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OEMs Feel Pressure on Revenue and Profits as Supply-Chain Trouble Persists
In late January and throughout February, printer original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) announced financial results for the three-month period ended December 31, 2021. Here, we look specifically at...
View ArticleCanon EMEA Announces Relief Efforts for Ukraine
On March 4, Canon EMEA issued a statement announcing steps it has taken to aid in relief efforts supporting Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of the country on February 24. Last week, Canon EMEA...
View ArticleCanon Says It Will Be the Top Printer Vendor and Printing Demand Will Remain...
Over the past couple of years, COVID-19 has played havoc with the printing equipment and supplies business and caused what may well be a permanent drop in office printing. That has prompted a lot of...
View ArticleCanon Offers Online Version of PosterArtist for Graphic Design
Canon U.S.A. is hoping to stimulate more do-it-yourself graphic design by individuals and businesses by offering a free online version of PosterArtist, a graphic design application that Canon has been...
View ArticleHP and Canon Raise Prices in 2022: Who’s Next?
Inflation is rampant. With prices for raw materials, chips, components, and transportation going up, it is no surprise that we are seeing prices for printer equipment and supplies do the same. So far...
View ArticleIDC Says Inventory Shortfalls Responsible for Decline in Worldwide Hardcopy...
On March 14, International Data Corporation (IDC) published its quarterly summary of its “Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker” data for the fourth quarter of 2021. The research firm...
View ArticleAfter ‘Corrective Action’ Xerox Nabs Defense Contract from Trident
Illustrating that “If at first you don't succeed, try, try again” can be a successful strategy, Xerox has nabbed a lucrative Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract worth well over $100 million to...
View ArticleCanon U.S.A. Named among ‘Most Ethical’ for Fifth Year in a Row
For the fifth year in a row, Canon U.S.A. has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2022. The recognition came from Ethisphere, a Scottsdale, AZ, company that describes itself as...
View ArticleChipjet Launches Inkjet Chips for HP, Laser Chips for HP and Canon
Hangzhou Chipjet Technology Co., Ltd. (Chipjet), Hubei Dinglong’s chipmaking arm, has launched some new replacement chipsets in the first quarter, including replacement inkjet chips for the HP DeskJet...
View ArticleCanon Gets Some Data Breach Claims Dismissed from Class Action but Not Others
In the summer of 2020, Canon U.S.A. experienced a ransomware attack that brought down the company’s website, email, and other internal applications and exposed the personal information of current and...
View ArticleSlingshot Printing Answers Canon’s Counterclaims
The back-and-forth between Slingshot Printing LLC and Canon continues. Slingshot Printing filed suit against Canon in January, claiming that the printer maker has infringed a number of inkjet patents...
View ArticleOrtiz & Associates Dismisses Lawsuit against Canon
The last time we reported on a pair of patent-infringement lawsuits filed by Ortiz & Associates Consulting against Canon U.S.A. and Ricoh USA, both defendants had filed motions to dismiss the...
View ArticleCanon and Sharp Announce Humanitarian Relief Efforts for Ukraine
Canon Inc. and Sharp each issued statements on March 23 regarding steps they have taken to support humanitarian aid aimed at assisting those affected by the conflict in Ukraine, which began with...
View ArticleITC ALJ Grants Canon’s Motion for Summary Determination in 337-TA-1259...
Last fall, Canon asked the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) for summary determinations of violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and recommended determinations on remedy and...
View ArticleCourt Asked to Rule on Federal Jurisdiction in Canon PIXMA Class Action
Last fall, a Canon PIXMA inkjet all-in-one owner named David Leacraft filed a class-action complaint against Canon U.S.A. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiff...
View ArticleITC to Review Initial Determination Granting Canon’s Motion for Summary...
On March 30, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that it will review in part the initial determination granting Canon’s motion for summary determination of violations of Section...
View ArticleSlingshot Printing Files Second Lawsuit against Canon
Although it happened on April Fools’ Day, it was no joke. On April 1, Slingshot Printing LLC, which has the rights to a multitude of Lexmark inkjet patents, filed a second patent-infringement lawsuit...
View ArticleInk-Tank Promotes Remanufactured Canon PG-545XL and CL-546XL Cartridges
Ninestar subsidiary Zhuhai National Resources & Jingjie Printing Technology, which sells its products under the Ink-Tank brand, has launched an interesting sales pitch in an announcement about its...
View ArticleCanon’s Edale Acquisition Shores Up Its Resolve to Take Lead in Industrial...
Canon Production Printing and Canon Inc. have acquired Edale, a Hampshire, England-based packaging converting equipment manufacturer. Canon announced the acquisition in an April 4 press release....
View ArticleInitial Determination Granting Canon’s Motion for Summary Determination in...
Canon has two important toner container Section 337 investigations heading toward a conclusion before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). They are number 337-TA-1259, “Certain Toner Supply...
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