Print-Rite Unveils PR3 Gear Design It Says Is Patent-Safe
Three years after Chinese aftermarket supplies manufacturer Print-Rite came out with its PR2 gear design that the firm claimed “saved” the industry from Canon’s dongle gear patent litigation campaign...
View ArticleIDC Reports Big Drop in Australian Market in Q1 2018
The hardcopy peripherals market in Australia took a hard dive during the first quarter of 2018, according to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) “Asia Pacific Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals...
View ArticleThe Latest on Canon’s Toner Cartridge Litigation
It has been about a week since we last updated readers on the status of Canon’s parallel toner cartridge patent-infringement complaints before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and in...
View ArticleCanon Wants to Drop Several Patent Claims, Make Other Changes to ITC Complaint
Canon is narrowing the number of patent claims being asserted in its ITC investigation. Canon has once again asked the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) for leave to amend the complaint and...
View ArticleCanon and Moreinks Settle Patent Dispute in Germany
On June 27, Canon Inc. announced that it and Moreinks Ltd. have reached a settlement agreement that will end their pending patent dispute in Germany. To see the rest of this post, please view...
View ArticlePRP Solutions Takes Stand against Infringing Clones
PRP Solutions, the company formed last year when Pelikan Hardcopy transferred manufacturing of its cartridges to Print-Rite under an agreement that allows Print-Rite to license the Pelikan brand (see...
View ArticleISC Elects New Chairman and Officers at Annual Meeting
The Imaging Supplies Coalition (ISC) held its annual meeting on June 26, 2018, and has since announced the election of a new chairman of the board and three new officers. To see the rest of this post,...
View ArticleCanon and Tonet Reach Mediation Decision in Toner Cartridge Patent Dispute in...
Canon Inc. has announced the conclusion of its patent-infringement lawsuit against Tonet Inc. in South Korea. The Seoul Central District Court of Korea concluded the case by mediation—and the terms of...
View ArticleALJ Lord Grants Canon’s Motion to Amend ITC Complaint, Canon Sees Another...
In June, Canon asked the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) for leave to amend the complaint and notice of investigation in which it accused numerous aftermarket toner cartridge makers and...
View ArticleAster Graphics Releases Cartridges for New Canon imageCLASS Devices
Chinese printer supplies remanufacturer Aster Graphics has released new replacement Canon toner cartridges through the company’s Aster Holland warehouse. To see the rest of this post, please view...
View ArticleCanon Posts Revenue and Profit Growth in Q2 but Lowers Forecast for 2018
On July 26, Canon Inc. announced its financial results for the second quarter and first half of fiscal 2018. To see the rest of this post, please view membership options or log into your account.
View ArticleCanon Amends ITC Complaint to Assert Fewer Patents, Sees More Settlements and...
When last we wrote about Canon’s toner cartridge investigation before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Canon had been given leave to amend its complaint and terminate certain patent...
View ArticleCanon Indicates Ninestar Cartridges Featuring New Dongle Gear Workaround Do...
A recent filing in a Section 337 investigation that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is conducting into whether a number of aftermarket supplies firms infringed Canon’s toner cartridge...
View ArticleCanon Announces Settlement with Coemedia GmbH in Germany
Canon has announced that it has achieved yet another favorable resolution in one of its many lawsuits asserting its dongle gear patents. To see the rest of this post, please view membership options or...
View ArticleBattle of the Markman Briefs: Canon, Aftermarket, and OUII Fight about Claim...
Canon, the respondents, and the Office of Unfair Import Investigations (OUII) all recently filed Markman, or claim-construction, briefs in Canon’s Section 337 investigation currently before the U.S....
View ArticleCanon to Settle with Color Imaging and GPI?
In a surprise development that follows Canon being awarded over $5.3 million in damages after a jury determined that Color Imaging and General Plastic Industrial (GPI) had infringed Canon’s toner...
View ArticleCanon Declares Victory in Six-Year Patent-Infringement Litigation
It has taken six years, but Canon Inc. and Canon U.S.A. have finally announced the end of their defense of a long-term patent dispute with Technology Properties Limited LLC (TPL) and MCM Portfolio LLC...
View ArticleACM Technologies Defaults in Canon ITC Investigation
ACM is the latest company to default in Canon's Section 337 investigation. It has been a busy few weeks in Canon’s toner cartridge investigation before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)...
View ArticleCanon Launches New A4 and A3 Inkjet All-in-Ones
The Canon PIXMA TS8220 in red On August 7, Canon announced four new inkjet all-in-ones designed for home-office users and one new inkjet all-in-one designed for home users who love crafts. The new...
View ArticleCanon Takes Strides to Have More Respondents Found in Default, Aster Answers...
It seems that every week brings something new in Canon’s U.S. toner cartridge patent-infringement litigation. To see the rest of this post, please view membership options or log into your account.
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