It’s raining motions in a Georgia district court, and the judge in the case has declared, “Enough is enough.” Since a jury determined that Color Imaging and General Plastic had infringed a patent Canon holds on toner bottles and awarded Canon nearly $4.5 million, the parties have filed various post-trial motions with most of the slew
On July 27, Canon Inc. announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2017. It was the second straight quarter that Canon was able to post year-over-year growth in revenue, operating income, and net income. While the continued growth marks good news for Canon, the firm had an easy comparison as the second quarter
On July 18, Canon U.S.A. announced the release of its new SELPHY CP1300 wireless compact photo printer. The SELPHY CP1300 is an update to the CP1200 that Canon launched at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in 2016 (see “Canon Updates SELPHY Line with New CP1200”). Like its predecessor, the CP1300 is a compact, portable, dye-sublimation
Just about one month ago, a jury awarded Canon close to $4.5 million in damages after finding that Color Imaging and General Plastic had infringed a Canon toner bottle patent (see “Canon Awarded Nearly $4.5 Million in Toner Bottle Lawsuit against Color Imaging and General Plastic”). Color Imaging has since issued an announcement stating that
This week, Ninestar has been busy on the marketing front. On July 13, the company promoted its BlueDrive technology for Canon dongle gear toner cartridges. That follows Ninestar’s July 11 release of a white paper on the company’s history of innovation and how its strong research and development (R&D) resources plus recent acquisitions have helped
European Union (EU) regulators have been busy in recent weeks issuing fines. Last week, Google made news after EU regulators decided to levy a €2.4 billion ($2.7 billion) fine against the company for breaking antitrust laws by promoting its own services in shopping search results. Now, Canon may very well face an even bigger fine.
On June 21, the Imaging Supplies Coalition (ISC) announced the election of a new chairman of its board of directors and three new officers. Founded in 1994, the ISC is a non-profit organization of printer OEMs that fights illegal activities such as fraud and counterfeiting in the imaging supplies industry. The current roster of member
Sometimes persistence pays off. On June 19, a jury awarded Canon nearly $4.5 million in damages after finding that Color Imaging and General Plastic had infringed a patent Canon holds on toner bottles. The verdict brings to an end nearly six years of litigation between the OEM and the aftermarket supplies firms. Background Canon initially
This June, Katun Corporation announced that it has broadened its lineup of OEM-alternative consumables with color toner cartridges for use in Canon MFPs, an OPC drum for use in Sharp MFPs, and a waste-toner container for use in Konica Minolta MFPs. Such products are Katun’s bread and butter. While Katun offers products for A4 printers
On June 15, Canon Inc. announced that it was awarded a preliminary injunction against M & S Vertrieb Service OHG for infringement of a Canon dongle gear patent in Germany. According to Canon’s press release, the District Court Düsseldorf granted the preliminary injunction based on M & S Vertrieb Service OHG’s infringement of the German
