Name a manmade product, and chances are good there is some intellectual property (IP) involved. And companies with patented goods are all looking for ways to protect their products from infringers. The printer consumables industry is no exception. While printers themselves are patented, so too are the consumables they use. Printer original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
Actionable Intelligence has announced that it will host its first “Building My Business” webinar for the Business Technology Association (BTA) on August 24. As part of its educational programs for members, BTA holds the “Building My Business” webinar series. This webinar series is open at no cost exclusively for BTA members. Actionable Intelligence’s webinar in
In a sign of how the fortunes of Japanese electronics companies have shifted, Seiko Epson will be replacing Toshiba Corporation on the Nikkei stock average as of August 1. Nikkei Asian Review reported on July 10 that Nikkei Inc. has announced that Epson will replace Toshiba on the Nikkei stock average, also known as the
At the end of April and throughout the first half of May, printer and copier OEMs reported quarterly financial results for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2017. For all the Japanese OEMs, except Canon, this period also marked the end of their fiscal year. For Canon and Xerox, this period was the first
Just for fun, we came up with an OEM tagline quiz. You know the industry, but OEM taglines share some common themes: vision/sight, possibilities/impossibilities, imagination/innovation. Will you be able to match the OEM to its tagline? Have fun and no cheating!
On March 8 and 9, Canon U.S.A., Inc. hosted its 2017 One Canon Event at the Boca Raton Resort and Club in Boca Raton, FL. The event allowed industry analysts to learn from the firm’s management team how various businesses within Canon U.S.A. are performing and gain insights into where the company is looking to
Last week, printer and copier OEMs finished reporting their quarterly financial results for the three-month period ended on December 31, 2016. For all the Japanese OEMs, except Canon, this period is the third quarter of the fiscal year that will end on March 31, 2017. For Canon and Xerox, this period is the fourth quarter
As 2016 ended, the Supreme Court of the United States indicated that it will take up the matter of Impression Products v. Lexmark International in 2017. The high court’s findings could fundamentally alter the patent-exhaustion doctrine in the United States, either making it easier or more difficult for U.S. patent holders to retain patent rights
It is the traditional time of year for thinking back on the year that was and planning ahead for the year that will be. As part of my look back, I always like to compile a list of Actionable Intelligence’s top stories of the past year in terms of view counts—our most popular articles. Here
Earlier this week, reports surfaced that when certain Epson inkjet printers and all-in-ones were set up to print with Google Cloud Print the devices would randomly power off and on. The Register suggested that the problem was the result of “a combination of a firmware update gone wrong: and Google Cloud Print,” as reportedly users
