Ninestar Notes Key Milestones on 19th Anniversary
Interestingly, both of Ninestar’s key acquisitions – Static Control and Lexmark – had been involved in sprawling litigation for many years.
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Ninestar Aiming to Produce 4 Million Printers a Year at Proposed China Plant
As we reported last week, Ninestar, which is headquartered in China, and which, together with a consortium of investors, purchased...
Ninestar to Manufacture Laser Printers
The company says it plans to invest about 9.0 billion yuan (about $1.43 billion) in the project.
Lexmark Completes Security Agreement with China CITIC Bank
Lexmark International today announced that, as of April 2, 2018, it’s entered into a security agreement with China CITIC Bank, as...
U.S. ITC to Investigate Canon’s Patent-Infringement Allegations Against Third-Party Toner-Cartridge Sellers
Canon filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Static Control in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on February 28th, alleging that Static Control’s replacement toner cartridges and imaging drums designed for use in Canon and HP laser printers infringe on Canon’s patents.
Aster Graphics Responds to Canon’s Toner-Cartridge Patent-Infringement Legal Action
The Recycler reported today that it received a statement from Aster Graphics of Southern California in response to Canon Inc.’s recent...
Katun: Supplies Not Affected by Canon Lawsuits; New Remanufactured HP Printers for Europe
U.S.-based Katun Corporation, which makes third-party clone toner cartridges, recently reassured customers that it isn’t a target of the massive...
Canon Gets Patent-Infringement Preliminary Injunction Against Biggest Discount
The preliminary injunction is based on the infringement of the German portion of Canon’s European patent EP 2 087 407 relating to a drum unit and a process cartridge.
HP Speaks Out on Canon’s Massive U.S. Patent-Infringement Campaign
The complaint to the ITC asserts that the companies infringe on Canon’s U.S. Patent Nos. 9,746,826; 9,836,021; 9,841,727; 9,841,728; 9,841,729; 9,857,764; 9,857,765; 9,869,960; and 9,874,846. The toner cartridges and imaging drum units are used in HP laser printers.
Canon Brings Toner-Cartridge Patent-Infringement Battle to South Korea
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today announced that it’s filed a complaint with the Seoul Central District Court of Korea...
Clover Imaging Group Responds to Canon’s Patent-Infringement Lawsuits
Canon announced that it had filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against 49 manufacturers, distributors and sellers of third-party clone toner cartridges and imaging drum units. It also filed patent-infringement lawsuits in the United States against various companies.
Canon Launches Massive Legal Offensive Against 49 U.S. Clone Toner-Cartridge Sellers
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, has launched a massive legal offensive against clone toner-cartridge sellers, announcing today that it had...
Sales up for Ninestar’s Lexmark; Ninestar to Shift Lexmark Manufacturing to Zhuhai, China
China’s Ninestar Corporation, previously known as Apex Technology, and which last year, along with other investors, purchased Lexmark International for...
Ninestar to Establish New Lexmark Business Unit in China
On July 11th, China’s Ninestar Corporation – formerly known as Apex Technologies and which last year, along with a consortium...
Ninestar Said to be Selling Lexmark’s Kofax Division
Reuters reports that China’s Ninestar Corporation – previously known as Apex Technology, which, along with a consortium of investors acquired...
Apex Technology Changes Name to Ninestar Corporation
China’s Apex Technology – which, along with a consortium of investors purchased Lexmark International last year – has changed its...
