The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) is suing its Australian equivalent, the Royal Australian Mint (RAM), following an alleged patent infringement dating back to 2012.

Documents filed by the RCM in Australia's federal court on Dec. 22 allege the RAM used a patented printing method relating to how the latter mint printed red poppies on its commemorativeRemembrance Day coins. The RCM is now demanding 500,000 $2 coins struck by the RAM - with a total value of $2 million - be turned over or destroyed. The RCM is also requesting the RAM be restrainedfrom further patent infringement or from "making, selling, supplying or otherwise disposing of, using or keeping the infringing coins." They also want Australian officials to admit their wrongdoingand turn over or destroy all promotional materials related to the infringing coins. Lastly, the RCM is demanding the RAM surrender its profits from the infringement or pay damages.

"The Royal Canadian Mint has launched legal proceedings against the RAM for infringement of the Mint's patent in Australia when RAM produced a colour printed version of the Australian $2 coin witha red poppy without first having obtained our consent to do so," RCM media relations manager Alex Reeves told CCN.

"Despite the Mint's ongoing efforts to resolve the matter since 2015, it has become necessary for us to institute infringement proceedings to protect and preserve our intellectual propertyrights."

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