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.
3D Printing / Canon / Epson / Fuji Xerox / HP / Inkjet / Legal Proceedings / Lexmark / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 20, 2018 · Last modified April 26, 2018
Xerox shareholders will vote on the proposed merger of Xerox with Fuji Xerox sometime next month.
Canon / Mobile Print/Scan / New Products / News / Photo Printing
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 19, 2018 · Last modified April 24, 2018
The new Canon IVY printer uses ZINK Zero Ink Technology from Canon partner ZINK, and prints in full color without requiring ink cartridges.
Canon / Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 18, 2018 · Last modified April 24, 2018
Continuing to enforce its imaging-supplies patents across the globe, Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today announced the conclusion of a patent-infringement lawsuit.
Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / Epson / HP / Large Format / Market Reports & Forecasts / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 5, 2018 · Last modified April 11, 2018
Growth in CEMA is large-format printer markets is generally outpacing global growth
Canon / Featured Posts / Inkjet / Memjet / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 5, 2018 · Last modified April 11, 2018
Back in 2014, Canon introduced its Océ ColorWave 910 wide-format color inkjet printer that is based on Memjet printing technology.
Canon / Executive Management / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 3, 2018 · Last modified April 10, 2018
In 2008, Ogawa was named president and CEO of Canon Canada. Following that, he was named as an executive officer of Canon Inc. in 2011.
Canon / HP / Konica Minolta / Lexmark / Managed Print & Document Services / Market Reports & Forecasts / Xerox
by Terry Wirth
by Terry Wirth · Published March 30, 2018 · Last modified April 4, 2018
The report valued the global managed print services market at $28.63 billion in 2016.
Amazon / Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / Featured Posts / Financial News / HP / Imaging Supplies / News / Ricoh
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 29, 2018
At first it seemed the acquisition of IKON would only be a boon for Ricoh. After all, IKON was said to be the world’s largest independent provider of copier/MFPs, printers, and related services, with over 400 offices in North America and Western Europe, regional sales and service training facilities, a roster of Fortune 500 customers, and revenues of $4,167 million for its fiscal year before it was purchased by Ricoh.
Canon / Featured Posts / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News / Ninestar / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 27, 2018 · Last modified April 25, 2018
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.
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......
Canon / Featured Posts / New Products / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 20, 2018 · Last modified March 21, 2018
Back in February 2018, Canon U.S.A. announced its imageRUNNER ADVANCE Third-Generation 2nd Edition lineup, which features an emphasis on cloud connectivity......
Canon / HP / Imaging Supplies / News / Ninestar / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 19, 2018 · Last modified April 25, 2018
U.S.-based Katun Corporation, which makes third-party clone toner cartridges, recently reassured customers that it isn’t a target of the massive......
Amazon / Canon / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News / Ninestar / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 16, 2018 · Last modified April 25, 2018
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.
Canon / Commentary / Epson / HP / Market Reports & Forecasts / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 16, 2018 · Last modified March 21, 2018
While inkjet-printing continues to make gains in production and commercial printing, office inkjet printing also continues to grow, as evidenced......
Featured Posts / News / Ninestar
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 15, 2018 · Last modified April 25, 2018
The complaint to the ITC asserts that the companies infringe on Canon’s U.S. Patent Nos. 9,746,826; 9,836,021; 9,841,727; 9,841,728; 9,841,729; 9,857,764; 9,857,765; 9,869,960; and 9,874,846. The toner cartridges and imaging drum units are used in HP laser printers.
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