This Week in Imaging: There’s Gold in those Temporary (Transactional) Documents
This week, we visited the folks at Lexmark International at their offices in the Big Apple, and were reminded (yet......
Category: Imaging Supplies
Canon Wins Another Patent-Infringement Consent Judgement
Back in February 28, Canon Inc., Canon U.S.A., and Canon Virginia submitted a patent-infringement complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and requested that the ITC issue a general exclusion order and cease-and-desist orders against some 50 companies, including Zeetoner.
New Clover Services Group Provides MPS and Tech Support, Digital Marketing
Clover’s Axess is said to provide dealers with the tools to sell, implement and manage a successful managed print services (MPS) program with their customers, providing dealers with training, monitoring, and management of MPS.
Canon Concludes U.S. Patent-Infringement Lawsuits against CLT Computers and Fairland
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today announced the conclusions of two separate patent-infringement lawsuits against CLT Computers, Inc. and Fairland, LLC, involving toner cartridges sold for use in Canon and HP laser printers.
Canon Obtains New Patent-Infringement Injunction
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today reported that the District Court Düsseldorf in Germany has granted it a preliminary injunction...
Canon Continues Patent-Infringement Campaign with New U.S. Lawsuit
These patent-infringing toner cartridges are designed for for use in various of HP Inc. laser printers.
HP to Compensate Printer Customers after Firmware Prevents Use of Third-Party Ink Cartridges
ACCC deputy chair Michael Schaper said: “Consumers were not made aware of the restriction on using non-HP ink cartridges when buying the printer or downloading the firmware update, and were denied the choice to accept or reject it…”
Static Control Opens New Distribution Center in Texas
Canon has also filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Static Control, which says it’s the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of parts and supplies supporting the toner remanufacturing industry.
Xerox Testing Finds High Levels of Carcinogen in Third-Party Toner Cartridges
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment cites studies showing that styrene increased the incidence of combined malignant and benign lung tumors.
Bluedog Consents to Stop Selling Alleged Patent-Infringing Toner Cartridges
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today announced that it’s concluded its patent-infringement lawsuit against Bluedog Distribution Inc. in the U.S....
Canon Wins Injunction Against Toner-Cartridge Seller
Continuing to enforce its imaging-supplies patents across the globe, Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today announced the conclusion of a patent-infringement lawsuit.
This Week in Imaging: Back to Paper, Pens for Atlanta City Government in Wake of Ransomware Attack
Perhaps nothing has better illustrated the vulnerability of digital systems to security breaches than the ongoing hacking of the government......
Five Men Charged with Defrauding Xerox of $25 Million in Toner-Fraud Scheme
The men allegedly then sold the toner supplies for approximately $11 million to someone in Miami, Florida.
Huge Stash of Counterfeit Printer and Toner Parts Seized in Dubai
Fake or counterfeit printer supplies are fraudulently branded as being manufactured by the printer OEM – in contrast to third-party, non-OEM remanufactured supplies that aren’t illegally OEM-branded, but instead display the brand of the third-party.
This Week in Imaging: How IKON, Lanier, Savin Acquisitions Have Made a Tough Road for Ricoh
At first it seemed the acquisition of IKON would only be a boon for Ricoh. After all, IKON was said to be the world’s largest independent provider of copier/MFPs, printers, and related services, with over 400 offices in North America and Western Europe, regional sales and service training facilities, a roster of Fortune 500 customers, and revenues of $4,167 million for its fiscal year before it was purchased by Ricoh.
Printer, Ink, and Toner Sales Soar at Amazon
“While leading retail chains struggle to stay afloat, Amazon is seeing strong growth across the board in sales of office appliances, like printers, scanners and shredders, as well as consumables and office accessories,” commented Nathan Rigby, vice president of sales and marketing for One Click Retail.
