Canon Files Patent-Infringement Complaints Against Print-Rite and Others
On February 7th, Canon Inc. of Japan announced that it had filed complaints in the U.S. and Germany against Print-Rite Unicorn Image Products…
On February 7th, Canon Inc. of Japan announced that it had filed complaints in the U.S. and Germany against Print-Rite Unicorn Image Products…
Amazon / Canon / Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 13, 2021
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, announced today that, at its request, Amazon had removed a number of alternative, third-party toner......
Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 27, 2020 · Last modified May 5, 2020
On April 23rd, Xerox filed a lawsuit against Monument Peak Ventures (MPV), alleging the company has falsely accused it of infringing......
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 20, 2019 · Last modified January 7, 2020
While Dutch company 123Inkt just received some bad news – a U.S. court has awarded plaintiff Epson a $17 million...
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 10, 2019 · Last modified October 16, 2019
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, continues to pursue unauthorized third-party toner-cartridges designed for use primarily with HP laser printers, and...
Canon / Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 2, 2019 · Last modified October 10, 2019
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, reported today that it filed a new patent-infringement lawsuit, and also requested Amazon to remove......
This week, two of the big players in the printer/MFP industry reported earnings, with Xerox’s first-quarter earnings reflecting the impact...
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 8, 2018 · Last modified August 16, 2018
Canon states that it recognizes and respects intellectual property rights, but as this litigation demonstrates, it “also remains committed to vigorously defending itself against false and frivolous allegations of infringement of others’ intellectual property.”
Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 9, 2018 · Last modified February 8, 2018
A new “patent troll” (typically defined as a non-practicing patent holder) has emerged, the Midwest Athletics and Sports Alliance, which has...
Legal Proceedings / Lexmark / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 27, 2017 · Last modified January 4, 2018
On December 20th, WiLAN Inc. reported that its subsidiary, Commercial Copy Innovations Inc., entered into a patent-licensing agreement with Lexmark......
Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 16, 2017 · Last modified February 8, 2018
Law360 reports that this week, a Georgia federal judge let stand a $4.4 million verdict against third-party toner-cartridge maker Color Imaging Inc....
HP / Konica Minolta / Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 25, 2017 · Last modified February 7, 2018
A new “patent troll,” Diversity Observation , has recently emerged and is targeting Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. with a......
Canon / Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 25, 2017 · Last modified February 7, 2018
In good news for German makers of third-party toner cartridges, two German manufacturers of third-party toner cartridges recently won an......
Canon / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 21, 2017 · Last modified February 7, 2018
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today announced that a German court has granted it preliminary injunctions against two third-party toner-cartridge......
HP / News / OKI / Panasonic / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 16, 2017 · Last modified February 7, 2018
According to The Recycler, OpenPrint LLC filed three lawsuits on August 3rd in the United States District Court for the......
Brother / Eastman Kodak / News / Patent-Infringement / Ricoh / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 8, 2017 · Last modified February 7, 2018
The Northern California Record reports that Commercial Copy Innovations (CCI) is adding Brother International to a growing number of printer/copier......
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