Patent-Exhaustion Defense Shot Down in Epson Suit against Ninestar in District Court
October 19, 2011 No Comment
On September 15 and 16, Judge Anna J. Brown held summary judgment hearings in Epson’s patent-infringement lawsuit against Ninestar before the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (see “District Court Judge Finds Ninestar Infringed Epson’s Patents”). At the time, the court was unable to address all the motions before it, so the judge [...]
Print-Rite Announces Smart Jump VP Compatible Toner Cartridge Technology
October 13, 2011 No Comment
Print-Rite announced what it promises to be a “revolutionary” and “groundbreaking” technology for compatible laser toner cartridges. The company claims its Smart Jump VP technology results in higher cartridge yields, better fusing, ultra-low toner waste, and no toner backgrounding even under extreme environmental conditions. The company says the technology will allow for the development of [...]
We know what some of you may be thinking: “What? Epson and Ninestar are still arguing before the ITC? Wasn’t this whole thing cleared up years ago when the general exclusion order was issued?” Yes, Epson and Ninestar are still arguing before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), and, yes, back in 2007, the ITC [...]
On September 26, ILG announced that it now offers remanufactured HP CE390X (90X) cartridges for the LaserJet M4555, which HP announced in May (see “HP Launches New M4555, Sends 4345 MFP Out to Pasture”). It is being marketed under ILG’s new MPS Certified brand. The previous HP monochrome MFP series, the LaserJet 4345 series, proved [...]
On September 28, ILG announced its new Fusion Plus imaging system. The company says this technology enhances print quality and “virtually eliminates any potential toner adhesion problems with coated papers used in ultra-high speed printers.” The new technology is used in ILG’s remanufactured HP CC364A (HP 64A) and HP CC364X (HP 64X), which are used [...]
Canon Finds Korea Trade Commission Less Than Friendly to Infringement Complaint
October 3, 2011 No Comment
On September 22, the Korea Trade Commission (KTC) acquitted five Korean OPC drum manufacturers of charges that they had infringed Canon’s Korean patent number 258,609. This is one of the huge family of Canon “twisted prism” patents that dates back to 1995, when the company first applied for such a patent in Japan. Today, that [...]
Sensient Announces Dye-Based Color Inks Compatible with Canon Inkjets Using CLI-226/CLI-526 Tanks
September 30, 2011 No Comment
On September 28, Sensient Imaging Technologies S.A., a Morges, Switzerland-based business unit of Sensient Technologies Corporation, launched a new color ink set that is compatible with the CLI-526-series ink tanks that Canon introduced last year (these are known as the CLI-226 series in the United States), as well as the integrated CLI-511/CLI-513 tricolor cartridges that [...]
On September 15 and 16, Judge Anna J. Brown for the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon heard oral arguments and issued summary judgments on various issues in Epson’s long-running patent-infringement lawsuit against Ninestar. This is a high-stakes case for both parties. Epson and Ninestar also have legal actions pending before the International [...]
U.S. ITC Issues Final Determination in Lexmark Toner Cartridge Patent-Infringement Complaint
September 28, 2011 1 Comment
It has been a little over a year since Lexmark initiated lawsuits against Print-Rite, Ninestar, the Jahwa companies, and various distributors before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, alleging infringement of various patents used in monochrome toner cartridges. In June, Judge Carl C. Charneski [...]
Sinobase Group, also known as Sinobase Network Technology, a Hong Kong-based vendor of non-OEM laser and inkjet supplies, has announced that it has invested in a new factory in Zhuhai, China. The new production facility, called Zhuhai Dongyue Digital Technology Ltd., will primarily produce remanufactured cartridges. The company has another factory in Shenzhen, China, called [...]