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Canon / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 21, 2019 · Last modified May 30, 2019
Last month, Canon had filed a petition to reverse a key ruling issued by the ITC in March 2019 that non-OEM toner cartridges designed for use in HP laser printers and sold by three companies, Aster, Ninestar, and Print-Rite, did not infringe on Canon patents.
Canon / Imaging Supplies / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 14, 2019 · Last modified May 20, 2019
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, announced today that it filed requests with Amazon seeking to remove third-party toner cartridges from......
Canon / Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 7, 2019 · Last modified May 20, 2019
In March 2018, the ITC announced that it was initiating a patent-infringement investigation on behalf of Canon Inc. against a number of sellers of after-market third-party toner cartridges.
Canon / HP / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 3, 2019 · Last modified May 14, 2019
Last week, we reported how the California-based division of third-party toner-maker Aster Graphics filed a defamation lawsuit against Steven Giannetta and several un-named persons.
HP / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 24, 2019 · Last modified May 6, 2019
The lawsuit was filed this week in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, and alleges trade libel, defamation, and false light.
HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 22, 2019 · Last modified May 20, 2019
Back in 2016, HP had also filed a printer-supplies patent-infringement lawsuit in China against Speed Infotech of Shanghai.
Canon / Imaging Supplies / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 15, 2019 · Last modified May 20, 2019
In its continuing quest to eliminate unauthorized third-party toner cartridges for sale on Amazon, on April 12th, Canon Inc. of......
Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / Market Reports & Forecasts
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 9, 2019 · Last modified May 14, 2019
The printing consumables market in Central Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMA) declined year-on-year in units by 3.2 percent...
HP / Imaging Supplies / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 5, 2019 · Last modified April 18, 2019
In the wake of weaker-than-expected supplies’ revenue, HP Inc. said it will be cracking down on supplies counterfeits.
Amazon / Canon / HP / Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 5, 2019 · Last modified April 30, 2019
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, continued its strategy of seeking to remove third-party toner cartridges designed for use with Canon......
Canon / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 4, 2019 · Last modified April 30, 2019
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today announced it’s concluded a patent infringement lawsuit against FTrade Inc., which does business under......
Canon / Featured Posts / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 2, 2019 · Last modified April 18, 2019
In March 2018, the ITC had announced that it was initiating a patent-infringement investigation on behalf of Canon Inc. against a number of sellers of after-market third-party toner cartridges.
Epson / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 1, 2019 · Last modified April 18, 2019
Epson launched its ReadyInk program in the United States in September 2017, and in August 2018 in the U.K.
Amazon / Canon / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 27, 2019 · Last modified April 18, 2019
This week in Canon Inc.’s continuing battle against third-party toner cartridges designed for use in HP laser printers, it announced a new patent-infringement lawsuit, as well as new injunctions and new Amazon cartridge take-downs.
HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 25, 2019 · Last modified May 6, 2019
Counterfeit cartridges are fraudulently labeled to appear to be the HP brand, but in fact are not. Remanufactured, refilled, or new-built cartridges are not fraudulently labeled. However, all of these non-OEM cartridges may infringe on intellectual-property rights and patents.
Epson / HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 20, 2019 · Last modified April 18, 2019
In a move sure to warm the hearts of HP Inc. and Epson, Katun has announced that it is now selling aftermarket inkjet cartridges for use with business-inkjet printers.
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