Ninestar Planning Ambitious Expansion in Printer, Printer-Supplies Markets
Celebrating its 21st anniversary, company says it now aims to be a “one-stop-shop” for printers and alternative printer supplies.
Celebrating its 21st anniversary, company says it now aims to be a “one-stop-shop” for printers and alternative printer supplies.
Canon / Electronics for Imaging / Featured Posts / Google / HP / Imaging Supplies / Konica Minolta
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 17, 2020 · Last modified February 3, 2020
This week again gave us another glimpse into how vendors are expanding from a slowing office-printing market. First, expand the......
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.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 7, 2019 · Last modified March 18, 2019
“Our stance from the very beginning of this was that our solution, marketed as SafeDrive, was just that – safe.”
Acquisitions / Canon / Electronics for Imaging / Epson / Financial News / Fuji Xerox / HP / Konica Minolta / Mergers & Acquisitions / Patent-Infringement / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 4, 2018 · Last modified May 9, 2018
A private-equity deal may also be in the works: on May 2nd Reuters reported that buy-out firm Appollo Global is approaching Xerox with possible acquisition in mind. Meanwhile, Fujifilm said it will appeal the court order blocking the deal.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 2, 2018 · Last modified May 8, 2018
Canon has also filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Static Control, which says it’s the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of parts and supplies supporting the toner remanufacturing industry.
Featured Posts / Financial News / Lexmark / Mergers & Acquisitions / News / Ninestar
by Kathleen Wirth · Published July 11, 2017 · Last modified April 25, 2018
On July 11th, China’s Ninestar Corporation – formerly known as Apex Technologies and which last year, along with a consortium......
3D Printing / Canon / HP / Lexmark / Ricoh / Toshiba / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 16, 2017 · Last modified August 3, 2017
We came upon an interesting bit of news this week that, along with a new desktop A4 MFP and printer......
Static Control – which is said to be the largest manufacturer of aftermarket imaging systems, components and printer replacement cartridges...
3D Printing / Electronics for Imaging / Financial News / Fuji Xerox / HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / Market Reports & Forecasts / Ricoh
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 28, 2017 · Last modified May 3, 2017
Acquisitions continue to be the name of the game. To date, we’re only in the fourth month of 2017, but......
Lexmark / Mergers & Acquisitions / Other Vendors
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 7, 2016 · Last modified December 13, 2016
Last week, Lexmark International reported that it had officially been acquired by Apex Technology and a consortium of investors for......
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 15, 2016 · Last modified November 15, 2016
Cartridge World, a third-party ink and toner retailer and franchisor with more than 1,200 retail locations in over 50 countries, reports...
Legal Proceedings / Lexmark / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 10, 2013 · Last modified June 21, 2017
On December 3rd, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding the case between Lexmark and Static Control. A decision......
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