This Week in Imaging: Canon, Xerox Financials, New Green Initiatives
This week, two of the big players in the printer/MFP industry reported earnings, with Xerox’s first-quarter earnings reflecting the impact...
This week, two of the big players in the printer/MFP industry reported earnings, with Xerox’s first-quarter earnings reflecting the impact...
HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 22, 2019 · Last modified May 20, 2019
Back in 2016, HP had also filed a printer-supplies patent-infringement lawsuit in China against Speed Infotech of Shanghai.
Two significant news items hit the document-imaging world this week. First, was Electronics for Imaging’s announcement that it’s agreed to...
Many purchasers don’t realize that imitation cartridges are often not recycled. As a result, 97 percent of imitation cartridges may end up in landfills.
Epson / Featured Posts / HP / Market Reports & Forecasts / News / Sharp
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 12, 2019 · Last modified May 20, 2019
The majority of growth was experienced in the Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) and U.S. markets, rather than in Europe.
One thing that caught our eye this week was the home page for Canon Inc., which showcases digital cameras –...
Commercial & Production Printing / HP / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 9, 2019 · Last modified April 18, 2019
HP Inc. reported today that at the International Sign Association (ISA) 2019 trade show being held April 24 to 26......
HP / Imaging Supplies / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 5, 2019 · Last modified April 18, 2019
In the wake of weaker-than-expected supplies’ revenue, HP Inc. said it will be cracking down on supplies counterfeits.
Amazon / Canon / HP / Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 5, 2019 · Last modified April 30, 2019
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, continued its strategy of seeking to remove third-party toner cartridges designed for use with Canon......
This week we were in court for a routine matter, and one thing that struck us was how much lawyers...
“By focusing on continued innovation, our team is able to meet and often exceed the needs of our customers seeking HP offerings.”
Industry trade group, Recycling Times Media, which is based in China and represents the “remanufactured” toner-cartridge industry, continues to illegally post entire articles from Wirth Consulting without permission.
Last week, we explained how, in our opinion, it’s a good bet that HP Inc. will purchase Xerox. While......
HP also announced that the HP Metal Jet Production Service for the 3D printing of industrial-grade metal parts is now widely available.
“You don’t sell security to people who are only trying to save money.”
HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 25, 2019 · Last modified May 6, 2019
Counterfeit cartridges are fraudulently labeled to appear to be the HP brand, but in fact are not. Remanufactured, refilled, or new-built cartridges are not fraudulently labeled. However, all of these non-OEM cartridges may infringe on intellectual-property rights and patents.
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