8-K

                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    WASHINGTON, D. C.  20549

                           FORM 8-K

                AMENDMENT TO CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                   TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 25, 2003

                            Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
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        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                  Pennsylvania
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     (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)



            1-11257                             22-1895850
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     (Commission File Number)        (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



        101 Wolf Drive, P.O. Box 188, Thorofare, New Jersey 08086
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                (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (856) 848-1800
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            (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                       N/A
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          (Former name or address, if changed since last report)













     Item 5.     Other Events
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     On April 25, 2003, the Registrant (the "Company") issued a press release
announcing that it has filed an appeal with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals
in response to the lawsuit brought by ID Security Systems Canada Inc.



     Item 7.     Financial Statements and Exhibits
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1. Exhibits

Press release dated April 25, 2003.





                            Signature
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     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 25, 2003

Checkpoint Systems, Inc.

/s/George W. Off
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George W. Off
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer









                 EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT NO.      DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITS
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99.1              Press release dated April 25, 2003.

EX-99.1 PRESS RELEAS

          Checkpoint Systems, Inc. Appeals Adverse Orders
                 and Rulings in ID Systems Lawsuit



                         COMPANY CONTACT:
                            Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
                            Craig Burns
                            Executive Vice President,
                        Chief Financial Officer, Finance
                            and Operations
                            (856) 848-1800
                         INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACTS:
                            Christine Mohrmann, Lindsay Hatton
                            FD Morgen-Walke
                            (212) 850-5600
                         PRESS CONTACT:
                            Jason Rando
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE       FD Morgen-Walke
- ---------------------       (212) 850-5600


              Checkpoint Systems, Inc. Appeals Adverse Orders
                and Rulings in ID Systems Lawsuit

Thorofare, New Jersey, April 25, 2003 - Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CKP)
today announced that it has filed an appeal with the Third Circuit Court of
Appeals in response to the lawsuit brought by ID Security Systems Canada Inc.
Checkpoint is appealing all orders and rulings adverse to the Company, including
those embodied in the Court's Order and Opinion of March 28, 2003. The Company
anticipates that the appeal process could continue for up to 18 months.


Checkpoint Systems, Inc., is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of
technology-driven solutions for retail security, labeling, and merchandising.
Checkpoint is the leading provider of radio frequency- (RF) based shrink
management solutions to the $1 trillion global retail industry, including over
half of the world's top 200 largest global retailers. In addition to its shrink
management capabilities, Checkpoint's end-to-end supply chain technology helps
apparel and consumer product manufacturers and retailers brand, track and secure
goods worldwide. Checkpoint has a presence in more than 50 countries and a
global network of 29 service bureaus located in the world's apparel
manufacturing capitals. Checkpoint Systems, Inc.'s website is located at
www.checkpointsystems.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release may include information that could constitute forward-looking
statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such forward-looking statements may involve
risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
any future results encompassed within the forward-looking statements. Factors
that could cause or contribute to such differences include those matters
disclosed in the Company's Security and Exchange Commission filings.

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