Ink-O-Dem and Phoenix Ink Bury the Hatchet in Refilling Equipment Lawsuit
Two weeks ago, we reported on the latest developments in a patent-infringement lawsuit filed by TonerHead, owner of the Ink-O-Dem cartridge-refilling system business, against many of its competitors in this business (see “TonerHead Inkjet Refilling Equipment Suit May Be Winding Down”). On October 11, TonerHead and the last two active defendants in the suit, Phoenix [...]
Rival inkjet refilling equipment makers Ink-O-Dem and Retail Inkjet Solutions (RIS) have each announced some placements in university bookstores. Ink-O-Dem announced on October 11 that its cartridge refilling system was installed at the UCLA Computer Store. On October 19, Ink-O-Dem announced a system was placed at “The Duck Store,” which serves the University or Oregon. [...]
In 2010, TonerHead, owner of the Ink-O-Dem cartridge-refilling system business, filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against a number of companies in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division (see “TonerHead Sparks Legal Fracas in the Retail Inkjet Refilling Equipment Business”). The original roster of defendants included inkjet refilling equipment vendors InkTec [...]
Yesterday, Ink-O-Dem announced that North Carolina State University Bookstores have installed its inkjet refilling system. According to the North Carolina State University Bookstores website, there are three locations, but Ink-O-Dem tells us only one location currently offers cartridge refills. Ink-O-Dem says that this is the second university in North Carolina to make inkjet cartridge refills [...]
Jeff Bertolucci, PCWorld’s “Serial Refiller,” recently reviewed Ink-O-Dem’s retail inkjet refilling system. Over the past year, the author has reviewed various non-OEM alternatives to original HP 60 integrated inkjet cartridges, including various do-it-yourself kits, retail refilling solutions, and remanufactured cartridges (see a list of our coverage of some of the author’s previous experiments). The author [...]
Yesterday, Ink-O-Dem announced that more Ace Hardware stores will offer integrated inkjet cartridge refilling services using Ink-O-Dem equipment starting August 8. The TonerHead subsidiary says that six Westlake Ace Hardware stores will now refill cartridges. The press release states that Westlake Ace Hardware group is the largest member of the Ace Hardware family, consisting of [...]
TonerHead, owner of Ink-O-Dem, and Retail Inkjet Solutions (RIS) have reached a settlement agreement that puts to an end their patent-infringement claims against one another in a pair of lawsuits. The litigation began last year, when TonerHead filed suit against RIS, Costco (one of RIS’s biggest customers), and others in the U.S. District Court for [...]
On May 20, InkTec Zone America filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts. According to InkTec Zone America’s website, which is still operational, the company was established in 2004 as a joint venture between South Korea-based InkTec Co., Ltd. and InkTec Zone America President and CEO [...]
TonerHead Sparks Legal Fracas in the Retail Inkjet Refilling Equipment Business
April 12, 2011 No Comment
A little less than a year ago, TonerHead, Inc., owner of Ink-O-Dem, a subsidiary that manufactures a popular retail inkjet cartridge refilling system, filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against many of its major competitors in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. The lawsuit names as defendants InkTec Zone America Corporation, [...]
Over the past few weeks, we have seen two of the bigger makers of inkjet refilling systems make announcements that have the potential to expand their businesses. Using its tried-and-true strategy of partnering with retailers interested in offering inkjet refilling services, Ink-O-Dem today announced that more Ace Hardware stores in the Chicago area, up to [...]