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 / HP / Imaging Supplies / News / Ninestar / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 19, 2018 · Last modified April 25, 2018
U.S.-based Katun Corporation, which makes third-party clone toner cartridges, recently reassured customers that it isn’t a target of the massive......
Amazon / Canon / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News / Ninestar / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 16, 2018 · Last modified April 25, 2018
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.
Canon / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News / Ninestar / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 12, 2018 · Last modified April 25, 2018
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today announced that it’s filed a complaint with the Seoul Central District Court of Korea......
Canon / Imaging Supplies / News / Ninestar / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 8, 2018 · Last modified April 25, 2018
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.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 7, 2018 · Last modified March 12, 2018
The lawsuits are said to underscore Epson’s expansion of its enforcement efforts to include infringing sellers of large-format printer in cartridges and remanufactured cartridges using third-party infringing circuit boards.
Featured Posts / Legal Proceedings / News / Ninestar / Patent-Infringement
by Terry Wirth
by Terry Wirth · Published March 1, 2018 · Last modified April 25, 2018
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, has launched a massive legal offensive against clone toner-cartridge sellers, announcing today that it had......
Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 27, 2018 · Last modified March 1, 2018
In late 2017, Canon sued Kostland for infringement of Canon’s U.S. Patent No. 9,581,958 B2, based on Kostland’s sales of infringing toner cartridges under the name “4Benefit,” including sales made through Amazon.com.
Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 5, 2018 · Last modified February 8, 2018
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, reported today that it’s filed a patent-infringement complaint with the U.S. District Court for the...
Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 23, 2018 · Last modified February 8, 2018
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, reported today that it’s concluded its patent-infringement dispute with JT Company UG (haftungsbeschränkt). Under the...
3D Printing / Executive Management / Imaging Supplies / Mobile Print/Scan / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 19, 2018 · Last modified February 8, 2018
This week, Brother International launched its next-generation monochrome family of black-and-white printers and MFPs for SMBs, all notable for their compatibility with automatic...
3D Printing / Acquisitions / Commercial & Production Printing / Imaging Supplies / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 12, 2018 · Last modified February 8, 2018
This week was marked with some interesting updates from Canon, including new hardware, patent-recognition, and an interesting interview with Canon’s......
Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 9, 2018 · Last modified February 8, 2018
A new “patent troll” (typically defined as a non-practicing patent holder) has emerged, the Midwest Athletics and Sports Alliance, which has...
3D Printing / Acquisitions / Featured Posts / Inkjet / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 5, 2018 · Last modified February 8, 2018
There’s nothing like spending a little time in the first week of January to take a look at the preceding...
3D Printing / Imaging Supplies / Mergers & Acquisitions / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 22, 2017 · Last modified February 8, 2018
Last week’s repeal of Net Neutrality by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) holds the potential to completely reshape the...
Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 19, 2017 · Last modified February 8, 2018
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, reported today that it’s obtained a preliminary injunction by the District Court Düsseldorf in Germany against...
3D Printing / Inkjet / Legal Proceedings / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 8, 2017 · Last modified February 8, 2018
While at the Sharp National Dealer Conference last week, we enjoyed an interesting presentation from Professor Tassu Shervani of the...
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