AgfaPhoto

AgfaPhoto Holding GmbH is headquartered in Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany. Based on a long-term trademark agreement with Agfa-Gevaert, the company grants sub-licenses for the AgfaPhoto trademark and red dot logo to various third-party manufacturers of products in the imaging sector and some other fields. Products that have been released under the brand include electric batteries, photographic paper, digital photo frames, digital cameras, memory cards, scanners, video cameras.

Lupus Imaging & Media GmbH & Co. KG of Langenfeld is the exclusive licensee for AgfaPhoto film stock and disposable cameras (namely the LeBox). Lupus sold AgfaPhoto Vista rolls, which were stocked from Fujifilm designed rolls, until 2018. Currently sold ranges are AgfaPhoto Color and APX some of which are sourced from Ilford Photo of Britain. German company Plawa of Uhingen held the exclusive license for AgfaPhoto digital and video cameras for twelve years (2006–2018). In December 2018, a new agreement was made with a French company named GT Company who continue to be the maker of digital AgfaPhoto products today. GBT (German Battery Technology) GmbH of Düren is the exclusive licensee for AgfaPhoto portable energy, solar panels and household batteries.

Litigation

AgfaPhoto GmbH's bankruptcy trustee Andreas Ringstmeier accused Agfa-Geveart of corporate malpractice. This led to a legal battle spanning over 20 years between Ringstmeier (representing the unpaid creditors) and Agfa-Geveart which was brought to the ICC International Court of Arbitration. In 2018, the ICC tribunal dismissed Ringstmeier's €410 million claim in favor of Agfa-Geveart and the trustee was ordered to pay 95% multi-million euro legal fees. In 2020, the trustee's lawyers pulled off a rare successful appeal, annuling the 2018 ruling and restarting the battle. The conflict seemed to have concluded in July 2025 when a new ICC panel once again rejected all the trustee's claims. €38 million with interest of legal fees were ordered to be paid to Agfa-Gevaert; the remaining cash in the former bankrupt AgfaPhoto estate were wiped out to cover these costs. In July 2026, the case was opened yet again when the Frankfurt regional high court annulled the 2025 ICC ruling citing that the ICC tribunal violated the insolvency receiver's right to be heard on several occasions. The €45 million paid by the trustee from the AgfaPhoto's former estate were already paid to Agfa-Gevaert and were not required to be paid back while litigation continues. Agfa-Gevaert immediately filed an appeal to the Federal Court of Justice.