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
On June 9, International Data Corporation (IDC) released its customary summary of data from its “Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker.” The company had good news to report. In the first quarter of 2017, worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals (printers, copiers, MFPs) grew for the second straight quarter. In Q1, worldwide hardcopy peripheral shipments were up 1.2
Apex Microelectronics recently announced new replacement chips for Ricoh and Canon laser printers and MFPs available worldwide, as well as Xerox models sold in North America. The Zhuhai, China-based chip manufacturer says it is first to market with the chips for the Canon and Ricoh devices. The company’s Ricoh replacement chips are for use in
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
Canon has settled a dongle gear patent-infringement lawsuit in Italy, according to a June 1 announcement by the Japanese OEM. Canon launched legal action in the Court of Rome last August against J&H Greentech & Trading Ltd., which does business at Prestige Cartridge, seeking injunctive relief and damages (see “Canon Continues to Assert Its Dongle
On May 22, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a seizure-and-forfeiture order to a company called ISC/Cartridge King after Customs and Border Protection (CBP) found that the company attempted to import printer cartridges or components that violate a general exclusion order (GEO) awarded to Canon. This order is now the eighth seizure-and-forfeiture order issued
Last week, International Data Corporation (IDC) reported that in the first quarter of 2017 the hardcopy peripheral market (printers and MFPs) in India grew year-over-year for the first time in six quarters. In Q1, shipments of printers and MFPs in the region grew 0.5 percent year-over-year to 799,164 units, which IDC stated was in line
