Canon Files Patent-Infringement Complaints with ITC, U.S. Courts
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, is back before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that some 26 companies have......
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, is back before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that some 26 companies have......
Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / Lexmark
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 21, 2020 · Last modified February 3, 2020
Ninestar Corporation of Zhuhai, China, and parent company of Lexmark International, announced that it’s officially launching its G&G Instinkt program,......
Canon / Featured Posts / HP / Imaging Supplies / Lexmark / Managed Print & Document Services / Toshiba
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 13, 2019
A recent Lexmark blog – As-a-Service Solutions Offer CIOs Financial Flexibility in Uncertain Times – discussed how enterprises can benefit......
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 6, 2019 · Last modified September 17, 2019
This week’s news-maker was San Diego-based Memjet, which made a key new introduction in its evolution of single-pass inkjet printing....
Featured Posts / Financial News / Imaging Supplies / Lexmark / Ninestar
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 4, 2019
Revenue for Ninestar’s consumables’ business unit grew 22 percent year-over-year.
Featured Posts / Financial News / Imaging Supplies / Lexmark / News / Ninestar
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 29, 2019
Since 2016, Ninestar and Konica Minolta have had a “close collaboration on A3 copiers, A4 printers, 3D printers, as well as integrated circuit products.”
Acquisitions / Imaging Supplies / Lexmark / News / Ninestar
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 21, 2019 · Last modified September 3, 2019
According to Jadi, Ninestar’s annual toner consumption is approximately 8,000 metric tons, while Jadi’s total toner-manufacturing is 6,000 metric tons per year.
For anyone who’s followed the printer/copier consumables’ market over the years like we have, one of the most incongruous news...
This week in the irony department, China’s Ninestar – itself accused of toner-cartridge patent infringement by Canon Inc. – is suing another company for ink-cartridge patent infringement.
Imaging Supplies / Lexmark / News / Ninestar
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 28, 2019 · Last modified July 23, 2019
Interestingly, both of Ninestar’s key acquisitions – Static Control and Lexmark – had been involved in sprawling litigation for many years.
Canon / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 31, 2019 · Last modified June 13, 2019
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, reported today that it’s appealed the U.S. International Trade Commission’s final determination terminating Investigation No. 337-TA-1106,......
Canon / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 22, 2019 · Last modified May 30, 2019
The legal battle continues between Canon, Ninestar, Static Control, and some other makers of non-OEM toner cartridges and supplies.
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 / 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.
One thing that caught our eye this week was the home page for Canon Inc., which showcases digital cameras –...
Acquisitions / Featured Posts / Lenovo / Lexmark
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 9, 2019 · Last modified June 28, 2019
Ninestar, which is based in China and was previously known as Apex Technology, has announced that it’s signed an agreement......