Canon Uses New Patent to Take Down Slew of Infringing Toner Cartridges Sold...
On Leap Day, February 29, Canon Inc. revealed that it has selected another patent from its extensive portfolio and used it to file infringement reports with Amazon.com, resulting in the removal of...
View ArticleCanon Virginia Lays Off 55 Workers
On February 29, The Virginian-Pilot reported that Canon Virginia, Inc. (CVI), Canon’s only manufacturing, engineering, recycling, and technical support center in the Americas, laid off 55 employees...
View ArticleMost OEMs See Improved or Mixed Results in Latest Quarter
In January and February, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and vendors of single-function printers and multifunction printers (MFPs) announced their financial results for the three-month period...
View ArticleIDC Reports Third Consecutive Quarterly Decline in Asia-Pacific Hardcopy...
What a difference a year can make. On March 3, International Data Corporation (IDC) issued a press release sharing some findings from its “Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker” regarding...
View ArticleCanon Announces Five of Its Printer and MFP Manufacturing Sites Use Renewable...
On March 5, Canon Inc. announced that five of its printer and MFP manufacturing locations in Asia have converted to 100 percent renewable energy. According to Canon’s announcement, all the power used...
View ArticlePrint-Rite Announces Compatible Canon T09 Toner Cartridges
Print-Rite has launched compatible versions of the Canon T09-series toner cartridges. The company announced the new products on the website of Union Technology International (UTec), its global master...
View ArticleCET Group Releases New Products for Canon, HP, Kyocera, and Sharp
CET Group, the Beijing, China-based manufacturer of compatible toners, toner cartridges, drum units, fuser assemblies, and other parts for the office imaging industry, has posted its new product...
View ArticleInk-Tank Releases GI-X6-Series Dye Inks for Canon MAXIFY GX series MegaTank...
Ninestar subsidiary Zhuhai National Resources & Jingjie Printing Technology, which sells its products under the Ink-Tank brand, has launched a new line of compatible dye inks for use in Canon...
View ArticlePrint-Rite Launches Compatible Canon GPR-66 Toner Cartridges
Print-Rite has released compatible cartridges and a compatible OPC drum unit for use in Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX A3 color multifunction printers (MFPs) introduced in 2023 and sold in various...
View ArticleIDC Says Worldwide Hardcopy Peripheral Shipments Declined in Q4 2023 for...
International Data Corporation (IDC) reported on March 18 that worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals (printers and MFPs) declined for a third straight quarter in Q4 2023. Worldwide hardcopy...
View ArticleAttorneys Move for Fees in Advance of Final Approval Hearing for Canon Data...
Canon has agreed to settle a consolidated class action brought on behalf of current and former Canon employees and their dependents after a ransomware attack four years ago exposed their personal...
View ArticleOrtiz & Associates’ Patent-Infringement Complaint against Ricoh Is Dismissed
On March 25, Ortiz & Associates Consulting, LLC, voluntarily dismissed its patent-infringement complaint against Ricoh USA, Inc. The news does not come as a surprise. In February, the plaintiff...
View ArticleCanon and Ricoh Again Win EPA Energy Star Partner of the Year
For the ninth year in a row, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy have recognized Canon U.S.A., Inc., and Ricoh USA, Inc., as winners of 2024 Energy Star...
View ArticlePrint-Rite Releases Compatible Canon GPR-67-Series Toner Cartridges
Print-Rite has announced the release of compatible monochrome toner cartridges to replace Canon’s C-EXV67 and C-EXV66 cartridge models sold in Europe, NPG-89 and NPG-90 cartridges sold in Asia...
View ArticleCanon Devices Receive EPEAT Climate+ Ranking
Eleven Canon printer models, including MFPs, inkjet printers, and large-format inkjet printers, have received the Global Electronics Council’s (GEC) Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool...
View ArticleGeehy Shares Lists of New Chips Released in March
On April 1, Geehy Microelectronics, Ninestar Corporation’s chipmaking subsidiary formerly known as Apex Microelectronics (see “Apex Microelectronics is Now Geehy Microelectronics”), shared lists of...
View ArticleChipjet Launches Chips for Brother, Canon, Epson, and HP in March
Chipjet Technology, Hubei Dinglong’s chip-designing arm, began April by highlighting all the compatible chips for ink and toner cartridges that it introduced over the past month. The firm rolled out...
View ArticleInk-Tank Releases Compatible Canon 120/106-Series Consumables for Wide-Format...
Ninestar subsidiary Zhuhai National Resources & Jingjie Printing Technology, which sells its products under the Ink-Tank brand, has released compatible Canon PFI-120/106-series inkjet cartridges...
View ArticleCET Says Its March Product Launches Include Consumables for Canon, Konica...
CET Group, the Beijing, China-based manufacturer of compatible toners, toner cartridges, drum units, fuser assemblies, and parts for the office imaging industry, released new replacement consumables...
View ArticleMito Launches Monochrome Toner Cartridges for HP and Canon Devices
On April 9, Mito Color Imaging Co. Ltd., a Zhuhai, China-based toner cartridge maker owned by Hubei Dinglong, announced the availability of new compatible monochrome toner cartridges for HP and Canon...
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