23 Charged in $126 Million Toner-Fraud Scheme
Courthouse News Service reports that last week, police in Santa Ana, California, arrested 23 people, charging them with a $126-million...
by Kathleen Wirth · Published July 11, 2016 · Last modified July 19, 2016
Courthouse News Service reports that last week, police in Santa Ana, California, arrested 23 people, charging them with a $126-million...
Imaging Supplies / Mobile Print/Scan / New Products / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 14, 2016 · Last modified February 21, 2017
Cartridge World, a global third-party ink and toner retail franchise, reports that it’s developed a “one-of-a-kind” mobile-printing application called PrintWorld....
Brother / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / New Products
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 18, 2016 · Last modified November 15, 2016
Brother International today added two new A4 color inkjet All-in-Ones to its INKvestment series, the MFC‐J985DW ($199.99 ESP), which it......
Canon / Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 12, 2016 · Last modified February 7, 2018
Canon Inc. of Tokyo today announced that it’s filed two patent-infringement complaints in Brazil against local companies for infringement of......
Epson / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / Legal Proceedings
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 27, 2016 · Last modified November 15, 2016
Law360 reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals in the Ninth Circuit has refused to certify a proposed class-action suit......
Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement / Samsung
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 20, 2016 · Last modified February 7, 2018
Samsung Electronics reports that it’s won a lawsuit against two resellers in Germany for selling unlicensed, non-original equipment manufacturer (non-OEM)......
Epson / Hewlett-Packard / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / Market Reports & Forecasts
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 19, 2016 · Last modified November 15, 2016
Market-research firm International Data Corporation reports in its latest Quarterly Printer Consumables Tracker that the Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APeJ) printer-consumable......
Hewlett-Packard / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 18, 2016 · Last modified July 21, 2025
Last week, HP Inc. reported that it won several ink-cartridge patent-infringement lawsuits across the globe. In China, HP said it......
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 15, 2016 · Last modified November 15, 2016
Cartridge World, a third-party ink and toner retailer and franchisor with more than 1,200 retail locations in over 50 countries, reports...
Canon / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 23, 2016 · Last modified February 7, 2018
Canon Inc. of Tokyo reports that it and Badger Office Supplies, Inkjet Direct, and Greentrees International have agreed to resolve......
Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / Lexmark / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 16, 2016 · Last modified February 7, 2018
Reuters reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. ruled on February 12th that printer-cartridge......
3D Printing / Epson / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / Konica Minolta / Mergers & Acquisitions / News / Nuance / Sharp
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 12, 2016 · Last modified February 22, 2017
The big news this week in the office-imaging industry was undoubtedly reports that Japan’s Sharp Corporation will likely be purchased......
Eastman Kodak / Imaging Supplies / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 10, 2016 · Last modified November 15, 2016
Aftermarket toner-cartridge manufacturer and distributor LMI Solutions of Phoenix, Arizona, reports that it’s entered into a brand-licensing agreement with Eastman Kodak under...
Hewlett-Packard / Imaging Supplies
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 12, 2016 · Last modified November 23, 2016
This cartridge was found by Jean-Yves le Tollec in Mousterlin, Brittany. The BBC reports that thousands of ink cartridges designed......
How-To's / HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / Miscellaneous
by Terry Wirth
by Terry Wirth · Published September 16, 2015 · Last modified March 21, 2020
This is one of the most frequently asked questions from our readers, and answering it is always difficult because, as......
Hewlett-Packard / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 12, 2015 · Last modified February 7, 2018
January 9, 2015 – Hewlett-Packard is stepping up its game in protecting its ink-cartridge patents, with the company announcing a......
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