer’s Choice Award from Hardware Retailing Magazine and the Innovation Award from Sherwin-Williams, and has earned the Good Housekeeping Seal.