-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, VR24u6wD/njZVSlSl7cxgoNIPX7CPlfTt2N2WHy7DU8sBZJdYGbWlvRNTQj+HhNv aZ2Jw1KVsUjSNju85H3xcA== 0000950152-97-006449.txt : 19970912 0000950152-97-006449.hdr.sgml : 19970912 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950152-97-006449 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19970902 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19970908 SROS: NONE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GEON CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000897547 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PLASTICS, MATERIALS, SYNTH RESINS & NONVULCAN ELASTOMERS [2821] IRS NUMBER: 341730488 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11804 FILM NUMBER: 97676469 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE GEON CENTER CITY: AVON LAKE STATE: OH ZIP: 44012 BUSINESS PHONE: 2169301000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE GEON CENTER CITY: AVON LAKE STATE: OH ZIP: 44012 8-K 1 THE GEON COMPANY REGISTATION FORM 8-K 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 --------------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 2, 1997 ----------------- THE GEON COMPANY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) Delaware 1-11804 34-1730488 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other (Commission (IRS Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) incorporation) One Geon Center, Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 ------------------------------------------ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code 216-930-1241 ------------ Not Applicable -------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) 2 Item 5. Other Events - ------- ------------ The Geon Company announced that it has obtained a U.S. District Court judgment to prevent Universal Vinyl Corporation from infringing a patent Geon holds on pearlescent compounds used in the production of vinyl vertical window blinds. Additionally, the Federal Court for the Southern District of Florida awarded Geon triple damages of $4.3 million for past willful patent infringement. Item 7(c). Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits - ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of September 2, 1997 announcing that Geon has won a lawsuit for patient infringement. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. THE GEON COMPANY By /s/ Gregory L. Rutman ----------------------------- Gregory L. Rutman Secretary Dated September 8, 1997 EX-99.1 2 EXHIBIT 99.1 1 EXHIBIT 99.1 ------------ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GEON WINS LAWSUIT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT CLEVELAND, OHIO -- September 2, 1997 -- The Geon Company (NYSE: GON) announced today that it has obtained a U.S. District Court judgment to prevent Universal Vinyl Corporation from further infringing a patent Geon holds on pearlescent compounds used in the production of vinyl vertical window blinds. In addition to granting a permanent injunction, the federal court for the Southern District of Florida awarded Geon triple damages of $4.3 million for past willful patent infringement. Geon had brought suit in Florida because Universal Vinyl is headquartered outside Miami. "Our purpose in pursuing this suit was to ensure that our rights to the technology and the interests of our loyal customers who had licensed the patents were protected," said V. Lance Mitchell, Geon vice president and general manager, compounds. "We believe this demonstrates our resolve to aggressively pursue these types of issues, when appropriate." Geon holds three patents on a pigment system used in polyvinyl chloride or vinyl compounds that are processed into vertical window blinds. The system gives the blinds a unique, attractive pearlescent appearance. The Geon Company is one of the largest suppliers of polyvinyl chloride resins in North America, and is the world's largest merchant provider of PVC compounds. Headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio, the Geon Company and its subsidiaries have 11 manufacturing plants in the United States and Canada, and joint ventures in Europe and Southeast Asia. ### Media contact: Dennis Cocco 216-930-1538 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----