On February 25, International Data Corporation (IDC) released results from its “Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker” for the fourth quarter of 2014. Unit shipments have now declined for three quarters in a row (see chart below). In Q4, shipments were down 2.6 percent year-over-year, totaling 30.8 million units versus 31.7 million units in the fourth quarter
On February 24, Canon announced the conclusion of another of its patent-infringement disputes, this time with X com shop in Russia. Canon filed its Russian suit in the Moscow City Economic Court August 2014 (see “Canon Files Toner Cartridge Patent-Infringement Lawsuit in Russia”), alleging that the distributor sold infringing cartridges on its website, www.xcom-shop.ru. Canon’s
Canon is close to reaching a settlement agreement with plaintiffs that filed class action complaints against the OEM last year, alleging that Canon sold PIXMA inkjet all-in-ones with defective print heads. When we last reported on the litigation against Canon (see “Inkjet Class Actions against Canon Are Consolidated, Is Settlement Agreement Forthcoming?”), three similar but
History would appear to be repeating itself. The final active respondents in Canon’s “dongle gear” toner cartridge investigation currently before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) have settled with the OEM, and the parties jointly filed a motion asking for the hearing that was supposed to get underway on February 18 to be suspended. That
On February 18, Canon announced it had obtained a default judgment against European Cartridge Warehouse Limited (ECW) and Printer Supplies Technology Limited (PST) in a patent-infringement complaint that the OEM had filed in the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. Canon commenced legal proceedings against these firms in July 2014 (see “Canon Files
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will hold its hearing in Canon’s toner cartridge patent-infringement complaint from February 18 to 24. With the hearing so close, some additional respondents/defendants have come to terms with the OEM, including Calabasas, CA-based remanufacturer International Laser Group (ILG) and two interrelated Midland Parks, NJ-based firms, American Internet Holdings and
On January 28, Canon announces its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2014. The company’s results were mixed. In the third quarter of 2014, Canon reported declines in sales and profit (see “All Good Things Must Come to an End: Canon’s Revenue and Profits Decline in Q3”). The company was able to reverse this
Less than a month into the new year U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has already been active in the enforcement of general exclusion orders (GEOs) issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). On January 16, CBP denied entry into the country of consumables barred by two different GEOs. One of the seizure and
Canon U.S.A announced two new A4 color MFPs under its imageCLASS brand in early January in conjunction with the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The Color imageCLASS MF810Cdn and Color imageCLASS MF820Cdn are targeted at small and midsize businesses (SMBs) and workgroups. The new Color imageCLASS MF800 series replace the nearly five-year-old Color imageCLASS 9200 series,
Canon Inc. announced that it had been ranked first among Japanese companies for the number of U.S. patents awarded in 2014, according to preliminary results released by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services on January 12. On the list, which can be seen here, Canon ranked third on a global basis, behind U.S.-based IBM and Korea-based Samsung.