Canon Settles with Patent Dispute with Astor Graphics
n October 25th, Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, announced it had resolved a patent dispute with Aster Graphics…
n October 25th, Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, announced it had resolved a patent dispute with Aster Graphics…
Canon / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 21, 2020 · Last modified May 5, 2020
On April 20th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a decision by the U.S. International Trade......
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 1, 2019 · Last modified November 11, 2019
While office print volumes continue to gradually decline, one thing that probably won’t decline any time soon is transactional printing....
Canon / Legal Proceedings / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 25, 2019 · Last modified November 7, 2019
Aster had sued Giannetta for $1 million in damages for defamation and trade libel based on articles published on the TonerNews website.
Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 12, 2019 · Last modified June 24, 2019
In April, we reported how the California-based division of aftermarket third-party toner manufacturer Aster Graphics, which is headquartered in China,...
Canon / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 22, 2019 · Last modified May 30, 2019
The legal battle continues between Canon, Ninestar, Static Control, and some other makers of non-OEM toner cartridges and supplies.
This week, we saw a host of office-imaging companies based in Japan report results for their fiscal years that ended...
Canon / HP / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 3, 2019 · Last modified May 14, 2019
Last week, we reported how the California-based division of third-party toner-maker Aster Graphics filed a defamation lawsuit against Steven Giannetta and several un-named persons.
HP / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 24, 2019 · Last modified May 6, 2019
The lawsuit was filed this week in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, and alleges trade libel, defamation, and false light.
Canon / Imaging Supplies / Lexmark / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 18, 2019 · Last modified March 26, 2019
“We respect (the) IP rights of others and we also request ours to be respected.”
Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / HP / Konica Minolta / Patent-Infringement / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 23, 2018 · Last modified March 29, 2018
As for HP’s new Latex Series R printers announced this week, they’ll be able to print on rigid materials for producing items such as car wraps, wall coverings, canvas prints, outdoor and indoor signs, etc.
Canon / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News / Ninestar / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 21, 2018 · Last modified April 25, 2018
The Recycler reported today that it received a statement from Aster Graphics of Southern California in response to Canon Inc.’s recent......
3D Printing / Canon / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / Konica Minolta / Legal Proceedings / Lexmark / Managed Print & Document Services / Mergers & Acquisitions / Ricoh / Toshiba / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published July 21, 2017 · Last modified August 17, 2017
No, the touchscreen below isn’t a Jurassic Park VII video game, but a customized “Elevate” touchscreen for Toshiba’s e-STUDIO copier/MFPs.......
Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published July 19, 2017 · Last modified February 7, 2018
Static Control Components – which is said to be the largest manufacturer of aftermarket imaging systems, components and printer replacement...
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