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)
“Curiouser and curiouser!” cried the titular Alice from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It is a sentiment we share whenever we peer down the rabbit hole that is Epson’s lawsuit against an alleged ring of inkjet cartridge counterfeiters in Nevada. The case immediately captured our attention because such a large cartridge counterfeiting operation inside the United
German third-party ink manufacturer OCP has announced the availability of inks for Epson Expression Premium all-in-one inkjet models that use the T26 and T33 series of cartridges. Epson’s Expression Premium XP-510, XP-520, XP-600, XP-605, XP-610, XP-615, XP-620, XP-625, XP-700, XP-710, XP-720, XP-800, XP-810, and XP-820 use the T26 set of cartridges, while the T33 cartridge
On July 27, Seiko Epson reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2017, which ended on June 30. After many dismal quarters, Epson finally had something to boast about: across-the-board year-over-year growth in revenue, business profit, operating profit, and net profit. And the profit growth was strong indeed—Epson delivered business profit growth of
Printer maker Seiko Epson has announced a worldwide strategic partnership with software and solutions maker Nuance Communications. According to the joint press release announcing the partnership, under the agreement, Epson will provide Nuance document imaging solutions through Epson distributors and resellers. More specifically, Epson will sell and distribute Nuance eCopy ShareScan and Equitrac Office/Express software
Since late 2016, Epson has filed ten patent-infringement lawsuits against companies that sell aftermarket inkjet cartridges online in U.S. district court. Now, yet another defendant has settled with the OEM and agreed to a consent judgment and permanent injunction to resolve the litigation. A judgment ending Epson’s lawsuit against OW Supplies Corp. and Smart and
In June, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) decided to institute an advisory opinion proceeding to determine whether certain Ninestar remanufactured inkjet cartridges are outside the scope of the general exclusion orders (GEOs) and cease-and-desist orders awarded to Epson in the 337-TA-565 and 337-TA-946 investigations (see “U.S. ITC to Issue Opinion on Whether Ninestar Remans
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
On July 6, Seiko Epson Corporation announced that its manufacturing subsidiary Epson Precision (Philippines) Inc. has completed the construction of its new state-of-the-art plant in the Philippines. Epson built the new factory to increase inkjet printer manufacturing volumes and expand 3LCD projector production. Epson first announced plans to build the new plant in December 2014
In 2016 and 2017, Epson filed ten patent-infringement lawsuits against companies that sell aftermarket inkjet cartridges online. Now, yet another of the defendants has agreed to a consent judgment and permanent injunction. Ta Trix USA’s decision to settle with Epson and sign a consent judgment and permanent injunction makes it the third defendant to do
