This Week in Imaging: Fujifilm Better Off? Latest Xerox-Icahn News; Company Financials, More
Although Fujifilm of Japan clearly isn’t happy that Xerox has called off the merger deal, there’s a good case to......
Category: Legal Proceedings
Canon Concludes U.S. Patent-Infringement Lawsuits against CLT Computers and Fairland
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today announced the conclusions of two separate patent-infringement lawsuits against CLT Computers, Inc. and Fairland, LLC, involving toner cartridges sold for use in Canon and HP laser printers.
Fujifilm May Pursue Legal Action Seeking Damages over Terminated Xerox Deal
“Fujifilm disputes Xerox’s unilateral decision to terminate the transaction,” the company said in its statement.
Xerox Shareholders to Take Aim at Fuji Xerox Contract Provisions for Xerox Sale
By refusing to dismiss their claims against Fujifilm, the law firm states that the Xerox shareholder lead plaintiffs aim to secure a more level playing field for all bidders of Xerox and to help ensure that “Fujifilm will not take further actions to disadvantage Xerox’s shareholders for its own benefit.”
Canon Obtains New Patent-Infringement Injunction
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today reported that the District Court Düsseldorf in Germany has granted it a preliminary injunction...
HP to Compensate Printer Customers after Firmware Prevents Use of Third-Party Ink Cartridges
ACCC deputy chair Michael Schaper said: “Consumers were not made aware of the restriction on using non-HP ink cartridges when buying the printer or downloading the firmware update, and were denied the choice to accept or reject it…”
Fujifilm Objects to New Proposed Xerox Agreement with Deason, Icahn
Fujifilm will review its plan to purchase Xerox for $6.1 billion, but also is said to have expressed serious concerns over the new developments.
Preliminary Injunction Blocks Proposed Xerox-Fujifilm Deal
Court papers noted: “The lynchpin of the Court’s decision turns on the conduct of Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson in the time frame preceding the Board’s approval of a transaction that granted control of an American icon company to Fuji without any cash payment by Fuji to Xerox shareholders, and the Board’s acquiescence in Jacobson’s conduct.”
This Week in Imaging: Xerox Must Wish it Never Heard of Affiliated Computer Services
Xerox shareholders will vote on the proposed merger of Xerox with Fuji Xerox sometime next month.
Deason Alleges Xerox CEO Disregarded Board in Pursuing Fujifilm Deal
The battle between Xerox and activist investors Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason has become even more acrimonious, with new amendments to a Deason lawsuit alleging that Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson pursued a deal with Fujifilm even after Xerox’s board advised him to stop negotiations.
Five Men Charged with Defrauding Xerox of $25 Million in Toner-Fraud Scheme
The men allegedly then sold the toner supplies for approximately $11 million to someone in Miami, Florida.
Huge Stash of Counterfeit Printer and Toner Parts Seized in Dubai
Fake or counterfeit printer supplies are fraudulently branded as being manufactured by the printer OEM – in contrast to third-party, non-OEM remanufactured supplies that aren’t illegally OEM-branded, but instead display the brand of the third-party.
U.S. ITC to Investigate Canon’s Patent-Infringement Allegations Against Third-Party Toner-Cartridge Sellers
Canon filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Static Control in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on February 28th, alleging that Static Control’s replacement toner cartridges and imaging drums designed for use in Canon and HP laser printers infringe on Canon’s patents.
Boston Man Convicted of Defrauding Xerox of $6 Million
U.S. District Court Judge Charles J. Siragusa also sentenced Ofstein to five years of probation.
Aster Graphics Responds to Canon’s Toner-Cartridge Patent-Infringement Legal Action
The Recycler reported today that it received a statement from Aster Graphics of Southern California in response to Canon Inc.’s recent......
Canon Gets Patent-Infringement Preliminary Injunction Against Biggest Discount
The preliminary injunction is based on the infringement of the German portion of Canon’s European patent EP 2 087 407 relating to a drum unit and a process cartridge.
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