While cartridge counterfeiting is a worldwide issue, most of the counterfeiting rings we see being busted are abroad—in countries like the United Arab Emirates and China. However, Epson has uncovered an enormous cartridge-counterfeiting scheme right in the United States. On September 23, Epson America issued a press release announcing that it has filed a complaint
This past summer, a class action against Brother International over the firm’s multifunction printers (MFPs) caught our attention (see “Brother Fighting Class Action over Scanning Area of Its MFPs”). The complaint, which was brought by Kenneth Hobbs against Brother in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, alleged that Brother International falsely
This month, HP got some mixed news in a class action it is fighting over claims that it falsely advertised the LaserJet P1102 as having “HP Smart Install” when this feature had been disabled. On September 1, Judge Beverly Reid O’Connell issued an order on the plaintiff’s motion for class certification and a related motion
The year 2016 is now officially the year in which the most seizure-and-forfeiture orders have been issued for violations of general exclusion orders (GEOs) on ink and toner cartridges. It is also the year in which the most companies have received such orders. Seizure-and-forfeiture orders are issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) after
In late August, we wrote about three new lawsuits that named HP Inc. as a defendant (see “HP Faces Suits over Age and Sex Discrimination, ERISA Litigation”). A class action accused HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) of discriminating against older workers by unfairly targeting them in layoffs. A former employee filed suit against
Back in July, we covered a lawsuit filed by recreational vehicle maker Forest River Manufacturing LLC against Lexmark’s Perceptive Software/Lexmark Enterprise Software division over a problematic Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software implementation (see “Lexmark Sued over ECM Implementation Gone Wrong”). Lexmark has since answered the complaint. Background Forest River’s lawsuit was originally filed in June
In August, we learned that Cartridge World was named as a defendant in two lawsuits: a class action over unsolicited junk faxes and a lawsuit filed by Half Price Books that accuses a former Cartridge World franchisee and Cartridge World of benefiting from a scheme to defraud Half Price Books out of over $1 million
In August, Katun made a play to stay Toshiba’s patent-infringement lawsuit over Katun’s allegedly infringing toner bottles for use in Toshiba e-STUDIO MFPs (see “With Hopes for Mediation Order Dashed, Katun Fights for Stay in Toshiba Lawsuit”). Since then, Toshiba has argued against a stay in the case, while Katun has replied seeking to bolster
On August 31, Canon announced that once again it was taking legal action to protect its patented dongle gear design in Europe. The OEM said in a press release that it has filed a request for a preliminary injunction and the seizure of infringing products as well as a patent-infringement suit against J&H Greentech &
When it rains, it pours. Just yesterday, we wrote about three lawsuits recently filed against HP (see “HP Faces Suits over Age and Sex Discrimination, ERISA Litigation”). There were some similarities in these cases, enabling us to cover them in one article. But other litigation was filed against HP in August, including a patent-infringement suit
