The litigation between ink-maker Collins Inkjet and Eastman Kodak continues in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and before a new venue as well: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. In March, Collins Inkjet was awarded a preliminary injunction that would prevent Kodak from charging customers more to
Samsung has moved forward in its litigation against resellers of new-build Samsung-compatible toner cartridges. In November 2013, a Munich court awarded Samsung a preliminary injunction against seven unnamed distributors that would prevent them from selling the new-build cartridges that violate Samsung’s patents (see “Samsung Steps Up Efforts to Combat Clones in Europe”). According to Digital
The battle between the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and patent troll MPHJ rages on, with the lawyers representing both sides wielding their sharpest weapons: paperwork and minutiae. MPHJ filed the lawsuit against the FTC on January 13 (see “Patent Troll MPHJ Files Suit against the FTC”). The suit alleged unlawful interference and threats, specifically
On April 1, Canon, Inc., amended the 11 patent-infringement lawsuits against various third-party supplies manufacturers and resellers that the OEM had originally filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York at the end of January (see “Here We Go Again: Canon Sues Firms for Infringing Various Gear and Drum Patents”).
Earlier today, Judge Michael R. Barrett issued his orders on both of Impression Products’ motions to dismiss Lexmark’s toner cartridge patent-infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The end result is a classic “win some, lose some” scenario. While Impression Products prevailed on its motion to dismiss Lexmark’s claims
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Lexmark v. Static Control Components was not anticipated until later this spring, so were surprised on March 25 when the Court issued its opinion, which relates to just one piece of the long-running litigation between the two companies. Although the legal issue the Supreme Court elected to take up
Canon has resolved yet another patent-infringement dispute in Europe related to its toner-bottle intellectual property (IP). On March 20, Canon announced that it had reached an out-of-court resolution with UK-based PPC Solutions Ltd. According to the brief press release: PPC Solutions has agreed to cease making, disposing of, offering to dispose of, using or importing,
It is sort of remarkable how much havoc can be wrought by one Texas attorney who likes to dress up like a cowboy. Of course, we are talking about Jay MacRust, the sole member and manager of MPHJ Technology Investments and its various shell companies. MPHJ’s Road to Notoriety MPHJ shot to notoriety by sending
Remember Nukote’s $100 million lawsuit against Clover? Well, five years later, the two firms are still arguing, but it seems we will have a resolution to this lawsuit, one way or another, this year. The case is scheduled to go to trial this November. While this lawsuit may seem like ancient history and irrelevant now
Collins Inkjet, an Ohio-based ink manufacturer that makes and sells third-party ink for Kodak Versamark printers, has scored a significant victory against Eastman Kodak in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Judge Michael R. Barrett has awarded the firm with a preliminary injunction against Kodak. While the lawsuit is not over,